Abstract: There are realized a vehicle control device and an electronic control system with high reliability capable of safely shifting control even when an operation abnormality occurs in a sensor around a vehicle or an arithmetic block that processes sensor fusion. The vehicle control device includes a first arithmetic block which performs sensor fusion processing based on pieces of raw data output from a plurality of surrounding environment sensors, a second arithmetic block which performs sensor fusion processing based on pieces of object data generated by processing the pieces of raw data output from the plurality of surrounding environment sensors, and a third arithmetic block which diagnoses an output result of the first arithmetic block by using the output result of the first arithmetic block and an output result of the second arithmetic block.

Abstract: There are realized a vehicle control device and an electronic control system with high reliability capable of safely shifting control even when an operation abnormality occurs in a sensor around a vehicle or an arithmetic block that processes sensor fusion. The vehicle control device includes a first arithmetic block which performs sensor fusion processing based on pieces of raw data output from a plurality of surrounding environment sensors, a second arithmetic block which performs sensor fusion processing based on pieces of object data generated by processing the pieces of raw data output from the plurality of surrounding environment sensors, and a third arithmetic block which diagnoses an output result of the first arithmetic block by using the output result of the first arithmetic block and an output result of the second arithmetic block.

Abstract: An optimal solution calculation device repeatedly calculates an optimal solution that minimizes an evaluation function having a time-varying parameter at regular intervals. The optimal solution calculation device includes: an initial solution generation unit that generates an initial solution for providing an initial value for a search process to search for the optimal solution; and an optimal solution search unit that calculates the optimal solution through the search process using the initial solution. The initial solution generation unit generates the initial solution using a previous optimal solution calculated by the optimal solution search unit.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic driving system based on a model predictive control, the automatic driving system where, in an event of a failure of an actuator, identification between a real vehicle and a vehicle model is simplified. Based on information regarding the failure of the actuator, the automatic driving system updates a spot in the vehicle model, the spot corresponding to the spot of failure detected, to a fixed value, and causes an actuator control device for the actuator, where the failure is detected, to fix a command value that is overwritten in accordance with a state of the actuator. With this configuration, the identification between the real vehicle and the vehicle model is simplified.

Abstract: The reliability of path planning calculation can be evaluated with low load without using multiplexing of calculation or an additional sensor.

Abstract: Image data captured from a traveling vehicle is considered, and it is not possible to reduce the transmission band of the image data. It is assumed that a radar 4 mounted in a traveling vehicle 10 detects a certain distant three-dimensional object at a time T in a direction of a distance d1 [m] and an angle ?1. Since the vehicle 10 travels at a vehicle speed Y [km/h], it is predicted that a camera 3 is capable of capturing the distant three-dimensional object at a time (T+?T) and an angle ?1 or at a distance d2 [m]. Therefore, if a control unit 2 outputs a request to the camera 3 in advance, so as to cut out an image of the angle ?1 or the distance d2 [m] at the time (T+?T), when the time (T+?T) comes, the camera 3 transfers a whole image and a high-resolution image being a cutout image of only a partial image, to the control unit 2.

Abstract: Provided is a device that prevents a vehicle behavior from being unstable when an operation is continued using a degeneration function at a time of failure of a drive unit command value generation function in an autonomous driving system. A future actuator command value outputted by a main function unit for generating a drive unit command value and a simple actuator command value outputted by the degeneration function of generating a drive unit command value are synthesized using a weighting factor that changes with time.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enhance the reliability of an autonomous driving system. The autonomous driving system includes: a higher-level control device 1 that outputs a control target value of an actuator group based on an action plan of a vehicle; and a lower-level control device 2 that controls the actuator group of the vehicle based on a command from the higher-level control device 1. The lower-level control device 2 holds the control target value of the vehicle provided by the higher-level control device 1 over a specific period. When the higher-level control device 1 does not satisfy a desired function, the lower-level control device 2 is configured to be controlled based on the held control target value. The action plan is followed by determining and correcting a difference between an actual action value and the control target value of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of implementing a neural network using a small-scale circuit by simplifying the multiplication of the input data by weight data. The neural network circuit according to the present invention is configured from: a means for multiplying input data by a rounded value of the mantissa part of weight data; a means for shifting the multiplication result by the number of bits of the rounded value; a means for adding the shifted result to the original input data; and a means for shifting the addition result by the number of bits of the exponent part of the weight.

Abstract: An electronic control device including a sensor fusion processing unit that integrates a plurality of pieces of sensor information having been input from a plurality of sensors. The electronic control device further including a behavior prediction processing unit that obtains a future value in which a future behavior of a target object is predicted based on joint information integrated by the sensor fusion processing unit. The electronic control device further including a comparison unit that compares a future value predicted by the behavior prediction processing unit with output information of each sensor of the sensor fusion processing unit at a predicted time.

Abstract: There is provided a technology capable of synchronizing a plurality of timers with a simple circuit configuration in an electronic control unit that controls a vehicle. An electronic control unit according to the present invention concatenates a second timer value as the most significant bit of a first timer value reset by a synchronization signal, and counts up the second timer value by the synchronization signal.

Abstract: A prediction control device controls an actuator for automatic driving of a vehicle including: a command value generation unit generating an operation amount for the actuator and an operation amount candidate as a predicted value; an output prediction unit outputting a control amount candidate as a predicted value corresponding to the actuator output by using an operation model; an evaluation function calculation unit expressing constraint conditions for the automatic driving; a situation degree detection obtaining a measure of giving priority to ride comfort or giving priority to danger avoidance of an own vehicle while traveling; and a responsiveness adjusting unit obtaining a next operation amount candidate from the situation degree from the situation degree detection unit. The operation command value generation unit generates an operation amount for the actuator, and the responsiveness adjusting unit adjusts the output of the evaluation function according to the situation degree.

Abstract: In the invention, a problem is solved in which, in order to achieve high performance and high reliability with the conventional multi-core and lockstep core, a redundant lockstep core is necessarily prepared to execute a multi-core program in which an error has occurred, a circuit area increases, and a cost and a power consumption increase. In the invention, a safe operation of a control system is secured by operating a software program operating on a multi-core in which an error has occurred as degenerate software on a core switched from a lockstep operation to a multi-core operation.

Abstract: An electronic control device for a vehicle according to the present invention includes an action prediction unit that predicts the action of an object around the vehicle on the basis of external information acquired from external information detection units that detect external information of the vehicle, and a determination unit for a detection unit that determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the external information detection unit by comparing external information acquired from the external information detection unit at the time corresponding to a prediction result of the action prediction unit to the prediction result of the action prediction unit.

Abstract: An electromagnetic valve control unit for detecting operation of an electromagnetic valve on the basis of a drive voltage or a drive current applied to the electromagnetic valve. The electromagnetic valve control unit includes an A/D converter, a filter, and a detection unit. The A/D converter converts the drive voltage or the drive current into a digital signal. The filter has a gain of about zero at a predetermined frequency. The detection unit detects operation of the electromagnetic valve on the basis of an output of the filter upon input of the digital signal into the filter.

Abstract: There are realized a vehicle control device and an electronic control system with high reliability capable of safely shifting control even when an operation abnormality occurs in a sensor around a vehicle or an arithmetic block that processes sensor fusion. The vehicle control device includes a first arithmetic block which performs sensor fusion processing based on pieces of raw data output from a plurality of surrounding environment sensors, a second arithmetic block which performs sensor fusion processing based on pieces of object data generated by processing the pieces of raw data output from the plurality of surrounding environment sensors, and a third arithmetic block which diagnoses an output result of the first arithmetic block by using the output result of the first arithmetic block and an output result of the second arithmetic block.

Abstract: Provided is a device that prevents a vehicle behavior from being unstable when an operation is continued using a degeneration function at a time of failure of a drive unit command value generation function in an autonomous driving system. A future actuator command value outputted by a main function unit for generating a drive unit command value and a simple actuator command value outputted by the degeneration function of generating a drive unit command value are synthesized using a weighting factor that changes with time.

Abstract: A circuit generation device that implements a standard function and a degeneration function has a first operation synthesis function of generating a circuit description based on a system operation description, there are provided a degenerate parameter extraction function of extracting a degenerate parameter from the operation description, a degeneration parameter change function of changing a value of the degeneration parameter, a second operation synthesis function of generating a degeneration circuit description based on the operation description and the degeneration parameter value, and a determination function of determining whether the performance of the degeneration circuit description satisfies a constraint condition based on the circuit description.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic driving system based on a model predictive control, the automatic driving system where, in an event of a failure of an actuator, identification between a real vehicle and a vehicle model is simplified. Based on information regarding the failure of the actuator, the automatic driving system updates a spot in the vehicle model, the spot corresponding to the spot of failure detected, to a fixed value, and causes an actuator control device for the actuator, where the failure is detected, to fix a command value that is overwritten in accordance with a state of the actuator. With this configuration, the identification between the real vehicle and the vehicle model is simplified.

Abstract: There is no consideration on performing charging control on a battery necessary for limp-home travel according to a travel environment of a vehicle. It is assumed that the vehicle changes a travel lane to a second travel lane by overtaking or the like between time t1 and t0. The second power generation threshold generation unit 33 refers to the lookup table 50 illustrated in FIG. 5 and reads 70 as the second charging threshold SOCth2. Then, the second charging threshold SOCth2 is larger than the first charging threshold SOCth1 as illustrated in FIG. 6(C), and thus, the threshold selection unit 34 outputs the second charging threshold SOCth2 as the selected charging threshold SOCth. At this time, the SOC of the battery is lower than the charging threshold SOCth, and thus, the power generation command value GEN is turned on at time t1, and the power generation engine is started to charge the battery.