Parameter coordination in a vehicular communication network

• Main Authors: FEHR WALTON L, JORDAN PATRICK D, HILL DESMOND
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.01.2008
• Subjects: BLASTING; CALCULATING; COMBUSTION ENGINES; COMPUTING; CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; HEATING; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WEAPONS

A system and method for coordinating parameters in a switch fabric network ( 22 ) of a vehicle ( 20 ). The network ( 22 ) has a plurality of nodes ( 24 ) that are interconnected by communication links for the transmission of data packets there between. Events in the vehicle ( 20 ) may be handled in connection with a vehicle parameter. One example of a vehicle parameter that may be used in the vehicle is the rotation of a crank shaft in the vehicle. An application uses that information to make a determination whether change a setting of a device in the vehicle ( 20 ). If so, the application generates a command data packet and transmits the command data packet over the switch fabric network ( 22 ). The command data packet transmitted by the application includes the new setting for the device along with a value of the vehicle parameter when the new setting should occur in the device. A node ( 24 ) associated with the device receives the data packet and acts on the information in the command data packet based on the value of the vehicle parameter within the data packet.