Vehicle control device and method
US9080661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3058
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control device that includes a computer which controls an in-vehicle device provided in a vehicle. The control device can be configured with a main processing unit that performs a process for operating the in-vehicle device, and a safety function processing unit that performs a safety function process for detecting a dangerous state of the in-vehicle device which is operated according to the process performed by the main processing unit and bringing the in-vehicle device into a safe state. The safety function processing unit may include execution order monitoring means for monitoring whether an execution order of the safety function process is correct when the safety function process is performed.
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