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RECONFIGURABLE INTERFACE-BASED ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE

  • US 20120265359A1
  • Filed: 04/13/2011
  • Published: 10/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automatically reconfigurable electrical network for a system, said network comprising:

  • a plurality of sensors and actuators, where the sensors measure parameters of the system and the actuators perform an action in the system;

    two or more electronic control units (ECUs) for processing data from the sensors and issuing commands to the actuators;

    two or more interface devices for connecting the sensors and actuators to the ECUs, said interface devices being software-reconfigurable to modify connectivity; and

    a communications bus for carrying messages between the interface devices and the ECUs.

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