JP2021081544A - Vehicle controller and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide: a vehicle controller capable of immediately stopping an operating function of a vehicle; and a vehicle.SOLUTION: A voice operation mode switching unit 13 switches from a voice inoperable mode where a vehicle 1 cannot be operated by voice to a voice operable mode where the vehicle 1 can be operated by the voice, when a predetermined start instruction voice is recognized by a voice recognition unit 12. A voice operation receiving unit 14 receives voice operations regarding the vehicle 1 on the basis of a recognition result obtained by the voice recognition unit 12. A vehicle function control unit 15 operates a predetermined function when the voice operations for instructing the operation of the predetermined function are received by the voice operation receiving unit 14. The voice operation mode switching unit 13 maintains the voice operable mode during the operation of the predetermined function.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle control device and a vehicle.

Conventionally, an automobile keyless entry device has been proposed that enables keyless entry of a vehicle door by inputting an encrypted signal by operating a door outer handle and uttering an encrypted voice by voice (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ). The above-mentioned Patent Document 1 describes that according to the keyless entry device, keyless entry can be easily and immediately performed by voice when there is no other person around the vehicle or in an emergency.

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In addition to unlocking the doors described above, it is also possible to activate various functions such as power slide doors and power windows by remote control of the vehicle by voice. Then, for example, when the user closes the power slide door by voice and another user is about to come into contact with the power sly during the closing operation, the power slide door is immediately stopped. Is desirable.
The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control device and a vehicle capable of immediately stopping the function of a vehicle in operation.

As a first aspect for achieving the above object, it is a vehicle control device that controls the operation of a vehicle having a predetermined function, and is input to a sound input unit for inputting sounds around the vehicle and the sound input unit. When a predetermined activation instruction voice is recognized by the voice recognition unit and the voice recognition unit, the vehicle can be operated by voice from the voice inoperable mode in which the vehicle cannot be operated by voice. The voice operation mode switching unit that switches to the voice operation enable mode, the voice operation reception unit that accepts the voice operation for the vehicle based on the recognition result by the voice recognition unit in the voice operation enable mode, and the voice operation reception unit. The voice operation mode switching unit includes a vehicle function control unit that activates the predetermined function when the voice operation instructing the operation of the predetermined function is received, and the voice operation mode switching unit is while the predetermined function is operating. , A vehicle control device that maintains the voice-operable mode.

In the vehicle control device, the voice operation receiving unit may be configured to accept only the voice operation related to the predetermined function and not to accept the voice operation not related to the predetermined function while the predetermined function is operating.

In the vehicle control device, if the voice recognition unit does not recognize the voice, the voice operation mode switching unit may not recognize the voice from the time when the operation of the predetermined function is started until the first predetermined time elapses. Even when the predetermined function is operating, the mode may be switched from the voice operation enable mode to the voice inoperable mode.

In the vehicle control device, the voice operation mode switching unit may be configured to maintain the voice operation enable mode from the time when the operation of the predetermined function is completed until the second predetermined time elapses.

In the vehicle control device, when a sound having a predetermined volume or higher is input to the sound input unit during the operation of the predetermined function, the voice operation mode switching unit is input to the sound input unit during the operation of the predetermined function. The second predetermined time may be longer than when no sound above the predetermined volume is input.

In the vehicle control device, the predetermined function may be configured to be an opening / closing function of an opening / closing portion provided in the vehicle.

As a second aspect for achieving the above object, a vehicle equipped with the above vehicle control device can be mentioned.

According to the vehicle control device of the present invention, the predetermined function is activated when the voice operation instructing the operation of the predetermined function is received by switching from the voice inoperable mode to the voice controllable mode by inputting the activation instruction voice. The voice-operable mode is maintained during operation. Therefore, the user can immediately stop the operation of the predetermined function only by the voice operation instructing the stop of the predetermined function without uttering the activation instruction voice while the predetermined function is operating.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a vehicle equipped with a vehicle control device. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the vehicle control device. FIG. 3 is a first flowchart of the voice operation mode switching process. FIG. 4 is a second flowchart of the voice operation mode switching process. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a situation in which a user performs a voice operation of closing the right power slide door after switching from a voice inoperable mode to a voice controllable mode by issuing a start instruction voice. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a situation in which the user performs a voice operation for stopping the closing operation of the right power slide door. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a situation in which a user performs a voice operation to open the right power slide door in order to open an object sandwiched between the right power slide doors.

[1. Vehicle configuration]
The configuration of the vehicle 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 1 has a right power hinge door 2, a left power hinge door 3, a right power slide door 4, and a left power slide door 5 for the user U of the vehicle 1 to get in and out of the passenger compartment. I have. Further, the vehicle 1 is provided with a power tailgate 6 for the user U to load and unload luggage into the vehicle compartment.

The right power hinge door 2, the left power hinge door 3, the right power slide door 4, the left power slide door 5, and the power tailgate 6 correspond to the opening / closing part of the present invention, and are opened / closed by the vehicle control device 10 provided in the vehicle 1. The operation is controlled. Hereinafter, the right power hinge door 2, the left power hinge door 3, the right power slide door 4, the left power slide door 5, and the power tailgate 6 are collectively referred to as an electric door.

The right power hinge door 2 includes a right PHD (Power Hing Door) drive unit 44 that opens and closes and drives the right power hinge door 2 by an electric actuator (not shown), and the left power hinge door 3 opens and closes and drives the left power hinge door 3 by an electric actuator. The left PHD drive unit 54 is provided. The right power slide door 4 includes a right PSD (Power Slide Door) drive unit 45 that opens and closes and drives the right power slide door 4 by an electric actuator, and the left power slide door 5 opens and closes and drives the left power slide door 5 by an electric actuator. The left PSD drive unit 55 is provided. The power tailgate 6 includes a PTG (Power Tail Gate) drive unit 64 that opens and closes and drives the power tailgate 6 by an electric actuator.

Right power hinge door 2, right power slide door 4, left power hinge door 3, left power slide by right PHD drive unit 44, right PSD drive unit 45, left PHD drive unit 54, left PSD drive unit 55, and PTG drive unit 64. The opening / closing function for opening and closing the door 5 and the power tailgate 6, respectively, corresponds to a predetermined function of the vehicle of the present invention.

Further, the glass windows (not shown) attached to the right power hinge door 2, the right power slide door 4, the left power hinge door 3, and the left power slide door 5 also correspond to the opening / closing part of the present invention, and the glass windows are electrically operated. The function of opening and closing by the actuator corresponds to a predetermined function of the vehicle of the present invention.

Further, in addition to the function of opening and closing the electric door and the window, the functions of the air conditioner (not shown), the lighting device (not shown), and the like provided in the vehicle 1 and capable of voice operation are provided in the present invention. Corresponds to a predetermined function.

On the right side surface of the vehicle 1, a right side indicator 41, a right side microphone 42, and a right side speaker 43 are provided as equipment for responding to a voice operation from the right side of the vehicle 1 by the user U. Similarly, on the left side surface of the vehicle 1, a left side indicator 51, a left side microphone 52, and a left side speaker 53 are provided as equipment for responding to a voice operation from the left side of the vehicle 1 by the user U. There is.

Further, on the back surface of the vehicle 1, a rear indicator 61, a rear camera 60, and a rear speaker 63 are provided as equipment for responding to a voice operation from the rear of the vehicle 1 by the user U. The right side microphone 42, the left side microphone 52, and the rear microphone 62 correspond to sound input units for inputting sounds around the vehicle of the present invention.

The front part of the vehicle 1 is provided with a front camera 30 for photographing the front of the vehicle 1, and the right door mirror is provided with a right side camera 40 for photographing the right side of the vehicle 1. Further, the left door mirror is provided with a left side camera 50 for photographing the left side of the vehicle 1, and a rear camera 60 for photographing the rear of the vehicle 1 is provided at the rear of the vehicle 1.

With reference to FIG. 2, the vehicle 1 includes a communication unit 70 that communicates with the outside of the vehicle in addition to the equipment shown in FIG. The vehicle control device 10 is an electronic circuit unit composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory 20, and the like (not shown). The memory 20 stores the control program 21 of the vehicle control device 10, the wording data 22 for recognizing the voice operation, and the authentication ID code 23 used when performing authentication with the mobile key 90. By reading and executing the control program stored in the memory 20, the CPU serves as the key authentication unit 11, the voice recognition unit 12, the voice operation mode switching unit 13, the voice operation reception unit 14, and the vehicle function control unit 15. Function.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the user U holding the mobile key 90 approaches the vehicle 1, the key authentication unit 11 communicates with the mobile key 90 via the communication unit 70 to obtain an ID. When the code is received and the received ID code matches the authentication ID code 23 stored in the memory 20, the user U is permitted to use the vehicle 1. As a result, the user U can operate the vehicle 1 by operating the switch of the mobile key 90 or by voice.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile key 90 includes a lock / unlock button 91 for instructing the locking and unlocking of the vehicle 1, a right power hinge door button 92 for instructing the opening / closing of the right power hinge door 2, and a left. Left power hinge door button 93 for instructing the opening and closing of the power hinge door 3, right power slide door button 94 for instructing the opening and closing of the right power slide door 4, and left power slide for instructing the opening and closing of the left power slide door 5. A door button 95 and a power tailgate button 96 for instructing the opening and closing of the power tailgate 6 are provided.

The user U can instruct the vehicle 1 to open and close the electric door by operating the buttons 92 to 96 of the mobile key 90 and by voice. The voice recognition unit 12 analyzes the voice of the user U input to any of the right side microphone 42, the left side microphone 52, and the rear microphone 62, and recognizes the content of the voice operation by the user U.

The voice operation mode switching unit 13 switches between a voice inoperable mode in which the vehicle 1 cannot be operated from outside the vehicle by voice and a voice inoperable mode in which the vehicle 1 can be operated from outside the vehicle by voice. The voice operation reception unit 14 receives a voice operation for the vehicle 1 based on the recognition result of the voice operation by the voice recognition unit 12. The vehicle function control unit 15 operates the functions of the vehicle 1 including the opening operation or the closing operation of the electric door in response to the voice operation received by the voice operation receiving unit 14.

[2. Voice operation mode switching process]
The voice operation mode switching process executed by the voice operation mode switching unit 13 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. In step S1 of FIG. 3, when the key authentication unit 11 succeeds in authenticating the mobile key 90, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 proceeds to step S2 and sets the voice operation inoperable mode, which is the initial setting.

In the following step S3, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 proceeds to step S4 when the activation instruction voice is recognized by the voice recognition unit 12. In step S4, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 switches from the voice inoperable mode to the voice operation enable mode, and in the following step S5, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 starts the operation start timer.

By the loop according to the next step S6 and step S7, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 determines whether or not the voice operation is accepted by the voice operation reception unit 14 in step S6, and the operation start timer time-ups in step S7. Determine if you did. When the operation start timer is timed up in step S7, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 proceeds with the process in step S8, switches from the voice operation enable mode to the voice inoperable mode, and proceeds to the process in step S3.

Further, in step S6, when the voice operation mode switching unit 13 receives the voice operation by the voice operation reception unit 14, the process proceeds to step S9 of FIG. 4, and the voice operation gives an operation instruction (open instruction) of the electric door. Or it is judged whether or not it is a closing instruction). Then, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 proceeds to step S20 when the voice operation is an operation instruction of the electric door, and proceeds to step S10 when the voice operation is not an operation instruction of the electric door.

In step S10, when the operation of the function corresponding to the voice operation is completed, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 proceeds to step S8 of FIG. 3 to switch from the voice operation enable mode to the voice operation impossible mode.

In step S20, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 proceeds to step S21 when the operation of the electric door is completed. By the process of step S20, the voice controllable mode is maintained until the operation of the electric door is completed. Therefore, the user U may immediately stop the operation of the electric door by performing a voice operation such as "stop" without issuing a start instruction voice to switch from the voice inoperable mode to the voice controllable mode. it can.

In the following step S21, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 determines whether or not a sound having a predetermined volume or higher is input to the corresponding microphone while the electric door is operating. Corresponding microphones are the right side microphone 42 for the right power hinge door 2 and the right power slide door 4, the left side microphone 52 for the left power hinge door 3 and the left power slide door 5, and the rear microphone 62 for the power tailgate 6.

Then, when the voice operation mode switching unit 13 does not input a sound equal to or higher than a predetermined volume to the corresponding microphone, the process proceeds to step S22, the set time of the timer is set to T1 after the operation is completed, and the process proceeds to step S23. Proceed with processing. On the other hand, when a sound of a predetermined volume or higher is input to the corresponding microphone, the voice operation mode switching unit 131 proceeds to step S30 and sets the timer setting time to T2, which is longer than T1, after the operation is completed. The process proceeds to step S23. T1 and T2 correspond to the second predetermined time of the present invention.

In step S23, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 starts the timer after the operation is completed, and when the timer is timed up after the work is completed in the following step S24, the process proceeds to step S8 of FIG. Switch to voice inoperable mode. By the processing of steps S21 to S24 and step S30, the voice controllable mode is maintained from the time when the operation of the electric door is completed until T1 or T2 elapses.

As a result, the user U, for example, performs a voice operation instructing the closing of the right slide door 4 to close the right slide door 4, but a handkerchief, clothes, luggage, etc. are caught in the right slide door 4. When it is noticed, the right slide door 4 is immediately opened by simply giving a voice instruction such as "open the slide door" without issuing a start instruction voice and switching from the voice inoperable mode to the voice controllable mode. be able to.

Here, when a sound of a predetermined volume or higher is input to the corresponding microphone while the electric door is operating, there is a possibility that an object has come into contact with the electric door or an object has been caught in the electric door. In this case, the electric door is electrically operated. After the door operation is completed, there is a high possibility that the user U will perform a voice operation to move the electric door in the opposite direction. Therefore, in step S30, by setting the set time of the timer after the end of operation to T2, which is longer than T1, it is possible to facilitate the response by the user U.

[3. Effect of voice operation mode switching process]
An example of the effect of the voice operation mode switching unit 13 executing the above-mentioned voice operation mode switching process will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

First, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 6, the effect of enabling the user U to give an emergency stop instruction for the right sliding door 4 will be described. In C1 of FIG. 5, the user U issues a start instruction voice V1 saying "OK, my car" to the vehicle 1 in which the right slide door 4 is fully open, and switches from the voice inoperable mode to the voice controllable mode. It shows the situation. The user U subsequently issues a voice instruction V2 "close the sliding door". When the voice operation reception unit 14 receives the voice instruction V2, the voice operation reception unit 14 blinks the right side indicator 41.

By the voice operation mode switching process, as shown in C2, the voice operation enable mode is maintained while the right slide door 4 is closed. Therefore, as shown in C3 of FIG. 6, when the child K tries to get on the vehicle 1 and is about to be caught in the right slide door 4, the user U uses the right slide door 4 such as "Tomare". The right slide door 4 can be stopped immediately by emitting the voice V3 instructing the stop.

That is, the user U can stop the right slide door 4 by issuing a start instruction voice "OK, my car" and simply emitting a voice V3 without switching from the voice inoperable mode to the voice controllable mode. it can. As shown in C4 of FIG. 6, the vehicle function control unit 15 may open the right slide door 4 after stopping the closing operation of the right slide door 4.

Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the effect of facilitating the user U's instruction to open the right slide door 4 when an object is caught during the closing operation of the right slide door 4 will be described. C5 of FIG. 7 shows a situation in which the object G is pinched when the closing operation of the right slide door 4 is completed. In this case, the voice operation mode switching process maintains the voice operation enable mode from the time when the closing operation of the right slide door 4 is completed until T1 or T2 elapses.

Therefore, as shown in C6, the user U can easily instruct the opening of the right sliding door 4 by issuing a voice V4 instructing the opening operation of the right sliding door 4 such as "open the sliding door". It can be carried out. That is, the user U emits the start instruction voice "OK, my car" and opens the right slide door 4 only by emitting the voice V4 without performing the operation of switching from the voice inoperable mode to the voice operable mode. be able to.

[4. Other embodiments]
In the above embodiment, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 performs voice operation from the time when the operation of the electric door is completed until T1 or T2 elapses by the processing of steps S21 to S24 and step S30 of FIG. Maintained in possible mode. As another embodiment, the processing of steps S21 to S24 and step S30 may be omitted.

In the above embodiment, in steps S21, S22, and S30 of FIG. 4, a process of changing the set time of the timer after the operation is completed is performed depending on whether or not a sound having a predetermined volume or higher is input during the operation of the electric door. It was. As another embodiment, the set time of the timer may be constant after the operation is completed.

In the above embodiment, when the voice operation instructing the operation of the electric door is received in step S9 of FIG. 4 and the operation of the electric door is started, the first predetermined time from the time when the operation of the electric door is started is started. If the voice operation instructing the stop of the electric door is not received until the elapse of, the mode is switched from the voice operation enable mode to the voice inoperable mode even if the operation of the electric door is not completed. You may do so.

In the above embodiment, the voice operation mode switching unit 13 determines in step S9 of FIG. 4 whether the voice operation is an operation instruction of the electric door, but also whether the voice operation is an operation instruction of the window glass. Judging, the processes of steps S20 to 24 and step S30 may be performed in the same manner as the electric door.

In the above embodiment, the voice operation switching unit 13 distinguishes between the operation instruction of the electric door and the operation instruction of other functions in step S9 of FIG. 4, and steps S20 to S24 and step S30 only for the operation instruction of the electric door. However, the process of step S20 may be performed for all the functions to maintain the voice-operable mode while the functions are in operation.

Note that FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the configurations of the vehicle 1 and the vehicle control device 10 according to the main processing contents in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention. The vehicle 1 and the vehicle control device 10 are shown. The configuration of may be configured by other divisions. Further, the processing of each component may be executed by one hardware unit or may be executed by a plurality of hardware units. Further, the processing by each component shown in FIGS. 3 to 4 may be executed by one program or may be executed by a plurality of programs.

[5. Configuration supported by the above embodiment]
The above embodiment is a specific example of the following configuration.

(Clause 1) A vehicle control device that controls the operation of a vehicle having a predetermined function, a sound input unit for inputting sounds around the vehicle and a voice recognition unit for recognizing the voice input to the sound input unit. When the voice recognition unit recognizes the predetermined activation instruction voice, the voice is switched from the voice inoperable mode in which the vehicle cannot be operated by voice to the voice inoperable mode in which the vehicle can be operated by voice. In the operation mode switching unit and the voice operation enable mode, the voice operation reception unit that receives the voice operation for the vehicle and the voice operation reception unit instruct the operation of the predetermined function based on the recognition result by the voice recognition unit. A vehicle function control unit that activates the predetermined function when the voice operation is received, and the voice operation mode switching unit operates the voice operation enable mode while the predetermined function is operating. Vehicle control device to maintain.
According to the vehicle control device of the first paragraph, when the voice operation instructing the operation of the predetermined function is received by switching from the voice inoperable mode to the voice operation enable mode by inputting the activation instruction voice, the predetermined function is performed. The voice-operable mode is maintained while is active. Therefore, the user can immediately stop the operation of the predetermined function only by the voice operation instructing the stop of the predetermined function without uttering the activation instruction voice while the predetermined function is operating.

(Item 2) The vehicle according to item 1, wherein the voice operation receiving unit accepts only the voice operation related to the predetermined function and does not accept the voice operation not related to the predetermined function while the predetermined function is operating. Control device.
According to the vehicle control device of the second paragraph, it is possible to prevent erroneously accepting a voice operation not related to the predetermined function while the predetermined function is operating.

(Item 3) When the voice recognition unit does not recognize the voice from the time when the operation of the predetermined function is started until the first predetermined time elapses, the voice operation mode switching unit has the predetermined voice operation mode switching unit. The vehicle control device according to item 1 or 2, wherein the voice-operable mode is switched to the voice-inoperable mode even when the function is in operation.
According to the vehicle control device of the third item, it is possible to prevent the voice controllable mode from being continued more than necessary and the voice or the like unintentionally emitted by the user being erroneously accepted as the voice operation. ..

(4) The voice operation mode switching unit is described in the first item or the second item, which maintains the voice operation enable mode from the time when the operation of the predetermined function is completed until the second predetermined time elapses. Vehicle control device.
According to the vehicle control device of the fourth item, a predetermined function is a function of operating a movable part such as opening and closing a door or a window of a vehicle, and an object is caught in the movable part when the operation of the movable part is completed. In such a case, the user can immediately perform a voice operation to operate the movable portion and release the pinched object without performing an operation to switch to the voice operation enable mode.

(Clause 5) When a sound having a predetermined volume or higher is input to the sound input unit during the operation of the predetermined function, the voice operation mode switching unit is said to the sound input unit during the operation of the predetermined function. The vehicle control device according to item 4, wherein the second predetermined time is made longer than when a sound having a predetermined volume or higher is not input.
According to the vehicle control device of the fifth item, if a sound of a predetermined volume or higher is generated during the operation of a predetermined function for operating a movable part such as opening / closing a door or a window of a vehicle, the movable part is something. There is a possibility that the object has come into contact with or is pinched by a moving part. Therefore, in this case, by making the second predetermined time longer than when the sound of the predetermined volume or higher is not generated, the user can afford to contact the moving part or pinch the object by the moving part. It is possible to operate a predetermined function by voice operation and to respond.

(Section 6) The vehicle control device according to any one of items 1 to 5, wherein the predetermined function is an opening / closing function of an opening / closing portion provided in the vehicle.
According to the vehicle control device of the sixth item, the user can open or close the opening / closing part by maintaining the voice-operable mode while the opening / closing part is opened or closed by the opening / closing function. It can be stopped immediately by voice operation.

(Section 7) A vehicle provided with the vehicle control device according to any one of paragraphs 1 to 6.
According to the vehicle control device of the seventh item, a vehicle equipped with any of the vehicle control devices of the first to sixth items can be configured.

1 ... Vehicle, 2 ... Right power hinge door, 3 ... Left power hinge door, 4 ... Right power slide door, 5 ... Left power slide door, 6 ... Power tailgate, 10 ... Vehicle, 11 ... Key authentication unit, 12 ... Voice recognition Unit, 13 ... Voice operation mode switching unit, 14 ... Voice operation reception unit, 15 ... Vehicle function control unit, 20 ... Memory, 21 ... Control program, 22 ... Word data, 23 ... Authentication ID code, 41 ... Right side Indicator, 42 ... right side microphone, 43 ... right side speaker, 90 ... mobile key, U ... user, K ... child.

Claims (7)

A vehicle control device that controls the operation of a vehicle having a predetermined function.
A sound input unit that inputs the sound around the vehicle,
A voice recognition unit that recognizes the sound input to the sound input unit,
A voice operation mode for switching from a voice inoperable mode in which the vehicle cannot be operated by voice to a voice inoperable mode in which the vehicle can be operated by voice when a predetermined activation instruction voice is recognized by the voice recognition unit. Switching part and
In the voice controllable mode, a voice operation reception unit that accepts voice operations for the vehicle based on the recognition result by the voice recognition unit, and a voice operation reception unit.
A vehicle function control unit that activates the predetermined function when the voice operation instructing the operation of the predetermined function is received by the voice operation reception unit.
The voice operation mode switching unit is a vehicle control device that maintains the voice operation enable mode while the predetermined function is operating. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, wherein the voice operation receiving unit accepts only the voice operation related to the predetermined function and does not accept the voice operation not related to the predetermined function while the predetermined function is operating. When the voice recognition unit does not recognize the voice from the time when the operation of the predetermined function is started until the first predetermined time elapses, the voice operation mode switching unit is operating the predetermined function. Even if there is, the vehicle control device according to claim 1 or 2, which switches from the voice-operable mode to the voice-inoperable mode. The vehicle control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the voice operation mode switching unit maintains the voice operation enable mode from the time when the operation of the predetermined function is completed until the second predetermined time elapses. When a sound having a predetermined volume or higher is input to the sound input unit during the operation of the predetermined function, the voice operation mode switching unit has a sound having a predetermined volume or higher to the sound input unit during the operation of the predetermined function. The vehicle control device according to claim 4, wherein the second predetermined time is made longer than when is not input. The vehicle control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the predetermined function is an opening / closing function of an opening / closing portion provided in the vehicle. A vehicle provided with the vehicle control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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