Open Architecture For Dynamic Vehicle Network
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1. A vehicle communications system comprising:
- at least a first network object including a physical, data communication medium;
a bridge gateway physically connected for receiving data traffic on and transmitting data traffic over the data communication medium of said at least first network object;
the bridge gateway including provision for communication with a second network object and for wireless communication with sensor and actuator devices; and
said at least first network object including at least a first module and a first device connected the data communication medium, said at least first module, device and the data communication medium being located in a first spatially defined zone on a vehicle.
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Abstract
A self-configuring and self-learning network optimizes itself for battery usage, and allows users to simply mount modules implementing new functionality to the vehicle at any location on the vehicle. The use of network zones and wireless gateways between zones reduces network traffic within zones by isolating data not required outside a zone from the other zones.
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1. A vehicle communications system comprising:
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at least a first network object including a physical, data communication medium; a bridge gateway physically connected for receiving data traffic on and transmitting data traffic over the data communication medium of said at least first network object; the bridge gateway including provision for communication with a second network object and for wireless communication with sensor and actuator devices; and said at least first network object including at least a first module and a first device connected the data communication medium, said at least first module, device and the data communication medium being located in a first spatially defined zone on a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle control system comprising:
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a communications physical layer including a plurality of network data communication links with each network data communication link being disposed in a different one of a plurality of zones relative to a vehicle chassis; at least a first bridge gateway connected between at least first and second network data communications links; a plurality of modules and network devices physically connected to one of either the first and second network data communications links; and the first bridge gateway further providing facilities for establishing wireless links, including wireless data links wireless devices mounted on the vehicle chassis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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