Method for generating a time table for sensors
First Claim
1. A method for generating a time table determining data exchange times between at least one control unit and at least two wireless sensors in a vehicle which comprises the steps of:
- said at least one control unit controlling functioning of the vehicle; and
said at least two wireless sensors detecting properties of components of the vehicle and/or surrounding parameters, and carrying out data exchange with the control unit by establishing a wireless connection with at least one wireless port provided in the control unit;
calculating, by the control unit, data exchange periods and/or data exchange durations between each of the at least two sensors and the control unit;
generating, by the control unit a time table having an adjustable table length according to the calculated data exchange periods and/or predetermined data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations;
splitting, by the control unit, the time table into subunits according to the calculated data exchange periods and/or the predetermined data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations; and
entering, by the control unit, times at which each of said at least two sensors is to perform data exchange with the control unit into the table according to a predefined order of priority, the predefined order of priority being calculated based on the calculated data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations of each of the at least two respective sensors wherein the predefined order of priority is such that a sensor having a shortest data exchange period is prioritized first in the time table and a sensor having the longest data exchange period is prioritized last in the time table.
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Abstract
A method for generating a time table determines the data exchange times between a control unit and wireless sensors in a vehicle, which includes said control unit. The wireless sensors detect properties of components of the vehicle and/or surrounding parameters, and carrying out data exchange with the control unit by establishing a wireless connection with at least one wireless port provided in the control unit. The method can include calculating the data exchange periods and/or the data exchange durations between each sensor and the control unit; generating a time table having an adjustable table length according to the data exchange periods and/or data exchange durations; splitting the time table into subunits according to the data exchange periods and/or data exchange durations; and entering the times at which each sensor performs data exchange with the control unit into the table according to a predefined priority order.
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1. A method for generating a time table determining data exchange times between at least one control unit and at least two wireless sensors in a vehicle which comprises the steps of:
- said at least one control unit controlling functioning of the vehicle; and
said at least two wireless sensors detecting properties of components of the vehicle and/or surrounding parameters, and carrying out data exchange with the control unit by establishing a wireless connection with at least one wireless port provided in the control unit;
calculating, by the control unit, data exchange periods and/or data exchange durations between each of the at least two sensors and the control unit;
generating, by the control unit a time table having an adjustable table length according to the calculated data exchange periods and/or predetermined data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations;
splitting, by the control unit, the time table into subunits according to the calculated data exchange periods and/or the predetermined data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations; and
entering, by the control unit, times at which each of said at least two sensors is to perform data exchange with the control unit into the table according to a predefined order of priority, the predefined order of priority being calculated based on the calculated data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations of each of the at least two respective sensors wherein the predefined order of priority is such that a sensor having a shortest data exchange period is prioritized first in the time table and a sensor having the longest data exchange period is prioritized last in the time table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)
- said at least one control unit controlling functioning of the vehicle; and
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7. A method for generating a time table determining data exchange times between at least one control unit and at least two wireless sensors in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- said at least one control unit controlling functioning of the vehicle; and
said at least two wireless sensors detecting properties of components of the vehicle and/or surrounding parameters, and carrying out data exchange with the control unit by establishing a wireless connection with at least one wireless port provided in the control unit;
calculating, by the control unit, data exchange periods and/or data exchange durations between each of the at least two sensors and the control unit;
generating, by the control unit a time table having an adjustable table length according to the calculated data exchange periods and/or predetermined data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations;
splitting, by the control unit, the time table into subunits according to the calculated data exchange periods and/or the predetermined data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations; and
entering, by the control unit, times at which each of said at least two sensors is to perform data exchange with the control unit into the table according to a predefined order of priority, the predefined order of priority being calculated based on the calculated data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations of each of the at least two respective sensors, wherein during the step of entering the times at which each sensor is to perform data exchange with the control unit into the table according to a predefined order of priority, each sensor is placed to that subunit first which has the greatest time gap in the table.
- said at least one control unit controlling functioning of the vehicle; and
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9. A method for generating a time table determining data exchange times between at least two control units and at least two wireless sensors in a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- said at least two control units controlling functioning of the vehicle; and
said at least two wireless sensors detecting properties of components of the vehicle and/or surrounding parameters, and carrying out data exchange with the at least two control units by establishing a wireless connection with at least one wireless port provided in each of the at least two control units;
calculating, by at least one of the at least two control units, data exchange periods and/or data exchange durations between each of the at least two sensors and the at least two control units;
generating, by at least one of the at least two control units a time table having an adjustable table length according to the calculated data exchange periods and/or predetermined data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations;
splitting, by at least one of the at least two control units, the time table into subunits according to the calculated data exchange periods and/or the predetermined data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations; and
entering, by at least one of the at least two control units, times at which each of said at least two sensors is to perform data exchange with the at least two control units into the table according to a predefined order of priority, the predefined order of priority being calculated based on the calculated data exchange periods and/or the calculated data exchange durations of each of the at least two respective sensors, and calculating, by at least one of the at least two control units, synchronous and consecutive data exchange durations of the at least two sensors making consecutive data exchanges with the at least two control units with which the at least two sensors are in wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
- said at least two control units controlling functioning of the vehicle; and
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