Distributed control system
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1. A distributed control system comprising:
- a first electronic control unit connected to a first sensor and configured to obtain first sensor information therefrom for execution of allocated control; and
a second electronic control unit connected to a second sensor and configured to obtain second sensor information therefrom for execution of allocated control, the first and second electronic control units being communicably linked to each other,the first electronic control unit being configured to send trigger information to the second electronic control unit, the trigger information including a timing that triggers the second electronic unit to obtain the second sensor information from the second sensor,the second electronic control unit being configured to;
receive the trigger information;
obtain, at the timing of the trigger information, the second sensor information from the second sensor; and
send, to the first electronic control unit, the obtained second sensor information.
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Abstract
In a distributed control system, a first electronic control unit sends trigger information to a second electronic control unit. The trigger information includes a timing that triggers the second electronic unit to obtain second sensor information from a second sensor. The second electronic control unit is designed to receive the trigger information, and obtain, at the timing of the trigger information, the second sensor information from the second sensor. The second electronic unit is configured to send, to the first electronic control unit, the obtained second sensor information.
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1. A distributed control system comprising:
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a first electronic control unit connected to a first sensor and configured to obtain first sensor information therefrom for execution of allocated control; and a second electronic control unit connected to a second sensor and configured to obtain second sensor information therefrom for execution of allocated control, the first and second electronic control units being communicably linked to each other, the first electronic control unit being configured to send trigger information to the second electronic control unit, the trigger information including a timing that triggers the second electronic unit to obtain the second sensor information from the second sensor, the second electronic control unit being configured to; receive the trigger information; obtain, at the timing of the trigger information, the second sensor information from the second sensor; and send, to the first electronic control unit, the obtained second sensor information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A distributed control system comprising:
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a first electronic control unit connected to a first sensor and configured to obtain first sensor information therefrom for execution of allocated control; a second electronic control unit connected to a second sensor and configured to obtain second sensor information therefrom for execution of allocated control; and a third electronic control unit for managing timings between the first and second electronic control units, the first, second and third electronic control units being communicably linked to each other, the third electronic control unit being configured to send trigger information to each of the first and second electronic control units, the trigger information including a timing that triggers the first electronic unit to obtain the first sensor information from the first sensor and that triggers the second electronic unit to obtain the second sensor information from the second sensor, the first electronic control unit being configured to; receive the trigger information; and obtain, at the timing of the trigger information, the first sensor information from the first sensor, the second electronic control unit being configured to; receive the trigger information; and obtain, at the timing of the trigger information, the second sensor information from the second sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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