Abstract: A usage amount monitoring method is provided. The method may include: recording a usage amount time that records a maximum usage amount of the central processing unit (CPU) by recording a start time and an end time of task and interrupt service routine (ISR); storing data in a non-volatile memory by obtaining the maximum usage amount of the CPU, an engine revolutions per minute (RPM), a software operating mode, a fault code, a number of tasks started, and a task response time; and transmitting relevant information that is delivered to an external communication such that the relevant information may be confirmed in a personal computer (PC) in a chronological order after storing a previous record in the chronological order when the maximum usage amount of the CPU is updated.

Abstract: A battery system for a vehicle may include: a charging apparatus configured to receive an alternating current power from the outside thereof in a wired/wireless manner; an on-board charger (OBC) configured to convert the alternating current power of the charging apparatus into a direct current power; a micro-control unit (MCU) configured to boost an output voltage of the OBC by use of a boost converter configured by a motor and an inverter; and a battery connected to the MCU and configured to be charged with the boosted output voltage.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a sensor unit configured to acquire positional information of at least one object located in the vicinity of the vehicle, the sensor unit comprising a plurality of sensor modules. A controller is configured to determine a tracking filter based on a correspondence relationship between the plurality of sensor modules and the at least one object and to track the position of the at least one object using the positional information of the at least one object and the tracking filter.

Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure is to provide a vehicle capable of safely performing autonomous driving without user intervention through operations of control modules and communication between the control modules even in an emergency situation of an autonomous vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of control modules and a central processor. The central processor is configured to: in case of an emergency situation, determine a plurality of paths for each situation based on a speed of the vehicle; determine a risk corresponding to each of the plurality of paths for each situation based on the speed of the vehicle and a mass of the vehicle; determine a safety path corresponding to the smallest risk among the risks corresponding to each of the plurality of paths for each situation; and control the plurality of control modules based on a command set corresponding to the safety path.

Abstract: A vehicle and a network system are capable of downloading and updating the latest software from a plurality of other vehicles that are not subject to distance restrictions during an update time in a parking or autonomous driving situation. The vehicle includes a controller and a communicator, which is configured to perform communication with a server and a plurality of other vehicles in a network. Based on a software update request of the vehicle, the controller is configured to perform a software update of the vehicle through the other vehicle in response to a determination that the number of the other vehicle having a processor corresponding to a processor included in the vehicle among the plurality of other vehicles and the other vehicle for which the software update included in a wireless network formed by the vehicle is completed is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value.

Abstract: Provided are a control system of a wiper for a vehicle and a control method of the wiper for the vehicle using the same, which are capable of extending a life-span of the wiper by controlling a parking position of a unidirectional wiper. The control method includes: counting parking times at a first parking position and a second parking position of the wiper; determining whether the parking time at the first parking position of the wiper exceeds the parking time at the second parking position; and designating a parking position of the wiper according to whether the parking time at the first parking position of the wiper exceeds the parking time at the second parking position.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a plurality of tasks comprises: reading an operation state entry flag written in a predetermined storage medium when each of the plurality of tasks enters a new operation state, wherein each of the plurality of tasks executed through a series of operation states that are sequentially passed through, and determining whether each of the plurality of tasks is in an abnormal state by using the result of the reading of the operation state entry flag.

Abstract: A method of scheduling an operating system of a vehicle control unit includes determining a runnable function according to a first task requested from an application for a vehicle; executing the first task by operating with any one of a first thread and a second thread according to the determined runnable function for a first period in the first core; and when operating with the second thread in the first core, executing a first backup task corresponding to the first task in a second core that is different from the first core for the first period.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle capable of performing safe autonomous driving by selecting a recognition area of a sensor for performing autonomous driving and maximizing the performance of the sensor according to a situation. The vehicle for performing autonomous driving includes a communication part, a driving part configured to drive the vehicle and acquire information about an element that drives the vehicle, an information acquisition part including a camera, a radar and a LiDAR, and a control part. The control part is configured to determine road condition information of a road on which the vehicle travels based on a signal acquired from the communication part, determine travel information of the vehicle based on information acquired from the driving part, receive a recognition result of the information acquisition part, determine a required performance based on the road condition information, the vehicle travelling information, and the recognition result, and change an object recognition.

Abstract: A system for generating target information for a multi-radar target simulator includes: a modelling unit configured to generate a plurality of objects so as to be located within a plurality of radar detection ranges of a front radar sensor; an object arranging unit configured to arrange the plurality of objects located in each of the plurality of radar detection ranges in a distance order and select at least two objects among the plurality of arranged objects based on an order close to the front radar sensor and the same travelling direction; and a simulator control unit configured to select at least two objects as targets from the at least two objects selected by the object arranging unit as targets and control a multi-radar target simulator by using information about said at least two selected targets.

Abstract: A power converting system for a vehicle may include: a high-capacity on board charger (OBC) configured to charge a high-capacity high-voltage battery. a low voltage DC-DC converter (LDC) configured to convert a high voltage of the high-capacity high-voltage battery into a low voltage and charge a low voltage battery. The power converting system may further include an OBC and LDC integrated controller configured to perform integrated control of the high-capacity OBC and the LDC. The OBC and LDC integrated controller performs pulse width modulation (PWM) switching control by synchronizing ADC operation and PWM switching frequency control operation.

Abstract: Provided is a method performed in an electronic control unit of a multi-core structure. The method comprises executing one or more first type security jobs on a first core, selecting one or more second type security jobs assigned for execution on a security dedicated core, and designating the selected second type security jobs for execution on the second core instead of the security dedicated core.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle performing autonomous driving. The vehicle includes: a display, a driver to drive the vehicle, an inputter configured to receive destination information related to a destination of the vehicle, a power supply including a battery for supplying electric power to the vehicle, a first sensor module to detect a capacity of the battery, and a controller to determine an expected driving route of the vehicle based on the destination information. The controller calculates an expected power consumption of the vehicle based on the expected driving route, and changes an autonomous driving state of the vehicle in the expected driving route based on the expected power consumption and the detected capacity of the battery.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle capable of performing safe and efficient autonomous driving by acquiring accurate information about surrounding objects based on behavior control of the vehicle. The vehicle includes: a camera configured to acquire a surrounding image of the vehicle which includes one or more objects; at least one sensor configured to acquire position data of the one or more objects; and a controller configured to identify identification areas respectively corresponding to the one or more objects based on the surrounding image and the position data, and if a part of the identification area overlaps an occlusion area, control the vehicle to separate the identification area and the occlusion area from each other, to perform autonomous driving.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a communication response time between different controllers of a vehicle may include: a data transmitter of a first controller configured to measure an actual message response time required until a response message is received from a second controller after the first controller transmits a message to the second controller; an estimator of the first controller configured to receive a size of the message from the data transmitter of the first controller and reflect the received size to estimate the actual message response time according to a designated estimation logic; and a result data processor of the first controller configured to correct an estimation parameter used when the estimator estimates the message response time based on a difference between the actual message response time and the estimated message response time acquired through the estimator, and update the existing estimation parameter of the estimator.

Abstract: A method for the self-diagnosis of RAM error detection logic of a powertrain controller includes: idling, by a first core, an operation of a second core; testing an error correction code (ECC) module corresponding to a RAM operating by the second core; idling, by the second core, an operation of a core of a plurality of un tested cores; and testing an ECC module corresponding to a RAM operating by the core of the plurality of untested cores.

Abstract: A method for enhancing the security of a vehicle controller includes: performing, by a microcontroller, a secure boot when a vehicle controller is powered on and booted; determining, by the microcontroller, whether the secure boot is for a reprogramming mode or an other operation mode, among a plurality of operation modes of the vehicle controller, when the secure boot is completed; performing, by the microcontroller, a password input step, generating an error password, and automatically inputting the error password when the secure boot is for an operation mode other than the reprogramming mode from the plurality of operation modes of the vehicle controller; and jumping, by the microcontroller, to a main software (SW) routine immediately when the error password is inputted.

Abstract: A method for controlling production of microticks from a crank sensor signal continuously generated by engine RPM may include: dividing the crank sensor signal within a present period of the crank sensor signal to produce the microticks having a first period through the controller; monitoring the number of microticks produced through the controller; and controlling production of the microticks having the first period by using a direct memory access (DMA) based on the monitoring result through the controller.

Abstract: A battery charging method for an on-board charger (OBC) includes: applying, by a controller, an output voltage of a first converter to a second converter by controlling the output voltage based on a result of a comparison between a battery load voltage and a battery rated voltage; controlling, by the controller, the second converter to perform a frequency modulation on the output voltage using a low-speed frequency modulation method or a high-speed frequency modulation method based on a result of the control of the output voltage; and generating, by the controller, a frequency harmonic of a system frequency in a battery current based on a modulation method used to perform the frequency modulation. An output voltage of the first converter is controlled based on a load voltage state of a battery and applied to the second converter.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle capable of efficient storage medium management by differentially storing images acquired by the vehicle on the basis of a surrounding environment of the vehicle and a vehicle state, and a control method thereof. The vehicle includes a storage, a camera configured to acquire a vehicle surrounding image of a vehicle, a sensor unit configured to acquired vehicle information of the vehicle, and a control unit configured to determine an accident occurrence probability of an accident occurring to the vehicle on the basis of at least one of the vehicle surrounding image and the vehicle information, and in response to determining that a collision has occurred to the vehicle on the basis of the vehicle information, determine a storage form of the vehicle surrounding image on the basis of the accident occurrence probability and store the vehicle surrounding image in the storage.