Vehicle and stop switch apparatus
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsJunichi Yukawa, Kenji Sugihara
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Abstract
A vehicle and a stop switch apparatus capable of accommodating various unexpected situations in a software operable vehicle. The vehicle is provided with a first operation section that allows operation of the vehicle without software, a second operation section capable of operating the vehicle by using software, a communicator that communicates with an external apparatus, and a stop switch that is provided physically and operable to stop operation of the second operation section without software.
Claims14
A vehicle, comprising:
- a first operation section that allows operation of the vehicle without software;
- a second operation section capable of operating the vehicle by using software;
- a communicator that communicates with an apparatus outside of the vehicle;
- and
- a switch that is provided physically and operable to stop operation of the second operation section without software,
- wherein the first operation section is a steering system that is steered only by a mechanical mechanism including a steering wheel, a steering shaft, a tie rod, a pinion gear, a rack, a knuckle arm, and a wheel when the switch stops operation of the second operation section without software during operation of the vehicle.
A stop switch apparatus to be mounted on a vehicle, the vehicle including a first operation section that allows operation of a vehicle without software, a second operation section capable of operating the vehicle by using software, and a communicator that communicates with an apparatus outside of the vehicle, the stop switch apparatus comprising:
- a stop switch provided physically;
- and
- a hardware logic circuit that stops operation of the second operation section without software when the stop switch is operated, and
- wherein the first operation section includes a steering system which is steered only by a mechanical mechanism including a steering wheel, a steering shaft, a tie rod, a pinion gear, a rack, a knuckle arm, and a wheel when the second operation section does not function by the stop switch during operation of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.