Electrical/electronic system architecture

US6420797B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventors

• Robert E. Steele · King City, CA
• Theodore R. Schmidt · Kinsman, US
• Ronald P. Albanese · Cortland, US
• Christopher Cole Chandler · Bozeman, US
• Andrew F. Rodondi · Sharon, US
• David Allen Robinson · Kirklin, US
• Victor Mendez · Kokomo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 18, 1999
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2002
• Expiry date: Feb 18, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R16/0315
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An electrical/electronic system architecture for a vehicle includes a plurality of regions partitioning the vehicle, with each region having a regional electrical/electronic controller (REEC) and at least one local network partitioning each region, with each local network having an electrical/electronic device. The electrical/electronic system architecture includes a global power distribution network that distributes power from a power source to the REEC within each region and a regional power distribution system that distributes the power from the REEC to the local network. The electrical/electronic system architecture also includes a global communication network that provides serial data communication between the REECs in the regions and a regional communication network communicating with the global communication network, such that the regional communication network provides data communication between the REEC and the local network within the region.