Vehicle sensor node

US8855867B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Günther · Wiehl, DE
• Alexander Kolbe · Camburg, DE
• Bernard Schmid · Friedberg, DE
• Otmar Simon · Linden, DE
• Ulrich Stählin · Eschborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 20, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 7, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R16/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a sensor system including a plurality of sensor elements which are designed so that the elements detect at least partially different primary measured values and utilize at least partially different measurement principles, further including a signal processing apparatus, an interface apparatus and a plurality of functional apparatuses. The sensor elements are connected to the signal processing apparatus, which is designed so that it includes at least one of the following signal processing functions each for at least one of the sensor elements and/or the output signals thereof, an error handling, a filtering, a calculation and/or provision of a derived measured value. At least one measured value is derived from at least one primary measured value of one or more sensor elements, and all functional apparatuses are connected to the signal processing apparatus via the interface apparatus and the signal processing apparatus provides the signal processing functions.