Vehicle system control unit with auxiliary control capabilities
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1. A control system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first electronically controlled vehicle system;
a second electronically controlled vehicle system; and
a control unit which controls operation of at least one component of said first electronically controlled vehicle system while said vehicle is moving and while said vehicle is stationary, and which controls operation of at least one component of said second electronically controlled vehicle system only while said vehicle is stationary.
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Abstract
A control system for a vehicle includes a first electronically controlled vehicle system, a second electronically controlled vehicle system, and a control unit. The control unit controls operation of at least one component of the first electronically controlled vehicle system while the vehicle is moving and preferably also while the vehicle is stationary, and controls operation of at least one component of the second electronically controlled vehicle system only while the vehicle is stationary.
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1. A control system for a vehicle comprising:
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a first electronically controlled vehicle system; a second electronically controlled vehicle system; and a control unit which controls operation of at least one component of said first electronically controlled vehicle system while said vehicle is moving and while said vehicle is stationary, and which controls operation of at least one component of said second electronically controlled vehicle system only while said vehicle is stationary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control system for a vehicle comprising:
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a first electronically controlled vehicle system; a second electronically controlled vehicle system; and a control unit adapted to control at least one component of said first electronically controlled vehicle system at all times and is adapted to control at least one component of said second electronically controlled vehicle system only while certain conditions are determined to exist. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control system for a vehicle comprising:
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a main control unit having a memory, said main control unit controlling a first electronically controlled vehicle system; at least one auxiliary control unit in communication with said main control unit via a communications link, said at least one auxiliary control unit controlling a second electronically controlled vehicle system; wherein said main control unit is adapted to control at least one component of said first electronically controlled vehicle system at all times and is adapted to control at least one component of said second electronically controlled vehicle system through said at least one auxiliary control unit only while certain conditions are determined to exist; wherein said main control unit controls operation of said at least one auxiliary control unit, control of said at least one auxiliary control unit being based at least in part upon parameters indicative of a configuration of said at least one auxiliary control unit stored in the memory of said main control unit; and a programming unit connectable to said main control unit, said programming unit operable by a user to modify the parameters stored in the memory of said main control unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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providing a first electronically controlled vehicle system; providing a second electronically controlled vehicle system; controlling operation, with a control unit, of at least one component of the first electronically controlled vehicle system while the vehicle is moving and while the vehicle is stationary; and controlling operation, with the same control unit, of at least one component of the second electronically controlled vehicle system only while the vehicle is stationary. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for controlling a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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providing a first electronically controlled vehicle system; providing a second electronically controlled vehicle system; controlling, with a control unit, at least one component of the first electronically controlled vehicle system at all times; and controlling, with the same control unit, at least one component of the second electronically controlled vehicle system only while certain conditions are determined to exist. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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