Device for distributing data about a vehicle

• US 9,582,446 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2012
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Kunz, Jrgen, Gnthner, Stefan, Rink, Klaus, Sthlin, Ulrich
• Primary Examiner(s): ABAD, FARLEY J
• Application Number:
  US14/241,910
• Publication Number:
  US 20140215115A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,630 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/40 Bus structure for computer networks G06F15/163; for optical bus networks H04B10/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40 Bus networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40273 the transportation system being a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A device for distributing data about a vehicle, has a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor, a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor, and a transmission interface for transmitting the data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver. A vehicle and an on-board system which incorporate the devise are also encompassed herein.

Claims

1. A device for distributing vehicle data about a vehicle, comprising:

a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor;

a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor;

a transmission interface for transmitting the vehicle data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver;

the device comprises longitudinal, lateral and vertical acceleration sensors;

the device is accommodated in an electronic stability control unit or in an air bag control unit;

wherein the first sensor data reception interface is configured to directly receive the first sensor data from the first sensor;

wherein the second sensor data reception interface is a databus interface connected to a databus, wherein the databus interface is configured to receive the second sensor data from the second sensor via the databus;

wherein the transmission interface is configured to transmit the vehicle data to the databus; and

wherein the device includes a fusion facility for linking the first sensor data directly received by the first sensor and the second sensor data received by the databus.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising wherein the first sensor data reception interface is configured to receive position data from a position data sensor as the first sensor.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the vehicle data about the vehicle includes motion data describing a movement of the vehicle.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising wherein the second sensor data includes steering angle data from a steering angle sensor as the second sensor.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising wherein the transmission interface comprises a filter for filtering the vehicle data about the vehicle from the linked first sensor data and the second sensor data.

6. An on-board system for a vehicle comprising:

a databus;

a sensor connected to the databus, the sensor is configured for feeding sensor data into the databus;

a device connected to the databus, the device having a first sensor data reception interface for receiving first sensor data from a first sensor;

wherein the first sensor data reception interface is configured to directly receive the first sensor data from the first sensor;

a second sensor data reception interface for receiving second sensor data from a second sensor, wherein the second sensor data reception interface is a databus interface connected to a databus, wherein the databus interface is configured to receive the second sensor data from the second sensor via the databus;

a transmission interface for transmitting the data about the vehicle on the basis of the first sensor data and the second sensor data to a receiver;

the device being configured to distribute via the databus at least data about the vehicle on the basis of the sensor data;

the device comprises longitudinal, lateral and vertical acceleration sensors;

the device is accommodated in an electronic stability control unit or in an air bag control unit; and

wherein the device includes a fusion facility for linking the first sensor data directly received by the first sensor and the second sensor data received by the databus.

7. The on-board system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising an antenna for wirelessly transmitting the data about the vehicle.