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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1992
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A multiplex transmission system for vehicles having a plurality of multiplex nodes connected to a transmission path in order to communicate information therebetween for controlling a vehicle. Each of the multiplex nodes a priority code which indicates a priority of the signals to be transmitted with the data when a plurality of multiplex nodes concurrently transmit data and accordingly the signals therefrom collide with each other. The priority data includes a first priority which attaches importance to high responsiveness for the engine and a second priority which attaches importance to safety. A detector is provided for detecting the traffic condition in the multiplex transmission path. A priority changer is provided for changing the priority respectively in accordance with the traffic condition, so that proper control of both response and safety can be reconciled.