Brake system with distributed electronic control units
US7497526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2050/0045
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electronically controlled braking system includes at least one central control unit, the at least one central control unit operable to assign identifiers during an identifier assignment routine, a first distributed electronic control unit, a second distributed electronic control unit and a control network over which the at least one control unit, the first distributed electronic control unit and the second distributed electronic control unit are communicable. The identifiers include a first identifier and a second identifier, one of which is assigned to the first distributed electronic control unit and the other which is assigned to the second distributed electronic control unit at least in part based upon the timing of identification signals generated by the first distributed electronic control unit and the second distributed electronic control unit reaching the central control unit via the control network.
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