Vehicle control systems, methods, and vehicles

The vehicle control system addresses communication delays and safety risks by directly connecting components to a central controller within functional domains, ensuring coordinated control and backup functionality, thus improving safety and reducing costs.

JP7880426B2Active Publication Date: 2026-06-25BYD CO LTD
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Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
BYD CO LTD
Filing Date
2024-01-19
Publication Date
2026-06-25

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing automotive control systems face communication delays and safety risks due to reliance on central computing platforms (CCP) or direct connections to CCPs, which can compromise vehicle safety in case of failures.

Method used

A vehicle control system with a central controller connected directly to vehicle components within different functional domains via dedicated networks, allowing for unified and coordinated control, reduced communication delays, and enabling components to share information and perform backup functions in case of central controller failure.

Benefits of technology

This system reduces communication delays, enhances safety by ensuring basic vehicle functions are maintained even in central controller failures, and lowers system costs by minimizing harness length and redundant communication.

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Abstract

The vehicle control system, method, and vehicle belong to the vehicle technical field. The system includes a central controller (10) and a plurality of vehicle components, the plurality of vehicle components belonging to a plurality of different functional domains, at least one vehicle component in a first functional domain (21) and another vehicle component in the first functional domain (21) in the plurality of different functional domains are connected via a first network and directly connected to the central controller (10), at least one vehicle component in a second functional domain (22) in the plurality of different functional domains and another vehicle component in the second functional domain (22) are connected via a second network and directly connected to the central controller (10), and at least one vehicle component in the first functional domain (21) and at least one vehicle component in the second functional domain (22) are connected via a third network, and the central controller (10) transmits control information to the at least one vehicle component.
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