Device for Distributing Data About a Vehicle

• US 20140215115A1
• Filed: 09/12/2012
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Gnthner, Stefan, Rink, Klaus, Sthlin, Ulrick, Kunz, Jrgen
• Granted Patent: US 9,582,446 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/305
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/40 Bus structure for computer networks G06F15/163; for optical bus networks H04B10/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40 Bus networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40273 the transportation system being a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A device for distributing data about a vehicle, has a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor, a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor, and a transmission interface for transmitting the data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver. A vehicle and an on-board system which incorporate the devise are also encompassed herein.

Claims

1. A device for distributing vehicle data about a vehicle, comprising:

a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor,

a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor, and

a transmission interface for transmitting the vehicle data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising wherein the first sensor data reception interface is is configured to receive position data from a position data sensor as the first sensor.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the vehicle data about the vehicle includes motion data describing a movement of the vehicle.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising wherein the second sensor data reception interface is a databus interface connected to a databus, wherein the databus interface is configured to receive the second sensor data from the second sensor.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising wherein the second sensor data include steering angle data from a steering angle sensor as the second sensor.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising wherein the transmission interface includes a fusion facility for linking the first sensor data and the second sensor data.

7. The device as claimed in claim 6 further comprising wherein the transmission interface comprises a filter for filtering the vehicle data about the vehicle from the linked first sensor data and the second sensor data.

8. An on-board system for a vehicle comprising a databus, a sensor, connected to the databus, the sensor is configured for feeding sensor data into the databus, and a device connected to the databus, the device having a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor,

a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor,

a transmission interface for transmitting the data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver, and

the device being configured to distribute at least data about the vehicle on the basis of the sensor data.

9. The on-board system as claimed in claim 8, further comprising an antenna for wirelessly transmitting the data about the vehicle.

10. A vehicle comprising an on-board system (2) having:

a databus,

a sensor connected to the databus, the sensor is configured for feeding sensor data into the databus,

a device connected to the databus, the device having a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor,

a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor,

a transmission interface for transmitting the data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver, and

the device being configured to distribute at least data about the vehicle on the basis of the sensor data.