Vehicle systems controller with modular architecture
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1. A modular vehicle system controller for use with a hybrid electric vehicle, said controller comprising a plurality of portions, wherein each of said plurality of portions corresponds to a certain vehicle functionality.
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A hybrid electric vehicle system controller 40. The vehicle system controller 40 is modular and is partitioned in a manner which takes into account a logical grouping of vehicle functions, while maintaining a hierarchy of control within the controller 40.
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- 1. A modular vehicle system controller for use with a hybrid electric vehicle, said controller comprising a plurality of portions, wherein each of said plurality of portions corresponds to a certain vehicle functionality.
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11. A method of organizing a vehicle system controller for use with a hybrid electric vehicle, said method comprising the step of:
partitioning said controller into a plurality of removable control portions, each of said plurality of control portions corresponding to a particular vehicle functionality. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling a plurality of systems within a hybrid electric vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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logically grouping said plurality of systems into functional groups;
providing a vehicle system controller having a modular architecture;
providing a plurality of modular system control portions corresponding to each of said functional groups; and
selectively coupling said plurality of modular system control portions to said vehicle system controller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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