Abstract: An external control apparatus performs a main calculation, and a vehicle-mounted control apparatus transmits a control command for controlling an automatic driving vehicle, based on a calculation result. In a vehicle control system according to the present disclosure, the vehicle-mounted control apparatus determines whether or not the calculation result of the external control apparatus satisfies an allowable condition. In the case where the allowable condition is satisfied, the vehicle is controlled based on the result of the main calculation by the external control apparatus, and in the case where the allowable condition is not satisfied, the vehicle is controlled based on the result of a backup calculation by the vehicle-mounted control apparatus; therefore, the vehicle can continue stable traveling.

Abstract: A conventional V2X communication system relays vehicle information received from vehicles, from a base station to all vehicles in an area. Accordingly, a problem arises in that unnecessary transmission to vehicles which do not require vehicle information occurs, resulting in increase in a traffic amount in communication. According to the present disclosure, only if it is determined, based on information that is held by a vehicle or a base station and that is about an area in which direct transmission or reception is difficult, that direct transmission of vehicle information to another vehicle or reception of vehicle information transmitted from the other vehicle is difficult, the vehicle information is transmitted to the other vehicle via the base station.

Abstract: A terminal device having a relay function of relaying a signal received from a first peripheral terminal among peripheral terminals, which are other terminal devices available for direct communication with the terminal device, to a second peripheral terminal among the peripheral terminals, the terminal device including: a detection unit that detects the peripheral terminals; a storage unit that holds peripheral terminal information that is information on each of the peripheral terminals detected by the detection unit; and an information notification unit that transmits a notification message for notifying the other terminal devices of information on the terminal device, the notification message including the peripheral terminal information held by the storage unit.

Abstract: To provide an automatic driving and driving support system, an automatic driving support apparatus, an automatic driving vehicle, and the like which can make the automatic driving vehicle generate the target traveling track suitable for the front road state which cannot be detected by the automatic driving vehicle, while suppressing the increase in the calculation processing load of the automatic vehicle. In an automatic driving and driving support system, when the target traveling track is acquired from the preceding vehicle which precedes and travels the same lane as a lane of the scheduled traveling route acquired from the support object vehicle, the automatic driving support apparatus transmits the target traveling track to the support object vehicle; and the automatic driving vehicle generates the target traveling track of the own vehicle based on the acquired target traveling track of the preceding vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lane change route instructing device and a lane change route instructing system such that, by considering the necessity of a lane change of a multiple of vehicles existing in a periphery, a coinciding of travel routes accompanying a lane change is avoided, and the vehicles can be caused to carry out a traveling operation smoothly.

Abstract: A vehicle driving assistance system includes a vehicle side communication system and a base point side communication system. The base point side communication system includes: a receiving part which receives the vehicle information and the video image information; a drive route operation part which searches for a drive route of the vehicle; an object discrimination part which recognizes an object existing on the drive route; a collision judgment part which judges about whether there is a risk of collision with the object; an information determination part which selects video image information for transmitting, according to the type of collision; a transmitting part which transmits the video image information to the vehicle, having the vehicle side communication system. The vehicle driving assistance system is configured so that the video image information from a vehicle can be transmitted according to the situation of driving assistance.

Abstract: A conventional V2X communication system relays vehicle information received from vehicles, from a base station to all vehicles in an area. Accordingly, a problem arises in that unnecessary transmission to vehicles which do not require vehicle information occurs, resulting in increase in a traffic amount in communication. According to the present disclosure, only if it is determined, based on information that is held by a vehicle or a base station and that is about an area in which direct transmission or reception is difficult, that direct transmission of vehicle information to another vehicle or reception of vehicle information transmitted from the other vehicle is difficult, the vehicle information is transmitted to the other vehicle via the base station.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a synchronization state transmission/reception unit configured to transmit and receive a synchronization state to and from another control apparatus via a network, and a state data transmission/reception unit configured to transmit and receive state data to and from the another control apparatus via the network. Thus, the control apparatus can grasp the synchronization state of the another control apparatus. Further, even when the control apparatus is restarted due to a failure, the control apparatus receives state data from another control apparatus that has been synchronized with the control apparatus and is in operation so that the control apparatus can recover without stopping the entire system.

Abstract: An equivalence verification unit (130) judges through equivalence verification, for each of corresponding combinations which are each a combination of a function included in pre-change source code and a function included in post-change source code, whether the functions included in the corresponding combination are equivalent to each other. A partial verification judgment unit (150) judges, for each of inequivalent ones of the corresponding combinations, whether the corresponding combination is a partial verification combination including a function where an inequivalent path, in which an inequivalent function is called, and a non-inequivalent path, in which a non-inequivalent function is called, are both included. A partial verification unit (160) judges, for each of the partial verification combinations, whether the functions included in the partial verification combination are partially equivalent to each other by excluding the inequivalent path and performing the equivalence verification.

Abstract: An equivalence verification unit (130) judges through equivalence verification, for each of corresponding combinations which are each a combination of a function included in pre-change source code and a function included in post-change source code, whether the functions included in the corresponding combination are equivalent to each other. A partial verification judgment unit (150) judges, for each of inequivalent ones of the corresponding combinations, whether the corresponding combination is a partial verification combination including a function where an inequivalent path, in which an inequivalent function is called, and a non-inequivalent path, in which a non-inequivalent function is called, are both included. A partial verification unit (160) judges, for each of the partial verification combinations, whether the functions included in the partial verification combination are partially equivalent to each other by excluding the inequivalent path and performing the equivalence verification.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a synchronization state transmission/reception unit configured to transmit and receive a synchronization state to and from another control apparatus via a network, and a state data transmission/reception unit configured to transmit and receive state data to and from the another control apparatus via the network. Thus, the control apparatus can grasp the synchronization state of the another control apparatus. Further, even when the control apparatus is restarted due to a failure, the control apparatus receives state data from another control apparatus that has been synchronized with the control apparatus and is in operation so that the control apparatus can recover without stopping the entire system.

Abstract: In an in-vehicle network system (100), a parent control unit (10) and a child control unit (20) constitute a control unit. In the in-vehicle network system (100), a monitoring unit (70) acquires communication data being communicated between the parent control unit (10) and the child control unit (20) and flowing in an in-vehicle network (30) which connects the parent control unit (10) and the child control unit (20) to each other. The monitoring unit (70) diagnoses an abnormality in the parent control unit (10) based on the communication data acquired by the monitoring unit (70) and diagnostic data stored by a memory unit.

Abstract: An increase in the number of signal lines of a control apparatus for controlling devices of an automobile can be prevented and safety of the automobile can be secured. An in-vehicle communication system includes an input DHM that obtains device data from an input device, a BCM that generates control data for controlling an output device based on a value of the device data, and an output DHM that controls the output device according to the control data. The input DHM is composed of duplexed input control blocks, duplexed input shared memories, and an input NW control block. The BCM is composed of a BCM_NW control block, duplexed BCM shared memories for different intended uses, and duplexed arithmetic blocks. The output DHM is composed of an output NW control block, duplexed output shared memories, duplexed output control blocks, and a matching circuit.

Abstract: Control information from a plurality of applications 1000 is written into a shared memory 101 as needed. A communication part 105 transmits the control information written in the shared memory 101 to a DHM 200 in each transmission cycle which is constant. In a management table, a plurality of allowable delay times is defined, the allowable delay time being a delay time allowable at an urgent transmission of the control information. A transmission timing notification part 106 divides a transmission cycle into time slots each of which is equal to or shorter than the shortest allowable delay time defined in the management table. The communication part 105 transmits the control information in the shared memory 101 to the DHM 200 before arrival of the transmission cycle, in a unit of time slot.

Abstract: An application list reading part 220 reads an application list 122. An application collecting part 230 acquires a source code 111 of an installed application indicated by the application list 122. The application collecting part 230 also acquires a source code 111 of an additional application. A program analyzing part 240 performs program analysis concerning a new execution program 123 using the source codes 111. If a bug will not occur in the new execution program 123, a program creating part 250 creates a new execution program 123. Then, a program updating part 260 writes the new execution program 123 to an electronic control device 121 and adds an additional application name to the application list 122.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photomultiplier having a structure for making it possible to easily realize high detection accuracy and fine processing, and a method of manufacturing the same. The photomultiplier comprises an enclosure having an inside kept in a vacuum state, whereas a photocathode emitting electrons in response to incident light, an electron multiplier section multiplying in a cascading manner the electron emitted from the photocathode, and an anode for taking out a secondary electron generated in the electron multiplier section are arranged in the enclosure. A part of the enclosure is constructed by a glass substrate having a flat part, whereas each of the electron multiplier section and anode is two-dimensionally arranged on the flat part in the glass substrate.

Abstract: An ASL is associated with an APP module having as a communication target an existing APP SW-C(1). A buffer part accumulates data to the existing APP SW-C(1) and data from the existing APP SW-C(1). A communication processing part transmits the data to the existing APP SW-C(1) accumulated in the buffer part to the existing APP SW-C(1), receives data transmitted from the existing APP SW-C(1), and stores the received data in the buffer part. An API processing part receives as input from the APP module data to the existing APP SW-C(1), stores the data received as input in the buffer part, receives as input from the buffer part data from the existing APP SW-C(1), and outputs the data received as input to the APP module.

Abstract: In an in-vehicle network system (100), a parent control unit (10) and a child control unit (20) constitute a control unit. In the in-vehicle network system (100), a monitoring unit (70) acquires communication data being communicated between the parent control unit (10) and the child control unit (20) and flowing in an in-vehicle network (30) which connects the parent control unit (10) and the child control unit (20) to each other. The monitoring unit (70) diagnoses an abnormality in the parent control unit (10) based on the communication data acquired by the monitoring unit (70) and diagnostic data stored by a memory unit.

Abstract: An application list reading part 220 reads an application list 122. An application collecting part 230 acquires a source code 111 of an installed application indicated by the application list 122. The application collecting part 230 also acquires a source code 111 of an additional application. A program analyzing part 240 performs program analysis concerning a new execution program 123 using the source codes 111. If a bug will not occur in the new execution program 123, a program creating part 250 creates a new execution program 123. Then, a program updating part 260 writes the new execution program 123 to an electronic control device 121 and adds an additional application name to the application list 122.

Abstract: A configuration information generation section 11 uses configuration information of an ECU 2 and configuration information of a new device 5 which is to be newly connected to the ECU 2, generates and outputs to the ECU 2, new configuration information after the new device 5 is connected to the ECU 2. An executable file generation section 12 links an object file of a control program implemented on the ECU 2, and an object file of a control program to control the new device 5, and generates and outputs to the ECU 2 an executable file of a new control program after the new device 5 is connected to the ECU 2.