IP Library Granted Patent US 11,938,898
Granted Patent B2
US 11,938,898 · App. 17/563,791 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Vehicle control system

Inventors: Hisahiro Kato (Tokyo, JP); Toshibumi Shiohata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60R25/24B60R25/01G07C9/00309H04L12/40B60R2325/20G07C2009/00349G07C2009/00769G07C2209/63H04L2012/40273
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Patent No.
US 11,938,898
App. No.
17/563,791
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control system includes an entry ECU that performs first authentication processing for access from an outside of a vehicle, a door control ECU that controls locking and unlocking of a door of the vehicle, and a central ECU, the entry ECU transmits a first startup request, which instructs to start up the central ECU, before executing the first authentication processing, and the central ECU transmits a second startup request which instructs to start up the door control ECU.

Claims (33)

1. A vehicle control system mounted on a vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising:

an entry ECU that detects access to the vehicle from an outside of the vehicle and executes first authentication processing on the access which is detected;

a first communication bus to which the entry ECU is connected;

a door control ECU that controls locking and unlocking of a door of the vehicle;

a second communication bus to which the door control ECU is connected; and

a central ECU having a gateway function of managing signal transmission between the first communication bus and the second communication bus, wherein

the entry ECU transmits a first startup request, which instructs to start up the central ECU, to the central ECU before executing the first authentication processing when the access is detected, and

the central ECU transmits a second startup request, which instructs to start up the door control ECU, to the door control ECU in response to reception of the first startup request.

2. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein

the entry ECU does not transmit the first startup request when the number of times of a result of the first authentication processing being consecutive failure exceeds a predetermined number of times.

3. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein

when the access is detected, the entry ECU performs the first authentication processing based on identification information received from a portable device existing within a range of a first predetermined distance from the vehicle.

4. The vehicle control system according to claim 3 , wherein

the entry ECU communicates with a portable device existing within a range of a second predetermined distance longer than the first predetermined distance from the vehicle, and executes second authentication processing based on identification information received from the portable device, and

when a result of the second authentication processing is success, the entry ECU transmits the first startup request before executing the first authentication processing.

5. The vehicle control system according to claim 3 , wherein

the entry ECU communicates with a portable device existing within a range of a second predetermined distance longer than the first predetermined distance from the vehicle, and executes second authentication processing based on identification information received from the portable device, and

when a result of the second authentication processing is failure, the entry ECU does not transmit the first startup request before executing the first authentication processing.

6. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a communication path between the entry ECU and the door control ECU without the central ECU, wherein

the entry ECU transmits the result of the first authentication processing to the door control ECU via the communication path when malfunction of the central ECU is detected.

7. The vehicle control system according to claim 6 , wherein

the entry ECU is connected to the first communication bus and the second communication bus, and

the communication path is the second communication bus.

8. The vehicle control system according to claim 6 , wherein

when the malfunction of the central ECU is detected, the entry ECU transmits the result of the first authentication processing to the door control ECU via the communication path without transmitting the startup request to the door control ECU via the communication path.

9. An entry ECU that processes access to a vehicle from an outside of the vehicle, the entry ECU comprising:

an access detection unit that detects the access;

an authentication processing unit that executes an authentication process on the access which is detected; and

a startup request unit that transmits a startup request that instructs to start up another ECU, wherein

the startup request unit transmits the startup request before execution of the authentication process when the access is detected.

10. A vehicle door to be assembled to a vehicle, the vehicle door comprising:

the entry ECU according to claim 9 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: KATO, HISAHIRO; SHIOHATA, TOSHIBUMI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-015081 · Feb 2, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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