Device for distributing data about a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9582446-B2
Application number	US-201214241910-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2012
Priority date	Sep 12, 2011
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• Günthner Stefan
• Rink Klaus
• Stählin Ulrich
• Kunz Jürgen
• Continental Teves Ag & Co Ohg

Inventors

• Günthner Stefan
• Rink Klaus
• Stählin Ulrich
• Kunz Jürgen

Classifications

• H04L67/12

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title

• G06F13/40 Primary

  Bus structure {(for computer networks G06F15/163; for optical bus networks H04B10/25)} · CPC title

• H04L12/40

  Bus networks · CPC title

• H04L2012/40273

  the transportation system being a vehicle · CPC title