Control panel system for a vehicle

摘要

A method and apparatus for managing a programmable control panel for a vehicle. A number of first level control functions is assigned to the programmable control panel for the vehicle. A number of second level control functions is assigned to the programmable control panel based on a health of programmable control panels in the vehicle.

主权项

1. A method for managing a programmable control panel for a vehicle, the method comprising:
assigning a number of first level control functions to the programmable control panel for the vehicle; and assigning a number of second level control functions to the programmable control panel based on a health of programmable control panels in the vehicle, such that the programmable control panel is now configured to provide the number of first level control functions and the number of second level control functions, assigning comprising:
responsive to a particular programmable control panel in the programmable control panels failing to operate as desired, identifying an associated number of first level control functions for the particular programmable control panel; andassigning the associated number of first level control functions to the programmable control panel as the number of second level control functions to the programmable control panel.