Reconfigurable dashboard assembly for military vehicles
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1. A dashboard assembly for use in a tactical vehicle containing a control network and being configured for use in a selected mission, the vehicle having a mission component for use in connection with the selected mission, the dashboard assembly comprising:
- a back plane having an integral control system with a communications link, wherein the back plane communicates with a control network within the vehicle and is coupled to the mission component; and
a plurality of front modules removably attached to the back plane, wherein a first front module includes two or more dashboard components associated with components within the control network of the vehicle, wherein the first front module includes a first dashboard component that communicates with the components within the control network of the vehicle via the communications link, and the first dashboard component is operatively coupled to the mission component of the vehicle via the back plane.
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Abstract
A modular dashboard assembly for a vehicle, such as a tactical vehicle, is described. In some cases, the dashboard assembly includes a smart back plane and removably attachable front modules. The back plane may facilitate communications between components within the front modules and systems with the vehicle, or between components.
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1. A dashboard assembly for use in a tactical vehicle containing a control network and being configured for use in a selected mission, the vehicle having a mission component for use in connection with the selected mission, the dashboard assembly comprising:
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a back plane having an integral control system with a communications link, wherein the back plane communicates with a control network within the vehicle and is coupled to the mission component; and a plurality of front modules removably attached to the back plane, wherein a first front module includes two or more dashboard components associated with components within the control network of the vehicle, wherein the first front module includes a first dashboard component that communicates with the components within the control network of the vehicle via the communications link, and the first dashboard component is operatively coupled to the mission component of the vehicle via the back plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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