Vehicle control system
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Abstract
In a control system for a vehicle equipped with an electronically actuable drive train, an operator control device generates a movement vector (from a driver request, and a control device generates control signals for actuating the drive train. A path computer calculates a movement path based on actual position/orientation values, and based on setpoint orientation and position values input via a destination-inputting device. The movement path includes a sequence of movement vectors which move the vehicle from its current actual orientation/position into the setpoint orientation and position when the drive train processes the movement vectors of the movement path. For this purpose, the path computer is coupled to the control device, in addition to the operator control device, via a common drive train interface in order to transmit the movement vectors.
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24 Claims
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12. A control system for a vehicle having an electronically actuable drive train which includes at least one steering system, a brake system and a drive assembly;
- an operator control device for generating a standardized movement vector in response to a driver request input therein;
a second control device, which is coupled to the drive train for generating control signals based on said standardized movement vector received from the operator control device, to actuate the drive train, which processes the control signals in order to implement the driver request; and
a drive-train interface via which the operator control device is coupled to the control device in order to transmit the standardized movement vector;
said control system further comprising;
a path computer;
an orientation- and position-determining device, which is coupled to the path computer, and which continuously determines actual values for orientation and position of the vehicle, and transmits the actual values to the path computer;
a destination-inputting device, into which setpoint values for the orientation and position of the vehicle can be input and which is coupled to transmit the setpoint values to the path computer;
whereinthe path computer calculates a movement for the vehicle path based on the actual values and the setpoint values, which movement path is composed of a sequence of standardized movement vectors that move the vehicle from its actual orientation and position into the setpoint orientation and position when the movement vectors of the movement path are processed;
the path computer is also coupled to the control device via the drive train interface in order to transmit the movement vectors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- an operator control device for generating a standardized movement vector in response to a driver request input therein;
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24. A control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an electronically actuatable vehicle drive train unit for controlling movement of the vehicle;
an operator control device for receiving vehicle driver requests regarding movement of the vehicle, and for generating standardized movement vectors based on said driver requests, said operator control device including at least one of a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal;
a destination input device into which setpoint values for a desired orientation and position of the vehicle can be input;
means for determining current orientation and position of the vehicle;
a path computer which calculates a movement path for the vehicle, based on said current orientation and position and said desired orientation and position, said movement path comprising a sequence of standardized movement vectors that move the vehicle from its present orientation and position to the desired orientation and position;
a vehicle control unit for generating and sending to said vehicle drive train unit control signals for causing said drive train unit to control a movement of said vehicle, based on standardized movement vectors input thereto; and
a single drive train interface via which both the operator control device and the path computer are coupled to transmit standardized movement vectors to said vehicle control unit.
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