Reconfigurable Vehicle Peripheral Integration System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle computer systems are independent and non-integrated, leading to incompatible and inefficient use of peripherals such as engine control, navigation, and entertainment systems, which require separate sensors, power supplies, and processing logic, resulting in redundancy and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A control and interconnection system that integrates multiple vehicle peripherals using a reconfigurable processing environment with a system core, input module, and output module, allowing for dynamic allocation of hardware and software resources, and a supervising processor to coordinate peripheral operations based on operating conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent processing systems are used for different vehicle functions, then each system can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall system complexity increases and components become incompatible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent processing systems into a single reconfigurable processing system. The reconfigurable processing environment allows different vehicle functions (engine control, navigation, entertainment, etc.) to share common hardware resources while maintaining functional independence through software-based configuration, thereby reducing overall system complexity while preserving functional optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The reconfigurable processing system provides universal functionality that can adapt to multiple different vehicle functions. By using field-programmable gate arrays and reconfigurable logic, the same hardware platform can be configured to perform various specialized tasks, eliminating the need for separate dedicated hardware for each function.
2Reliability
If each processing system has its own sensors, power supply connections and processing logic, then system independence is maintained, but redundancy increases and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (sensors, power supply connections, processing logic) into a shared reconfigurable processing platform. Different vehicle functions can access common sensors and power supplies through the reconfigurable system, eliminating redundant components while maintaining functional independence through software-based task allocation and control logic.
3Productivity
If proprietary hardware and software logic are used in each processing system, then specific functions can be optimized, but compatibility with other systems is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The reconfigurable processing system provides a universal platform that can be programmed to perform different specialized functions. By using standard reconfigurable hardware (FPGAs, CPLDs) and a common operating system, the system maintains compatibility across different vehicle functions while still allowing optimized performance for each specific task through configuration rather than proprietary hardware design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter changes in the form of reconfigurable logic states and software configurations to adapt the processing system for different functions. Instead of changing physical hardware parameters, the system changes logical and operational parameters through programming, enabling compatibility across different functions while maintaining optimized performance for each.
Data Source
AI summary
A control and interconnection system for integrating a plurality of peripherals into a computer system comprises a system core for processing data, an input module adapted to couple signals from associated peripherals to the system core and an output module adapted to direct signals from the system core to corresponding peripherals. The system core includes a reconfigurable space having hardware for supporting reconfigurable hardware programming and memory for supporting reconfigurable software programming to offload at least a portion of peripheral processing requirements to the system core. The system core further provides a supervising processor that is configured to provide control information to identified peripherals as necessary to implement a customized overall configuration. The supervising processor further controls the allocation and configuration of the reconfigurable space into a plurality of independent information processing workspaces, where each information processing workspace supports hardware, software or both hardware and software.