Driving control system and drive assist method
AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Corporation
InventorRyota SEKIGUCHI
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Abstract
A drive assistant (700) executes a drive assist function that is a function of a drive assist system. A first electronic control apparatus (401) has a first sensor (501). A second electronic control apparatus (402) has a second sensor (502). The first electronic control apparatus (401) is connected to the drive assistant (700) via a main network (10). The second electronic control apparatus (402) is connected to the first electronic control apparatus (401) via a sub-network (20) having no connection to the drive assistant (700). The first electronic control apparatus (401) outputs, to the main network (10), control assist information generated on the basis of first sensing information acquired by the first sensor (501) and second sensing information acquired by the second sensor (502).
Claims9
A driving control system comprising:
- a drive assistant mounted on a vehicle to execute a drive assist function that is a function of a drive assist system;
- a first electronic control apparatus having a connection to a first sensor to recognize a status of surroundings of the vehicle and connected to the drive assistant via a main network;
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- a second electronic control apparatus connected to the first electronic control apparatus via a sub-network that is different from the main network and having a connection to a second sensor to recognize the status of the surroundings of the vehicle, wherein
- the second electronic control apparatus includes processing circuitry
- to transmit second sensing information acquired by the second sensor to the first electronic control apparatus via the sub-network, and
- the first electronic control apparatus includes processing circuitry
- to receive information from the second electronic control apparatus, and
- to output, to the main network, control assist information for execution of the drive assist function, the control assist information being generated on the basis of first recognition information on the surroundings of the vehicle and second recognition information on the surroundings of the vehicle, the first recognition information being calculated using first sensing information acquired by the first sensor, the second recognition information being calculated using the second sensing information received via the sub-network.
A drive assist method for a vehicle having a mounted drive assistant to execute a drive assist function that is a function of a drive assist system, the drive assist method comprising:
- connecting the drive assistant to a first electronic control apparatus having a connection to a first sensor to recognize a status of surroundings of the vehicle via a main network;
- connecting the first electronic control apparatus to a second electronic control apparatus having a connection to a second sensor to recognize the status of the surroundings of the vehicle via a sub-network that is different from the main network;
- transmitting, by the second electronic control apparatus, second sensing information acquired by the second sensor to the first electronic control apparatus via the sub-network;
- receiving, by the first electronic control apparatus, the second sensing information via the sub-network;
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- outputting, to the main network, by the first electronic control apparatus, control assist information for execution of the drive assist function, the control assist information being generated on the basis of first recognition information on the surroundings of the vehicle and second recognition information on the surroundings of the vehicle, the first recognition information being calculated using first sensing information acquired by the first sensor, the second recognition information being calculated using the received second sensing information.
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