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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Heckmann, Karlsruhe, DE;
Reinhard Weiberle, Vaihingen/enz, DE;
Bernd Kesch, Hemmingen, DE;
Peter Blessing, Heilbronn, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/602 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/602 ;
Abstract
A dispersed control system for use in a vehicle. The dispersed control system includes a plurality of electrical control units that exchange data via a communication system. The system includes at least two power sources that are independent of each other and that supply each of the plurality of electrical control units with a voltage. The communication system includes at least two channels, and bus drivers are provided in each electrical control unit so that each channel is supplied with a voltage from a different one of the at least two power sources.