Electronic control apparatus for vehicle

Details Electronic control apparatus for vehicle Electronic control apparatus for vehicle

1996-11-20

1999-11-16

Nguyen, Tan Q.

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Vehicle diagnosis or maintenance indication

701 31, 701 33, 701 34, 39518309, 39518401, F02D 4500, G06F 1130

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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an electronic control apparatus which performs various kinds of controls associated with the driving of a vehicle. This electronic control apparatus has two electronic control units (ECUs) that are functionally assigned to associated various kinds of controls including the engine control and that independently execute the associated controls. Each ECU has a main central processing unit (CPU) and a sub CPU. The main CPU and sub CPU monitor the operational states of the other. When the local ECU is normal, the main CPU sends a run pulse signal to the mating ECU via a communication line. When the main CPU and sub CPU are normal, each ECU sends another run pulse signal to the mating ECU via the communication line. Each ECU monitors the two run pulse signals sent from the other ECU to determine an abnormality in the mating ECU.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4881227 (1989-11-01), Buhren
patent: 5436837 (1995-07-01), Gerstung et al.

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