INTERFACE COMBINING MULTIPLE SYSTEMS INTO ONE
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1. A vehicle system, comprising:
- a vehicle having a chassis;
a vehicle control unit (VCU) supported by said chassis;
a plurality of data modules, each said data module providing an output signal with a specific data type; and
a data conversion interface coupled with said VCU and each of said plurality of data modules, said data conversion interface configured to receive said output signal from each of said data modules, convert said output signal from each of said data modules to a common data format, and transmit each of said converted output signals to said VCU.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a vehicle, a vehicle control unit (VCU), a plurality of data modules and a data conversion interface. The vehicle includes a chassis that supports the other components of the vehicle, including the VCU. The data modules each provide an output signal with a data type specific to each data module. The data conversion interface couples with the VCU and each data module. The data conversion interface receives the output signal from each data module, converts each output signal into a common data format, and transmits the converted output signals to the VCU.
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1. A vehicle system, comprising:
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a vehicle having a chassis; a vehicle control unit (VCU) supported by said chassis; a plurality of data modules, each said data module providing an output signal with a specific data type; and a data conversion interface coupled with said VCU and each of said plurality of data modules, said data conversion interface configured to receive said output signal from each of said data modules, convert said output signal from each of said data modules to a common data format, and transmit each of said converted output signals to said VCU. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of transmitting data throughout a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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providing a vehicle including a plurality of data modules, a vehicle control unit (VCU), and a data conversion interface; collecting a plurality of output signals from a plurality of data modules at said data conversion interface, each output signal having a specific data type; converting each specific data type to a common data format within said data conversion interface; and transmitting said common data format to said VCU. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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