公开(公告)号：US11380107B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US16457869

申请日：2019-06-28

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Lee Bauer ,  Martin Bornemann ,  Christian Schäfer

IPC: G06V20/56 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04L12/42 ,  H04L67/12

Abstract: A power and data center (PDC) can serve as a combined data concentrator and power distributor that delivers scalable and affordable network/power redundancy into an automotive electrical/electronic architecture (E/EA) that supports partially or fully autonomous vehicles. In some embodiments, a vehicle that includes the smart E/EA is divided into zones, where each zone includes one or more PDCs and one or more sensors, actuators, controllers, loudspeakers or other devices that are coupled to and powered by their zone PDC(s). Each PDC collects and processes (or passes through) raw or pre-processed sensor data from the one or more sensors in its zone. The sensors provide their data to the PDC by way of cost efficient, short-range data links. In some embodiments, one or more actuators in each zone are coupled to their respective zone PDC, and receive their control data from the PDC over a high-speed data bus or data link.

公开(公告)号：US11101846B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16552870

申请日：2019-08-27

Applicant: Aptiv Technologies Limited

Inventor： Lee Bauer ,  Martin Bornemann ,  Christian Schäfer

IPC: H04W4/44 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H01Q1/32 ,  H04W40/20

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a partitioned wireless communication system for a vehicle with redundant data links and power lines. In an embodiment, a system comprises: a communication gateway unit (CGU) located at a first location of the vehicle includes a communication processor, a first power supply, and a first data interface. A remote wireless transceiver unit (RWTU) located at a second location of the vehicle includes a second data interface coupled to the first data interface using redundant data links, a power interface coupled the first power supply to the RWTU using redundant power lines, and wireless transceiver(s) coupled to antenna(s) on the vehicle. The communication processor detects a loss of a first data link or a first power line, and in response to the detecting, selecting a second data link or second power line to transfer data or power, respectively, between the CGU and the RWTU.