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Vehicle control system

  • US 7,349,770 B2
  • Filed: 05/26/2006
  • Issued: 03/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle control system, comprising:

  • a by-wire system including an actuator for changing vehicle conditions and a by-wire control circuit that electrically controls the actuator according to a command for changing the vehicle conditions by a vehicle passenger;

    a monitoring control device that comprises a control circuit different from the by-wire control circuit and monitors the by-wire system on the basis of monitoring information received from the by-wire system, the control circuit of the monitoring control device being provided to control another actuator different from the actuator controlled by the by-wire control circuit; and

    an inhibiting device that inhibits the control of the actuator by the by-wire control circuit on receiving a control command from the monitoring control device when the monitoring control device confirms a fault of the by-wire system.

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