US 12,235,640 B2
Vehicle control device and vehicle control method
Yasuaki Takimoto, Tokyo (JP); Takuya Kono, Tokyo (JP); and Ryo Mizobe, Kobe (JP)
Assigned to Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/772,795
Filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jan. 8, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/000216
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/140581, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0342414 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC G05D 1/0011 (2013.01) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle control device to control a vehicle in accordance with remote operation from a control center, the vehicle control device comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including information on one or more alternative resources for at least one resource of the vehicle, and computer program code, when executed, causes the at least one processor to:
acquire a first resource list used by the control center to remotely operate the vehicle, wherein the first resource list is a center resource list, and wherein the first resource list further comprises a center functional definition;
acquire a second resource list used by the vehicle control device to control the vehicle in accordance with the remote operation from the control center, wherein the second resource list is a vehicle resource list, and wherein the second resource list further comprises a vehicle functional definition;
compare the first resource list acquired with the second resource list acquired;
switch, based on detecting a resource which is not a commonality between the first resource list acquired and the second resource list acquired, the resource which is not the commonality to a corresponding one of the one or more alternative resources stored in the memory;
control movement of the vehicle using the corresponding alterative resource; and wherein
acquiring the second resource list to be used by the vehicle control device to control the vehicle in accordance with the remote operation from the control center comprises acquiring the second resource list, and acquiring states of respective resources in the second resource list,
comparing the first and second resource lists includes determining presence or absence of a resource in an unusable state in the second resource list acquired, and
the switching comprises, based on detecting the resource in the unusable state, switching the resource in the unusable state to a corresponding one of the one or more alternative resources stored in the at least one memory.