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Steering and braking system for a motor vehicle

  • US 6,684,146 B1
  • Filed: 02/06/2002
  • Issued: 01/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A steering and braking system for a vehicle having at least one state-determining device for generating state signals which describe a state of the vehicle, at least one regulator and control unit which generates actuating signals for setting steering and braking actuators as a function of the state signals, and at least one data bus for transmitting the signals between the state-determining device, the regulator and control unit and the actuators, wherein:

  • the control and regulator unit comprises an arithmetic unit and a regulator unit;

    set point signals for the steering and the brake are generated in the arithmetic unit and actuating signals for the actuators are generated in the regulator unit;

    signals of all state determining devices, the arithmetic unit and regulator units of the steering and braking system are generated in successive cycles at defined time intervals;

    in each cycle, the signals are generated in a sequence defined by the order, arithmetic unit—

    state-determining device—

    regulator unit;

    signals generated by one of the state determining devices, the arithmetic unit and the regulator units form a starting point within a cycle; and

    the order of signals within the sequence remains the same irrespective of the starting point.

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