Event detector used vehicle control apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling an automative vehicle, comprising:
- first means sensitive to vehicle operating parameters for producing signals having values sensed for the respective vehicle operating parameters;
a transition detector, coupled to said first means, including a first memory for storing predetermined threshold values specified for the respective vehicle operating parameters, and means for comparing the sensed values with the respective threshold values in a predetermined sequence to provide at least one signal indicative of a sensed transition in one of the vehicle operating parameters when the value sensed for the one vehicle operating parameter is in a range defined by a threshold value specified for the one vehicle operating parameter;
an event detector coupled to the transition detector for detecting a specified at least one of said sensed transitions to produce an event signal indicative of a sensed event; and
control means responsive to the event signal for controlling the automotive vehicle in response to the sensed event.
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Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus comprises various sensors sensitive to vehicle operating parameters for producing signals having values sensed for the respective vehicle operating parameters. The vehicle control apparatus also comprises a transition detector. The transition detector includes a memory for storing threshold values specified for the respective vehicle operating parameters, and a comparator for comparing the sensed values with the respective threshold values in a predetermined sequence to sense a transition in one of the vehicle operating parameters when the value sensed for the one vehicle operating parameter is in a range defined by the threshold value specified for the one vehicle operating parameter. The transition detector is coupled to a control unit for controlling the automotive vehicle for the sensed transition.
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1. An apparatus for controlling an automative vehicle, comprising:
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first means sensitive to vehicle operating parameters for producing signals having values sensed for the respective vehicle operating parameters; a transition detector, coupled to said first means, including a first memory for storing predetermined threshold values specified for the respective vehicle operating parameters, and means for comparing the sensed values with the respective threshold values in a predetermined sequence to provide at least one signal indicative of a sensed transition in one of the vehicle operating parameters when the value sensed for the one vehicle operating parameter is in a range defined by a threshold value specified for the one vehicle operating parameter; an event detector coupled to the transition detector for detecting a specified at least one of said sensed transitions to produce an event signal indicative of a sensed event; and control means responsive to the event signal for controlling the automotive vehicle in response to the sensed event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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