Integrated control system for vehicles

• US 20090093933A1
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Jong Dae, Lee, Sang Kil, Chae, Kwi Han, Lee, Jae Kwan
• Application Number:
  US12/287,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20090093933A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/46
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/00 Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function for propulsion of purely electrically-propelled vehicles with power supplied within the vehicle B60L50/00 - B60L58/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/184 with wheel brakes
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/20 including control of steering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/22 including control of suspension systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/00 Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces

Abstract

The present invention relates to an integrated safety control system for vehicles. In particular, the present invention includes a sensor unit, an actuating unit, an actuating control unit, and an integrated control unit. The sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors for outputting sensed signals required for chassis control and Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) control of the vehicle. The actuating unit includes a plurality of actuating subunits for performing the chassis control and the ASV control. The actuating control unit includes a plurality of actuating control subunits provided for the respective actuating subunits, and configured to operate the respective actuating subunits. The integrated control unit compares and analyzes the sensed signals and selectively controls the respective actuating subunits so as to perform chassis control and ASV control in an integrated control manner.

Claims

1. An integrated safety control system for a vehicle, comprising:

a sensor unit which includes a plurality of sensors for outputting sensed signals required for chassis control and Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) control of the vehicle;

an actuating unit which includes a plurality of actuating subunits for performing the chassis control and the ASV control;

an actuating control unit which includes a plurality of actuating control subunits provided for the respective actuating subunits, and configured to operate the respective actuating subunits; and

an integrated control unit for comparing and analyzing the sensed signals and selectively controlling the respective actuating subunits on the basis of the analysis so as to perform chassis control and ASV control in an integrated control manner.

2. The integrated safety control system according to claim 1, wherein each of the actuating control subunits is a microcomputer that can operate only the corresponding actuating control subunit.

3. The integrated safety control system according to claim 1, wherein the chassis control comprises at least one unit selected from the group consisting of a braking control unit, a steering control unit, a suspension control unit, and a driving control unit.

4. The integrated safety control system according to claim 1, wherein the ASV control comprises at least one unit selected from the group consisting of an auto-driving control unit, a driver state monitoring control unit, a lighting control unit, a night obstacle sensing control unit, and a danger warning control unit.

5. The integrated safety control system according to claim 1, wherein each of the actuating subunits comprises at least one actuator, at least one motor or both.