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Vehicle control method and system therefor

US5968100A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
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14Claims
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Filing dateOct 28, 1997
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2016/0322
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle control system provided with a plurality of sensors for detecting the condition of the vehicle, a vehicle control unit including a multiplexer, a programmable input signal matching module and a processor, and actuators for operating each part of the vehicle. The multiplexer and matching module are selected and switched in accordance with a sensor signal to be inputted. A plurality of sensor signals can be inputted through the switched multiplexer and matching module to the processor. Furthermore, the processor determines controls of vehicle operation on the basis of the inputted sensor signals and controls actuators in accordance with the determined controls.

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