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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
The United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Nathan Fraser-Chanpong, Houston, TX (US);
Ivan Spain, Pearland, TX (US);
Andrew D. Dawson, League City, TX (US);
William J. Bluethmann, Houston, TX (US);
Chunhao J. Lee, Troy, MI (US);
Robert L. Vitale, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Raymond Guo, Seabrook, TX (US);
Thomas M. Waligora, Houston, TX (US);
Akinjide Akinniyi Akinyode, Houston, TX (US);
Ryan M. Reed, Houston, TX (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a chassis, a modular component, and a central operating system. The modular component is supported by the chassis. The central operating system includes a component control system, a primary master controller, and a secondary master controller. The component control system is configured for controlling the modular component. The primary and secondary master controllers are in operative communication with the component control system. The primary and secondary master controllers are configured to simultaneously transmit commands to the component control system. The component control system is configured to accept commands from the secondary master controller only when a fault occurs in the primary master controller.