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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1997
Mitsuo Kayano, Hitachi, JP;
Hiroshi Katayama, Hitachi, JP;
Mitsuru Watabe, Urizura-machi, JP;
Junichi Ishii, Novi, MI (US);
Tetsuya Ichihashi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Shoji Sasaki, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Automotive Engineering Co., Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control system provided with a plurality of sensors for detecting the condition of the vehicle, a vehicle control unit including a multiplexer, a programmable input signal matching module and a processor, and actuators for operating each part of the vehicle. The multiplexer and matching module are selected and switched in accordance with a sensor signal to be inputted. A plurality of sensor signals can be inputted through the switched multiplexer and matching module to the processor. Furthermore, the processor determines controls of vehicle operation on the basis of the inputted sensor signals and controls actuators in accordance with the determined controls.