System for characterizing a computer to control a wheel anti-lock device for a motor vehicle

• US 6,405,118 B2
• Filed: 04/17/1998
• Issued: 06/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Automobiles Citroen (Stellantis NV), Automobiles Peugeot (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Automobiles Citroen (Stellantis NV), Automobiles Peugeot (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Durieux, Jean-Marc
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): To, Tuan C
• Application Number:
  US09/061,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20020002434A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,516 Days
• Field of Search: 701/29, 701/32, 701/115, 701/35, 701/36, 701/30, 701/66, 701/33, 364/424, 364/424.04, 340/825.31, 340/439, 340/459, 340/931, 702/123, 702/108, 702/113, 702/188
• US Class Current: 701/71
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/172 Determining control parameters used in the regulation, e.g. by calculations involving measured or detected parameters B60T8/17551 takes precedence

Abstract

This system for characterizing a computer to control a wheel anti-lock device, incorporated in an onboard electronic system (1;) for a motor vehicle, using a remote coding device (6), the computer (2) comprising a data processing unit (4) associated with means (5) for storing said computer'"'"'s operating data, is characterized in that a single logic device for controlling the wheel anti-lock device is loaded into the unit (4), in that the data storage means (5) include several sets of characteristic parameters (V1, V2, Vn) selectable for different vehicles, and in that the remote coding device (6) comprises means (7, 8) for recognizing the vehicle and means (7, 8) for characterizing the computer by associating with the logic device loaded in the unit, the set of parameters corresponding to the recognized vehicle.

Claims

1. System for characterizing a computer to control a wheel anti-lock device, incorporated in an onboard electronic system for a motor vehicle, using a remote coding device, the wheel anti-lock computer comprising a data processing unit associated with means for storing the computer'"'"'s operating data, characterized in that a single logic device for controlling the wheel anti-lock device is loaded into the data processing unit, in that the data storage means include several sets of characteristic parameters (V1, V2, Vn) selectable for different vehicles, and in that the remote coding device comprises means for recognizing the vehicle and means for characterizing the wheel anti-lock computer by associating with the logic device loaded in said data processing unit of the computer, the set of characteristic parameters corresponding to the recognized vehicle, further characterized in that this remote coding device also comprises means for reading a vehicle identification bar code.

2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the means for characterizing the wheel anti-lock computer of the remote coding device comprise means for loading into this computer a message containing at least one information item (Vir) for locating the set of selectable parameters corresponding to the vehicle in the means for storing data associated with the data processing unit of this computer.

3. System according to claim 2, characterized in that the message loaded into the wheel anti-lock computer also comprises at least one information item concerning the location at which this message is loaded in this computer.

4. System according to claim 2, characterized in that the remote coding device also comprises means for monitoring the characterization status of the wheel anti-lock computer.

5. System according to claim 3, characterized in that the remote coding device also comprises means for monitoring the characterization status of the wheel anti-lock computer.

6. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the remote coding device also comprises means for monitoring the characterization status of the wheel anti-lock computer.

7. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the remote coding device also comprises means for monitoring the characterization status of the wheel anti-lock computer.

8. System for characterizing a computer to control a wheel anti-lock device, incorporated in an onboard electronic system for a motor vehicle using a remote coding device, the wheel anti-lock computer comprising a data processing unit associated with means for storing the computer'"'"'s operating data, characterized in that a single logic device for controlling the wheel anti-lock device is loaded into the data processing unit, in that the data storage means include several sets of characteristic parameters (V1, V2, Vn) selectable for different vehicles, and in that the remote coding device comprises means for recognizing the vehicle and means for characterizing the wheel anti-lock computer by associating with the logic device loaded in said data processing unit of the computer, the set of characteristic parameters corresponding to the recognized vehicle, characterized in that this electronic system of the vehicle comprises at least one other computer different from the wheel anti-lock computer and in that the remote coding device also comprises means for identifying this other computer for recognizing the vehicle.

9. System according to claim 8, characterized in that the means for identifying this other computer comprises means for exchanging information with the other computer.

10. System according to claim 8, characterized in that the remote coding device also comprises means for monitoring the characterization status of the wheel anti-lock computer.

11. System according to claim 9, characterized in that the means for exchanging information include means for initiating an exchange of information between the remote coding device and the other computer, means for receiving an identification message sent by this other computer and means for recognizing the vehicle from this message.

12. System according to claim 9, characterized in that the remote coding device also comprises means for monitoring the characterization status of the wheel anti-lock computer.

13. System according to claim 11, characterized in that the remote coding device also comprises means for monitoring the characterization status of the wheel anti-lock computer.