CA2314307A1 - Electrical control apparatus for leased equipment - Google Patents
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- CA2314307A1 CA2314307A1 CA002314307A CA2314307A CA2314307A1 CA 2314307 A1 CA2314307 A1 CA 2314307A1 CA 002314307 A CA002314307 A CA 002314307A CA 2314307 A CA2314307 A CA 2314307A CA 2314307 A1 CA2314307 A1 CA 2314307A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R25/00—Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles
- B60R25/20—Means to switch the anti-theft system on or off
- B60R25/24—Means to switch the anti-theft system on or off using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
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Abstract
An electrical control system preferably for vehicles such as a transit vehicle is arranged with a plurality of separate modules each receiving input from a series of inputs and each providing a series of outputs so that the modules combined receive inputs from all of the control, transducer and other input elements of the vehicle and the modules as a whole provide output to all of the controlled elements of the vehicle. The modules communicate between one another via a communication bus and an operational program is installed in each of the modules so that all modules contain programming for the functions of each module. A
replacement module is generic and thus can contain any operational program and thus can be used for many different designs of the system. As supplied, the module may contain an existing program or no operational program if not yet programmed.
On a subsequent power-up after installation of the replacement module, a check program is run to determine that a replacement module is in place and to download the operational program from a selected one of the existing modules into the replacement module. This allows service personnel to readily install replacement modules without the necessity for dedication of the modules to specific design schemes. The modules can be programed securely with an expiry date which allows unauthorized operation of the vehicle to be disabled in the event that the expiry date passes, for example at the end of a lease.
replacement module is generic and thus can contain any operational program and thus can be used for many different designs of the system. As supplied, the module may contain an existing program or no operational program if not yet programmed.
On a subsequent power-up after installation of the replacement module, a check program is run to determine that a replacement module is in place and to download the operational program from a selected one of the existing modules into the replacement module. This allows service personnel to readily install replacement modules without the necessity for dedication of the modules to specific design schemes. The modules can be programed securely with an expiry date which allows unauthorized operation of the vehicle to be disabled in the event that the expiry date passes, for example at the end of a lease.
Claims (16)
1. An electrical control apparatus for use in controlling operation of a controlled assembly including a plurality of sources of input signals and a plurality of controlled elements, the apparatus comprising:
a real time clock for providing a signal indicative of an instantaneous time and date;
a plurality of input terminals arranged for receiving at least one input from a respective one of said plurality of sources of input signals;
a plurality of output terminals at least one of which is arranged for connection to a respective one of the controlled elements;
a plurality of controllers each associated with a respective one of the output terminals for effecting control of the respective controlled element;
a processor programmed with a predetermined operating program component so as to actuate the controllers in response to data from the input terminals in accordance with the predetermined operating program component which is arranged to allow the controllers to be operable in a manner which will disable the controlled assembly;
a unique ID code identifying the assembly;
a lease control program component arranged to be programmable with an expiry date indicative of a date beyond which the assembly is no longer authorized to operate;
the lease control program component being arranged, on a start up of the assembly, to compare the expiry date with the instantaneous date and to cause the operating program component to disable start up of the assembly if the instantaneous date does not pre-date the expiry date.
a real time clock for providing a signal indicative of an instantaneous time and date;
a plurality of input terminals arranged for receiving at least one input from a respective one of said plurality of sources of input signals;
a plurality of output terminals at least one of which is arranged for connection to a respective one of the controlled elements;
a plurality of controllers each associated with a respective one of the output terminals for effecting control of the respective controlled element;
a processor programmed with a predetermined operating program component so as to actuate the controllers in response to data from the input terminals in accordance with the predetermined operating program component which is arranged to allow the controllers to be operable in a manner which will disable the controlled assembly;
a unique ID code identifying the assembly;
a lease control program component arranged to be programmable with an expiry date indicative of a date beyond which the assembly is no longer authorized to operate;
the lease control program component being arranged, on a start up of the assembly, to compare the expiry date with the instantaneous date and to cause the operating program component to disable start up of the assembly if the instantaneous date does not pre-date the expiry date.
2. The apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein the lease control program component is arranged to be programed with said expiry date by a special code which has embedded therein the unique ID code and the expiry date.
3. The apparatus according to Claim 2 wherein said special code is scrambled.
4. The apparatus according to Claim 2 wherein said special code includes a checksum.
5. The apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein the program is arranged to be programed by an input port on the assembly.
6. The apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein the program is arranged to be programed with said special code by a wireless communication with the assembly.
7. The apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein the program is arranged to provide an indication to an operator warning when the expiry date is imminent.
8. The apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein the program is programable with a start date indicative of a date before which the assembly is not authorized to operate and wherein the program is arranged, on a start up of the assembly, to compare the start date with the instantaneous date and to activate start up of the assembly only if the instantaneous date is after the start date.
9. The apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein the program is arranged to provide an indication to an operator warning that the expiry date has expired and is the reason for the failure to effect start up.
10. The apparatus according to Claim 1 further including a communication bus and at least one control module including said predetermined operating program component wherein said lease control program is included in said at least one module as a component of the program therein.
11. The apparatus according to Claim 1 further including a communication bus, a lease control module and at least one control module including said predetermined operating program component wherein said lease control program is included in said lease control module as a component of the program therein and wherein the lease control module communicates with the control module through the bus.
12. The apparatus according to Claim 1 further including:
a communication bus;
and a plurality of control modules each having:
connection to the communication bus for transmitting communications on and receiving communications from the bus;
a different function from that of the others such that each receives input from a different one or more of the sources of input data and each effects control of a different one or more of the controlled elements;
a plurality of the control modules being involved in effecting the start up such that in the event that the start up is disabled, start up is prevented by each of said plurality of the modules.
a communication bus;
and a plurality of control modules each having:
connection to the communication bus for transmitting communications on and receiving communications from the bus;
a different function from that of the others such that each receives input from a different one or more of the sources of input data and each effects control of a different one or more of the controlled elements;
a plurality of the control modules being involved in effecting the start up such that in the event that the start up is disabled, start up is prevented by each of said plurality of the modules.
13. The apparatus according to Claim 12 including a port connected to the communication bus for receiving the special code on the communication bus.
14. The apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein the control apparatus is provided in a vehicle for controlling electrical components of the vehicle.
15. The apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein there is provided a manually operable key pad for entering the expiry date.
16. The apparatus according to Claim 15 wherein the keypad is arranged in a driver's compartment for operation by the driver.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA002314307A CA2314307A1 (en) | 2000-07-21 | 2000-07-21 | Electrical control apparatus for leased equipment |
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| CA002314307A CA2314307A1 (en) | 2000-07-21 | 2000-07-21 | Electrical control apparatus for leased equipment |
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| CA002314307A Abandoned CA2314307A1 (en) | 2000-07-21 | 2000-07-21 | Electrical control apparatus for leased equipment |
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Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2008095530A1 (en) * | 2007-02-05 | 2008-08-14 | Continental Automotive Gmbh | Control module and method for operating a motor vehicle |
| US7948120B2 (en) | 2008-12-02 | 2011-05-24 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Modular power distribution backplane, system, and method |
| EP3521961A1 (en) * | 2014-12-15 | 2019-08-07 | Polaris Industries Inc. | Autonomous ready vehicle |
| CN112248809A (en) * | 2020-10-23 | 2021-01-22 | 深圳百跑科技有限公司 | Vehicle oil-electricity control method and system |
| US20220237957A1 (en) * | 2015-09-29 | 2022-07-28 | Kubota Corporation | Management system for working machine |
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Cited By (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2008095530A1 (en) * | 2007-02-05 | 2008-08-14 | Continental Automotive Gmbh | Control module and method for operating a motor vehicle |
| US7948120B2 (en) | 2008-12-02 | 2011-05-24 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Modular power distribution backplane, system, and method |
| EP3521961A1 (en) * | 2014-12-15 | 2019-08-07 | Polaris Industries Inc. | Autonomous ready vehicle |
| US10640101B2 (en) | 2014-12-15 | 2020-05-05 | Polaris Industries Inc. | Autonomous ready vehicle |
| AU2020204368B2 (en) * | 2014-12-15 | 2022-01-27 | Polaris Industries Inc. | Autonomous ready vehicle |
| US11400914B2 (en) | 2014-12-15 | 2022-08-02 | Polaris Industries Inc. | Autonomous ready vehicle |
| US20220237957A1 (en) * | 2015-09-29 | 2022-07-28 | Kubota Corporation | Management system for working machine |
| CN112248809A (en) * | 2020-10-23 | 2021-01-22 | 深圳百跑科技有限公司 | Vehicle oil-electricity control method and system |
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