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Granted Patent B2
US 12,202,459 · App. 17/282,666 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control system

Inventors: Hirokazu Funai (Hitachinaka, JP); Jun Kubo (Hitachinaka, JP); Takahiro Hata (Hitachinaka, JP); Katsuhiko Wakabayashi (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
B60T8/329B60T8/172
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Patent No.
US 12,202,459
App. No.
17/282,666
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control apparatus includes a first ECU electrically connected to a wheel speed sensor and a second ECU electrically connected to the wheel speed sensor.

Claims (62)

1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:

a first braking instruction portion; and

a second braking instruction portion,

wherein the first braking instruction portion is electrically connected to a wheel speed sensor provided on a wheel via a first wiring, and the first wiring directly connects the first braking instruction portion and the wheel speed sensor,

wherein the first braking instruction portion acquires a detection signal of the wheel speed sensor as an input signal using the first wiring,

wherein the first braking instruction portion determines a first braking instruction based on the acquired input signal,

wherein the first braking instruction portion outputs the determined first braking instruction to a braking force control portion configured to control a braking force to be generated on the wheel,

wherein the second braking instruction portion is electrically connected to the wheel speed sensor via a second wiring, and the second wiring directly connects the second braking instruction portion and the wheel speed sensor,

wherein the second braking instruction portion acquires the detection signal of the wheel speed sensor as the input signal using the second wiring,

wherein the second braking instruction portion determines a second braking instruction based on the acquired input signal, and

wherein the second braking instruction portion outputs the determined second braking instruction to the braking force control portion.

2. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first module including the first braking instruction portion; and

a second module including the second braking instruction portion.

3. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the braking force control portion includes a first braking force control portion and a second braking force control portion,

wherein the first braking force control portion is disposed in the first module, and

wherein the second braking force control portion is disposed in the second module.

4. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a module including the first braking instruction portion and the second braking instruction portion.

5. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first braking function portion including the first braking instruction portion; and

a second braking function portion including the second braking instruction portion,

wherein the braking force control portion includes a first braking force control portion and a second braking force control portion,

wherein the first braking force control portion is disposed in the first braking function portion, and

wherein the second braking force control portion is disposed in the second braking function portion.

6. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a signal processing portion configured to process the detection signal of the wheel speed sensor,

wherein the first braking instruction portion includes a first calculation portion configured to determine the first braking instruction based on the input signal,

wherein the second braking instruction portion includes a second calculation portion configured to determine the second braking instruction based on the input signal, and

wherein the detection signal processed by the signal processing portion is input to each of the first calculation portion and the second calculation portion via a branch wiring.

7. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the signal processing portion includes a first signal processing portion and a second signal processing portion,

wherein the first signal processing portion and the second signal processing portion are disposed in the first braking instruction portion,

wherein the detection signal processed by the first signal processing portion is input to each of the first calculation portion and the second calculation portion via a first branch wiring, and

wherein the detection signal processed by the second signal processing portion is input to each of the first calculation portion and the second calculation portion via a second branch wiring.

8. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the signal processing portion includes a first signal processing portion and a second signal processing portion,

wherein the first signal processing portion is disposed in the first braking instruction portion,

wherein the second signal processing portion is disposed in the second braking instruction portion,

wherein the detection signal processed by the first signal processing portion is input to each of the first calculation portion and the second calculation portion via a first branch wiring, and

wherein the detection signal processed by the second signal processing portion is input to each of the first calculation portion and the second calculation portion via a second branch wiring.

9. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first signal processing portion configured to process the detection signal of the wheel speed sensor; and

a second signal processing portion configured to process the detection signal of the wheel speed sensor,

wherein the detection signal of the wheel speed sensor is input to each of the first signal processing portion and the second signal processing portion via a branch wiring.

10. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a first selector; and

a second selector,

wherein the first selector is disposed on one side closer to the first signal processing portion with respect to a branch point of the branch wiring,

wherein the second selector is disposed on one side closer to the second signal processing portion with respect to the branch point of the branch wiring, and

wherein the first elector and the second selector selectively switch a connection between the wheel speed sensor and the first signal processing portion or the second signal processing portion.

11. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first selector is disposed in the first braking instruction portion, and

wherein the second selector is disposed in the second braking instruction portion.

12. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first selector and the second selector are disposed in the first braking instruction portion.

13. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first signal processing portion is disposed in the first braking instruction portion, and

wherein the second signal processing portion is disposed in the second braking instruction portion.

14. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:

a first control portion electrically connected to a wheel speed sensor provided on a wheel via a first wiring and configured to acquire a detection signal of the wheel speed sensor as an input signal using the first wiring, wherein the first wiring directly connects the first braking instruction portion and the wheel speed sensor; and

a second control portion electrically connected to the wheel speed sensor via a second wiring and configured to acquire the detection signal of the wheel speed sensor as the input signal using the second wiring, wherein the second wiring directly connects the second braking instruction portion and the wheel speed sensor.

15. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the second control portion has the same function as the first control portion.

16. A vehicle control system comprising:

a wheel speed sensor provided on a wheel;

a braking force application portion configured to apply a braking force to the wheel;

a first braking instruction portion electrically connected to the wheel speed sensor via a first wiring and configured to acquire an detection signal of the wheel speed sensor as an input signal using the first wiring, wherein the first wiring directly connects the first braking instruction portion and the wheel speed sensor;

a second braking instruction portion electrically connected to the wheel speed sensor via a second wiring and configured to acquire the detection signal of the wheel speed sensor as the input signal using the second wiring, wherein the second wiring directly connects the second braking instruction portion and the wheel speed sensor; and

a braking force control portion configured to control the braking force to be generated by a braking force generation portion based on a first braking instruction output from the first braking instruction portion or a second braking instruction output from the second braking instruction portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2022
From: FUNAI, HIROKAZU; KUBO, JUN; HATA, TAKAHIRO; WAKABAYASHI, KATSUHIKO
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-188450 · Oct 3, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210339723A1 · Nov 4, 2021
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