Automobile integrated wiring system
First Claim
1. In an automobile integrated wiring system having a central control unit provided with means for data transmission control adapted to act upon operator control instructions and to provide output signals indicative thereof over a transmission path to a plurality of peripheral device means, each of which is adapted to perform a control function of the automobile, the improvement wherein at least one of the peripheral devices includes detecting means for detecting an abnormality in said central control unit, back-up control means at least partially corresponding to said data transmission control means of said central control unit so as to assume data transmission control upon detection of occurrence of an abnormality in said central control unit thereby to secure data transmission over the transmission path thereof, means adapted to accept operator control instructions over said transmission path when said central control unit is detected to have an abnormality, means for performing data exchange with other said peripheral device means, computing means for calculating data required to be output by said other said peripheral device means for those said other said peripheral device means to perform their control functions, and transmitting means for transmitting the result of said calculation by said computing means to said other peripheral means whereby said control function is maintained.
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Abstract
An automobile integrated wiring system has a central control unit adapted to act upon operator control instructions. The central control unit is arranged to provide output signals over a transmission path to a plurality of controllable peripheral devices each of the peripheral devices being arranged to perform a control function of the automobile. At least one of the peripheral devices includes detecting means for detecting an abnormality in the central control unit and means adapted to accept operator control instructions over the transmission path when the central control unit is detected to have an abnormality so that an appliance associated with the peripheral device may be operated by said peripheral device in the absence of instruction from the central control unit.
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- 1. In an automobile integrated wiring system having a central control unit provided with means for data transmission control adapted to act upon operator control instructions and to provide output signals indicative thereof over a transmission path to a plurality of peripheral device means, each of which is adapted to perform a control function of the automobile, the improvement wherein at least one of the peripheral devices includes detecting means for detecting an abnormality in said central control unit, back-up control means at least partially corresponding to said data transmission control means of said central control unit so as to assume data transmission control upon detection of occurrence of an abnormality in said central control unit thereby to secure data transmission over the transmission path thereof, means adapted to accept operator control instructions over said transmission path when said central control unit is detected to have an abnormality, means for performing data exchange with other said peripheral device means, computing means for calculating data required to be output by said other said peripheral device means for those said other said peripheral device means to perform their control functions, and transmitting means for transmitting the result of said calculation by said computing means to said other peripheral means whereby said control function is maintained.
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6. An automobile integrated wiring system having a central control unit provided with means for data transmission control adapted to act upon operator control instructions and to provide output signals indicative thereof over a transmission path to a plurality of peripheral device means, each of which is adapted to perform a control function of the automobile, at least one of the peripheral devices including:
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(a) detecting means for detecting an abnormality in said central control unit, (b) memory means which stores a data transmission control program whereby transmission and reception of control data between respective peripheral device means is executed, (c) back-up control means at least partially corresponding to said data transmission control means of said central control unit so as to assume data transmission control upon detection of occurrence of an abnormality in said central control unit, thereby to secure data transmission over the transmission path thereof, (d) means accepting operator control instructions over said transmission path when said central control unit is detected to have an abnormality, (e) means performing data exchange with other said peripheral device means, (f) computing means calculating data required to be output by said other peripheral device means for said other peripheral device means to perform their control functions, and (g) transmitting means transmitting the result of said calculation by said computing means to said other peripheral means whereupon said at least one peripheral device means executes the transmission control program to said other peripheral device means in accordance with said stored transmission control program instead of said control being effected by said central control unit so that said operator control function is performed via said at least one peripheral device means. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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