WO2022196322A1 - 車載装置、情報処理方法、及びコンピュータプログラム - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to an in-vehicle device, an information processing method, and a computer program.
- This application claims priority based on Japanese application No. 2021-045022 filed on March 18, 2021, and incorporates all the descriptions described in the Japanese application.
- the in-vehicle device of Patent Document 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example, a single-core CPU having one core or a multi-core CPU having a plurality of cores. A plurality of program systems run on the CPU.
- the in-vehicle device described above is equipped with a hypervisor as a component of functions realized by executing a program.
- the in-vehicle device described above creates a plurality of virtual devices on the CPU by the hypervisor, operates them in parallel, and operates an OS (Operation System) on the created virtual devices.
- OS Operating System
- An in-vehicle device is an in-vehicle device that is mounted in a vehicle and generates a plurality of virtual devices that serve as operating environments for a plurality of programs, and includes a management unit that manages the plurality of virtual devices, The management unit identifies a vehicle state indicating the state of the vehicle, and selects one of a plurality of pieces of allocation information for allocating the virtual device to the own device based on the identified vehicle state. is determined, and the determined allocation information is applied to the virtual device.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of an in-vehicle system according to Embodiment 1;
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the physical configuration of an in-vehicle ECU;
- FIG. It is a block diagram which illustrates the logical structure of vehicle-mounted ECU.
- 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating contents of an allocation information table;
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of identifying a vehicle state and switching allocation information; If the allocation information is No. 1 from the allocation information of No. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing virtual ECUs assigned to the first arithmetic device, the second arithmetic device, and the third arithmetic device when switching to allocation information No. 2; FIG. If the allocation information is No.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing virtual ECUs assigned to the first arithmetic unit when switching to N+1 assignment information; 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing related to allocation of virtual ECUs performed by a management unit; FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of identifying a vehicle state and switching allocation information according to the second embodiment; 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing related to allocation of virtual ECUs performed by a management unit according to the second embodiment;
- the present disclosure has been made in view of such circumstances, and aims to provide an in-vehicle device or the like that can appropriately allocate virtual devices according to the state of the vehicle.
- An in-vehicle device is an in-vehicle device that is installed in a vehicle and generates a plurality of virtual devices that serve as operating environments for a plurality of programs, and a management unit that manages the plurality of virtual devices. and the management unit identifies a vehicle state indicating the state of the vehicle, and selects one of a plurality of pieces of allocation information for allocating the virtual device to the own device based on the identified vehicle state. Determining the allocation information and applying the determined allocation information to the virtual device.
- the in-vehicle device includes a control unit that executes a plurality of programs.
- a plurality of virtual devices are generated by the controller starting the virtualization operating system.
- a program is executed on the virtual device.
- the control unit also functions as a management unit that manages multiple virtual devices.
- the in-vehicle device stores a plurality of pieces of allocation information for the management unit to allocate virtual devices to the in-vehicle device.
- the management unit identifies the vehicle state and determines one of the plurality of pieces of allocation information based on the identified vehicle state.
- the management unit applies the determined allocation information to the virtual device. In other words, the management unit uses the determined allocation information to allocate the virtual device to the in-vehicle device.
- the management unit When the allocation information determined by the management unit is applied to the virtual device, if the current allocation information, which is the allocation information applied at the present time, and the next-time allocation information, which is the determined allocation information, are the same, the determined Application of this allocation information to a virtual device will maintain the current allocation information. If the current allocation information, which is the allocation information applied at the present time, and the next-time allocation information, which is the determined allocation information, are different, the management unit applies the next-time allocation information to the allocation of the virtual device. The allocation information to be used is switched from the current allocation information to the next time allocation information. The management unit can appropriately switch the allocation of the virtual device to the in-vehicle device according to the vehicle state. In other words, the management unit can appropriately allocate the virtual device to the in-vehicle device according to the vehicle state.
- the management unit acquires specific information for specifying the vehicle state from the virtual device, and specifies the vehicle state based on the acquired specific information. do.
- the management unit acquires specific information for specifying the vehicle state from the virtual device.
- the specific information includes, for example, detection results of in-vehicle equipment such as sensors mounted in the vehicle.
- the management unit identifies the vehicle state based on the acquired specific information.
- the management unit determines allocation information based on the specified vehicle state. Since the virtual device does not need to identify the vehicle state, less processing can be done by the virtual device.
- the virtual device identifies the vehicle state
- the management unit acquires the vehicle state identified by the virtual device from the virtual device.
- the virtual device identifies the vehicle state and outputs the identified vehicle state to the management unit.
- the management unit acquires the vehicle state output from the virtual device and determines allocation information based on the acquired vehicle state. Since the management unit acquires the vehicle state specified by the virtual device from the virtual device, the processing performed by the management unit to specify the vehicle state can be reduced.
- the management unit identifies the vehicle state based on the hardware state of the device itself.
- the management unit identifies the vehicle status based on the hardware status of the in-vehicle device.
- the hardware status includes the hardware load, eg, the communication frequency of the in-vehicle device.
- the management unit determines allocation information based on the specified vehicle state. Since there is no need for the virtual device to perform processing in identifying the vehicle state, the processing performed by the virtual device can be reduced.
- the management unit specifies the vehicle state multiple times, and the same vehicle state continues for a predetermined number of times or more in the multiple specified vehicle states. If so, the allocation information is determined based on the same vehicle state.
- the management unit identifies the vehicle state multiple times.
- the management unit determines whether or not the same vehicle state continues for a predetermined number of times or more in the identified vehicle states.
- the management unit determines allocation information based on the same vehicle state, and applies the determined allocation information to the virtual device.
- the management unit allocates virtual devices using allocation information determined based on the same vehicle state that has continued for a predetermined number of times or more.
- the management unit does not determine allocation information when the same vehicle state does not continue for a predetermined number of times.
- the management unit allocates virtual devices using allocation information that has already been applied to virtual devices. Even if the frequency of vehicle state changes is high, the management unit can appropriately allocate virtual devices to in-vehicle devices.
- the management unit identifies the vehicle state a plurality of times, and in the plurality of identified vehicle states, the number of times of the same vehicle state is a predetermined value. In the above cases, the allocation information is determined based on the same vehicle state.
- the management unit identifies the vehicle state multiple times.
- the management unit determines whether or not the number of times of the same vehicle state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the specified vehicle states.
- the predetermined value is, for example, a value of 50% or more of multiple times.
- the management unit determines allocation information based on the vehicle state in which the number of times of the same vehicle state is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, and transmits the determined allocation information to the virtual device. Apply.
- the management unit allocates virtual devices using allocation information determined based on vehicle states in which the number of times of the same vehicle state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value among the vehicle states identified multiple times.
- the management unit does not determine allocation information when the number of times of the same vehicle state is less than a predetermined value.
- the management unit allocates virtual devices using allocation information that has already been applied to virtual devices. Even if the frequency of vehicle state changes is high, the management unit can appropriately allocate virtual devices to in-vehicle devices.
- the management unit changes the type of the virtual device to be allocated by applying the allocation information.
- the type of virtual device assigned to the in-vehicle device is changed by applying the assignment information by the management unit.
- the management unit can allocate an appropriate type of virtual device to the in-vehicle device according to the vehicle state.
- the management unit changes the number of virtual devices to be allocated by applying the allocation information.
- the number of virtual devices allocated to the in-vehicle device is changed by applying the allocation information by the management unit.
- the management unit can allocate an appropriate number of virtual devices to the in-vehicle device according to the vehicle state.
- the management unit changes at least one time allocated to each of the virtual devices by applying the allocation information.
- the management unit by applying the allocation information by the management unit, at least one of the times during which each virtual device is allocated to the in-vehicle device is changed.
- the management unit can allocate the virtual device to the in-vehicle device for an appropriate time according to the vehicle state.
- the management unit changes the cycle of allocation of the virtual devices by applying the allocation information.
- the cycle of allocation of virtual devices to in-vehicle devices is changed by applying the allocation information by the management unit.
- the management unit can allocate the virtual devices to the in-vehicle devices at appropriate intervals according to the state of the vehicle.
- An information processing method is an information processing method performed by an in-vehicle device that is installed in a vehicle and generates a plurality of virtual devices that serve as operating environments for a plurality of programs, wherein the state of the vehicle is , determining one of a plurality of pieces of allocation information for allocating the virtual device to the in-vehicle device based on the specified vehicle state, determining the determined allocation Apply information to the virtual device.
- a computer program is a computer program that causes a computer that is installed in a vehicle and that generates a plurality of virtual devices that serve as operating environments for a plurality of programs to execute processing, wherein: and determining any one of a plurality of pieces of allocation information for allocating the virtual device to the computer based on the identified vehicle state, and determining the allocation information to the virtual device.
- the computer can function as an in-vehicle device of one aspect of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of an in-vehicle system S according to the first embodiment.
- the in-vehicle system S includes a plurality of in-vehicle ECUs 2 mounted on the vehicle C. As shown in FIG.
- An in-vehicle device 3 is connected to the in-vehicle ECU 2 .
- the plurality of in-vehicle ECUs 2 includes an integrated in-vehicle ECU 2 (integrated ECU) that controls the entire vehicle C, and an individual in-vehicle ECU 2 that is communicably connected to the integrated in-vehicle ECU 2 and directly connected to the in-vehicle device 3.
- the ECU 2 (individual ECU) may be included.
- the integrated in-vehicle ECU 2 may be communicably connected to an external server (not shown) connected to an external network such as the Internet via an external communication device (not shown).
- the in-vehicle ECU 2 corresponds to an in-vehicle device.
- the integrated vehicle ECU 2 and a plurality of individual vehicle ECUs 2 are communicably connected by the vehicle network 4 forming a star-shaped network topology.
- the integrated in-vehicle ECU 2 is provided at the center of a star-shaped network topology.
- the network topology in the in-vehicle system S is not limited to the above examples.
- the in-vehicle system S may have a configuration in which adjacent individual in-vehicle ECUs 2 are connected to form a loop-shaped network topology, enabling two-way communication and achieving redundancy.
- Individual vehicle-mounted ECUs 2 are arranged in each area of vehicle C and connected to a plurality of vehicle-mounted devices 3 .
- the individual vehicle-mounted ECU 2 transmits and receives signals or data to and from the vehicle-mounted device 3 to which it is connected.
- separate vehicle-mounted ECU2 communicates with comprehensive vehicle-mounted ECU2.
- the individual in-vehicle ECU 2 is an in-vehicle relay device such as a gateway or ether switch that relays communication between a plurality of in-vehicle devices 3 connected to the individual in-vehicle ECU 2, or communication between the in-vehicle device 3 and another in-vehicle ECU 2.
- the individual vehicle-mounted ECU 2 may also function as a power distribution device that distributes and relays power output from a power storage device (not shown) and supplies the power to the vehicle-mounted device 3 connected to its own ECU.
- the in-vehicle device 3 includes, for example, actuators 30 such as door opening/closing devices and motor devices, and various sensors 31 such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), light sensors, CMOS cameras, and infrared sensors.
- actuators 30 such as door opening/closing devices and motor devices
- sensors 31 such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), light sensors, CMOS cameras, and infrared sensors.
- the in-vehicle device 3 is not limited to the above example, and may be a switch such as a door SW (switch) and a lamp SW, or may be a lamp.
- the integrated in-vehicle ECU 2 is, for example, a central control unit such as a vehicle computer.
- the integrated vehicle-mounted ECU 2 generates and outputs control signals to individual vehicle-mounted devices 3 based on data from the vehicle-mounted devices 3 relayed via other vehicle-mounted ECUs 2 such as individual vehicle-mounted ECUs 2 .
- the integrated in-vehicle ECU 2 generates a control signal for controlling the actuator 30, which is the target of the request signal, based on information or data such as a request signal output from another in-vehicle ECU 2, and outputs the generated control signal. It outputs to other in-vehicle ECU2.
- the in-vehicle system S is configured by the integrated in-vehicle ECU 2 and the individual in-vehicle ECU 2, but the in-vehicle system S is not limited to the configuration of the integrated in-vehicle ECU 2 and the individual in-vehicle ECU 2.
- the in-vehicle system S may be composed of a plurality of in-vehicle ECUs 2 connected peer-to-peer by a relay device such as a CAN (Controller Area Network) gateway or Ethernet switch.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the physical configuration of the in-vehicle ECU 2.
- the in-vehicle ECU 2 includes a control section 20 , a storage section 21 and an in-vehicle communication section 22 .
- the control unit 20 is configured by an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit).
- the control unit 20 reads out and executes a control program P and data stored in advance in the storage unit 21, thereby performing various control processing, arithmetic processing, and the like.
- the control unit 20 includes, for example, a single-core single CPU, a single-core multi-CPU, a multi-core single CPU, and a multi-core multi-CPU.
- the control unit 20 is not limited to a software processing unit that performs software processing such as a CPU, but includes a hardware processing unit that performs various control processing and arithmetic processing by hardware processing such as FPGA, ASIC, or SOC.
- the control unit 20 includes an arithmetic device 200 configured by, for example, one core of a CPU. In this embodiment, an example in which the control unit 20 is a quad-core CPU will be described. Since the control unit 20 is a quad-core, it has four cores.
- the control unit 20 includes a first arithmetic unit 201 configured with a first core, a second arithmetic unit 202 configured with a second core, a third arithmetic unit 203 configured with a third core, It includes four processing units 200 with a fourth processing unit 204 configured by a fourth core. Note that the number of arithmetic units 200 is not limited to four.
- the storage unit 21 is composed of a volatile memory element such as RAM (Random Access Memory) or a non-volatile memory element such as ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), or flash memory.
- the storage unit 21 may be configured by a combination of storage devices such as the above volatile memory elements and nonvolatile memory elements.
- the storage unit 21 stores in advance the control program P and data to be referred to during processing.
- the control program P includes, for example, a plurality of programs such as a program for controlling various vehicle-mounted devices 3, or a program for performing target recognition for automated driving based on output data from a LiDAR or CMOS camera. These programs are also called applications.
- storage part 21 of vehicle-mounted ECU2 is memorize
- the storage unit 21 stores an allocation information table 210, which will be described later.
- the control program P stored in the storage unit 21 may be the control program P read from the recording medium A readable by the in-vehicle ECU 2 .
- the control program P may be downloaded from an external computer (not shown) connected to a communication network (not shown) and stored in the storage unit 21 .
- the control program P corresponds to a computer program.
- the in-vehicle communication unit 22 is, for example, an input/output interface using a CAN (Controller Area Network) or Ethernet (Ethernet/registered trademark) communication protocol. Communicate with other in-vehicle ECUs 2 that are installed.
- CAN Controller Area Network
- Ethernet Ethernet/registered trademark
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the logical configuration of the in-vehicle ECU 2. As shown in FIG. In the block diagram of FIG. 3, the hardware layer (physical base) by the control unit 20 etc. is the lowest layer, and the program executed by the virtual ECU 5 and the software layer by the virtual ECU management program etc. are the uppermost layers. is exemplified.
- the storage unit 21 of the in-vehicle ECU 2 stores, for example, a virtualization operating system such as Hypervisor, VMware, or Xen.
- the control part 20 of vehicle-mounted ECU2 can construct
- six virtual ECUs 5 including a first virtual ECU 51, a second virtual ECU 52, a third virtual ECU 53, a fourth virtual ECU 54, a fifth virtual ECU 55, and a sixth virtual ECU 56 are constructed.
- a program for controlling various vehicle-mounted devices 3 is executed using one of the plurality of virtual ECUs 5 as an operating environment. That is, these programs are executed on one of the virtual ECUs 5 .
- the virtual ECU 5 executes the program, single or multiple tasks are generated according to the processing contents of the program. A more subdivided or partitioned unit of processing is executed by the task.
- the virtualization method is a hypervisor method in which hardware resources such as the control unit 20 are accessed directly by the virtualization operating system.
- the virtualization method may be a host OS method in which an operating system such as Linux (registered trademark) intervenes between the virtualized operating system and hardware resources.
- the virtualization method may use a container-based virtualization operating system.
- the in-vehicle ECU 2 activated using the virtualized operating system can construct a plurality of virtual ECUs 5 using the functions of the virtualized operating system.
- Hardware resources such as the control part 20 and the memory
- the virtual ECU 5 includes a virtual control unit (not shown) assigned to the control unit 20 , a virtual storage unit (not shown) assigned to the storage unit 21 , and a virtual in-vehicle communication unit (not shown) assigned to the in-vehicle communication unit 22 .
- the virtual controllers 20 are time-divided and assigned periodically.
- the virtual storage unit is allocated by dividing the storage unit 21 into areas.
- the virtual ECU 5 corresponds to a virtual device.
- a guest OS such as Ubuntu (registered trademark) is stored in each virtual storage unit of each virtual ECU 5, and each virtual ECU 5 starts up the guest OS and executes a program on the guest OS.
- the guest OS may be a different kind of OS depending on each virtual ECU 5 .
- the substance of the virtual storage unit is the storage area of the storage unit 21 assigned to each of the virtual ECUs 5, so it goes without saying that the guest OS is also stored in the storage unit 21 in the same manner as the virtualized operating system. .
- a guest OS may be eliminated, a container may be generated on the virtualized operating system, and a program may be executed on the container. In this case, the container corresponds to the virtual ECU5.
- a plurality of virtual environments including a plurality of virtual ECUs 5 are constructed in the control unit 20 of the in-vehicle ECU 2 activated using the virtualized operating system.
- a first virtual environment functioning as a plurality of virtual ECUs 5 and a second virtual environment for executing a virtual ECU management program for managing all virtual ECUs 5 are constructed.
- the control unit 20 functions as a control panel of the virtualized operating system by executing the virtual ECU management program in the second virtual environment.
- the control unit 20 functions as the management unit 1 that manages the plurality of virtual ECUs 5 by executing the virtual ECU management program in the second virtual environment.
- the virtual operating system itself may include the functions of the management section 1 .
- the fourth arithmetic unit 204 functions as the management unit 1 by executing a virtual ECU management program.
- the storage unit 21 stores an allocation information table 210 that stores a plurality of pieces of allocation information for allocating the virtual ECUs 5 to the in-vehicle ECUs 2 .
- the management unit 1 Based on the allocation information table 210, the management unit 1 performs so-called scheduling, that is, allocation of usage time of the arithmetic unit 200 to each virtual ECU 5.
- scheduling is performed periodically.
- the usage time of the computing device 200 allocated to the virtual environment including the virtual ECU 5 and the management unit 1 is also referred to as the allocated time of the computing device 200 .
- the allocated time of the computing device 200 corresponds to the time during which the virtual device is allocated.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the contents of the allocation information table 210.
- the allocation information table 210 stores a plurality of pieces of allocation information associated with numbers (No.).
- the allocation information is, for example, a scheduling table in which information for scheduling is shown in table format.
- the allocation information includes the allocation time of the arithmetic unit 200 for the virtual environment constructed in the in-vehicle ECU 2 and the allocation period described later.
- the allocation information table 210 of FIG. 4 includes a number column, an allocation cycle column, an allocation time column of the first arithmetic unit 201, an allocation time column of the second arithmetic unit 202, an allocation time column of the third arithmetic unit 203, and a fourth arithmetic unit. 204 allocation time columns.
- the number column stores numbers for identifying allocation information.
- the allocated time column of the first arithmetic unit 201 stores the allocation times of the first arithmetic unit 201 for the six virtual ECUs 5 constructed in the in-vehicle ECU 2 .
- the allocated time column of the second arithmetic unit 202 stores the allocation times of the second arithmetic unit 202 for the six virtual ECUs 5 .
- the allocated time column of the third arithmetic unit 203 stores the allocation times of the third arithmetic unit 203 for the six virtual ECUs 5 .
- the allocated time column of the fourth arithmetic unit 204 stores the allocation time of the fourth arithmetic unit 204 to the management unit 1 .
- the allocation cycle column stores the allocation cycle.
- the allocation cycle is a cycle in which the management unit 1 allocates the utilization time of the arithmetic unit 200 to the virtual ECU 5 .
- the allocation cycle is a period during which the management unit 1 allocates the utilization time of the arithmetic unit 200 to the virtual ECU 5 .
- the allocation information table 210 the number, the allocation cycle, the allocation time of the first arithmetic unit 201, the allocation time of the second arithmetic unit 202, the allocation time of the third arithmetic unit 203, and the allocation time of the fourth arithmetic unit 204 are associated. ing.
- each piece of allocation information the sum of the allocation times for each arithmetic device 200 corresponds to the allocation period.
- usage time of the arithmetic unit 200 is allocated to one or more virtual ECUs 5 .
- the allocation period is a so-called time slice.
- the allocation time of the first arithmetic unit 201 to the first virtual ECU 51 is 1 ms (msec).
- the allocated time of the first arithmetic unit 201 to the five virtual ECUs 5 other than the first virtual ECU 51 is 0 ms. That is, the usage time of the first arithmetic unit 201 is not assigned to the other five virtual ECUs 5 .
- the total value of the allocated time in the first arithmetic unit 201 is 1 ms.
- the allocation time of the second arithmetic unit 202 to the third virtual ECU 53 is 1 ms.
- the allocated time of the second arithmetic unit 202 for the five virtual ECUs 5 other than the third virtual ECU 53 is 0 ms. That is, the usage time of the second arithmetic unit 202 is not assigned to the other five virtual ECUs 5 .
- the total value of the allocated time in the second arithmetic unit 202 is 1 ms.
- the allocation time of the third arithmetic unit 203 to the fifth virtual ECU 55 is 0.5 ms.
- the allocated time of the third arithmetic unit 203 for the sixth virtual ECU 56 is 0.5 ms.
- the allocated time of the third arithmetic unit 203 to the four virtual ECUs 5 other than the fifth virtual ECU 55 and the sixth virtual ECU 56 is 0 ms. That is, the usage time of the third arithmetic unit 203 is not assigned to the other four virtual ECUs 5 .
- the total value of the allocated time in the third arithmetic unit 203 is 1 ms.
- the allocation time of the fourth arithmetic unit 204 to the management unit 1 is 1 ms.
- the allocation cycle is 1 ms, which is the same as the sum of the allocation times for each arithmetic device 200 .
- the management unit 1 uses any of the allocation information among the plurality of allocation information stored in the allocation information table 210 to determine the first arithmetic unit 201, the second arithmetic unit 202, and the third arithmetic unit 203 for the virtual ECU 5. Allocate usage time for Hereinafter, allocation of the utilization time of the arithmetic unit 200 to the virtual ECU 5 is also referred to as allocation of the virtual ECU 5 .
- the management unit 1 refers to the allocation information table 210 and allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using allocation information that is set in advance to be used at the time of activation, among a plurality of pieces of allocation information.
- allocation information that is set in advance to be used at startup will also be referred to as allocation information at startup.
- the allocation information at startup is, for example, No. stored in the allocation information table 210 . 1 allocation information, but no. It is not limited to 1 allocation information.
- the start time is the time when the IG switch transitions from the stopped state to the started state.
- the management unit 1 selects No. Based on the allocation information of 1, the utilization time of the three arithmetic units 200 excluding the fourth arithmetic unit 204 is allocated to the virtual ECU 5 during the allocation period of 1 ms. Specifically, the first arithmetic unit 201 is assigned to the first virtual ECU 51 for 1 ms. The second arithmetic unit 202 is assigned to the third virtual ECU 53 for 1 ms.
- the third arithmetic unit 203 is assigned to the fifth virtual ECU 55 for 0.5 ms, and is assigned to the sixth virtual ECU 56 for another 0.5 ms after the assignment of the fifth virtual ECU 55 .
- the allocation of the fifth virtual ECU 55 is performed prior to the allocation of the sixth virtual ECU 56 has been described, the allocation of the sixth virtual ECU 56 may be performed prior to the allocation of the fifth virtual ECU 55 .
- the order of allocation of the two or more virtual ECUs 5 is not limited.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state indicating the state of the vehicle C when the allocation cycle has passed since the management unit 1 started allocation of the virtual ECUs 5 . In other words, the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the total value of the allocation time for each arithmetic unit 200 described above has passed since the management unit 1 started allocation of the virtual ECUs 5 . Identification of the vehicle state will be described later.
- the allocation period is provided after the total value of the allocation time for each arithmetic unit 200 has elapsed from the point at which the management unit 1 starts allocation of the virtual ECU 5, and the management unit 1 performs processing related to specifying the vehicle state.
- a specific time to do so may be included.
- the specific time is a so-called overhead time.
- the allocation cycle is a time obtained by adding a specific time to the total value of the allocation times for each arithmetic device 200 described above. For example, when the total value of the allocation time for each arithmetic device 200 is 1 ms and the specific time is 0.1 ms, the allocation period is set to 1.1 ms.
- the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state at the specific time after the total value of the time allocated to each arithmetic unit 200 has elapsed since the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 was started. conduct. Note that the specific time is not limited to 0.1 ms.
- the vehicle state includes a manual driving state in which manual driving is performed, an automatic driving state in which automatic driving is performed, and an IG stopped state in which the IG switch of vehicle C is in a stopped state.
- the vehicle state includes a forward state in which the vehicle C moves forward, a reverse state in which the vehicle C moves in reverse, and a stop state in which the vehicle C is stopped.
- the vehicle state is a forward state during manual operation in which the vehicle C in the manual operation state moves forward, a reverse state in manual operation in which the vehicle C in the manual operation state moves backward, and a vehicle C in the manual operation state is stopped.
- a stopped state during manual operation may be included.
- the vehicle state includes the forward state during automatic driving in which the vehicle C in the automatic driving state moves forward, the reverse state in automatic driving in which the vehicle C in the automatic driving state moves backward, and the vehicle C in the automatic driving state is stopped.
- a stop state during automatic operation may be included.
- the management unit 1 determines allocation information used for allocation (scheduling) of the virtual ECU 5 based on the vehicle state that satisfies the predetermined condition.
- the storage unit 21 stores a switching table in which the vehicle state and the allocation information number stored in the allocation information table 210 are stored in association with each other.
- the management unit 1 determines allocation information by referring to the switching table and acquiring the allocation information number associated with the vehicle state that satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the allocation information table 210 may store the vehicle state in association with the allocation information.
- the management unit 1 applies the determined allocation information to the virtual ECU 5 .
- the current allocation information that is the allocation information currently applied to the virtual ECU 5 and the next time allocation information that is the allocation information determined by the management unit 1 are used. is included in the allocation information.
- the current allocation information is No. 1 allocation information.
- the management unit 1 applies the next time allocation information to switch the allocation information used for allocating the virtual devices from the current time allocation information to the next time allocation information.
- the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECU 5 using the applied allocation information.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the allocation period elapses as described above.
- the management unit 1 If there is no vehicle state that satisfies the predetermined conditions, the management unit 1 does not determine allocation information.
- the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using the same allocation information as the allocation information used in the last allocation period. In the above example, the allocation information, No. 1 allocation information.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the allocation period elapses as described above.
- the virtual ECU 5 acquires specific information for specifying the vehicle state.
- the specific information includes information such as the state of the accelerator pedal, the brake pedal, or the shift lever, and the detection result of the sensor 31 included in the in-vehicle device 3 .
- the virtual ECU 5 outputs the acquired specific information to the management unit 1 .
- the management unit 1 acquires specific information output from the virtual ECU 5 and specifies the vehicle state based on the acquired specific information.
- the virtual ECU 5 may specify the vehicle state based on the acquired specific information and output the specified vehicle state to the management unit 1 .
- the management unit 1 acquires the vehicle state output from the virtual ECU 5 .
- the management unit 1 may specify the vehicle state based on the hardware state of the in-vehicle ECU 2 in which the management unit 1 and the virtual ECU 5 are constructed.
- the state of hardware includes the communication frequency of hardware load, for example, vehicle-mounted ECU 2 . When the communication frequency of the in-vehicle ECU 2 is high, the hardware load is large.
- the identification of the vehicle state by the management unit 1 consists of the management unit 1 identifying the vehicle state based on the identification information or hardware state as described above, and the management unit 1 using the virtual ECU 5 to identify the vehicle state. and obtaining from the ECU 5 .
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state a plurality of times by identifying the vehicle state in each allocation period. In other words, the management unit 1 periodically identifies the vehicle state.
- the cycle in which the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state is also referred to as a specified cycle. For example, in identifying the vehicle state, the management unit 1 acquires specific information or the vehicle state output from the virtual ECU 5 at specific intervals.
- the management unit 1 stores the specified vehicle state in the storage unit 21.
- the storage unit 21 stores a count value indicating the number of times the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state.
- the management unit 1 increments the count value by 1 each time the vehicle state is identified.
- the management unit 1 stores the specified vehicle state and the increased count value in association with each other.
- the management unit 1 can determine the order in which the vehicle states stored in the storage unit 21 are specified based on the count value stored in association with the vehicle state.
- the management unit 1 may store the identified vehicle state in the storage unit 21 in association with the time when the vehicle state was identified.
- the management unit 1 can determine the order in which the vehicle states stored in the storage unit 21 are specified based on the time stored in association with the vehicle state.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of identifying a vehicle state and switching allocation information.
- FIG. 5 shows the management unit 1 and the first arithmetic unit 201 for explanation. Also, the point in time at which the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state is indicated by a black triangle.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the allocation period elapses as described above. That is, the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state a plurality of times by periodically identifying the vehicle state. When identifying the vehicle state, the management unit 1 determines whether or not the same vehicle state has been identified continuously for a predetermined number of times or more. In other words, the management unit 1 determines whether or not the same vehicle state continues for a predetermined number of times or more in the identified vehicle states.
- the predetermined number of times is stored in the storage unit 21 .
- the predetermined number of times is three, but the predetermined number of times is not limited to three.
- the predetermined number of times may be two times, or may be four times or more.
- a predetermined condition in the present embodiment is that the same vehicle state is identified consecutively a predetermined number of times or more.
- FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram when there is a vehicle state that satisfies a predetermined condition, that is, when allocation information is determined.
- the allocation information used in the first allocation cycle is No. 1 allocation information.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the first allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ . Since the management unit 1 has not specified the same vehicle state three times in succession, it does not determine the allocation information, and determines No. again. 1 allocation information is used to allocate the virtual ECU 5 in the second allocation cycle.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the second allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ . Since the management unit 1 has not specified the same vehicle state three times in succession, it does not determine the allocation information, and determines No. again. 1 allocation information is used to allocate the virtual ECU 5 in the third allocation cycle.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the third allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ . Since the management unit 1 has identified the same vehicle state three times in succession, the vehicle state ⁇ identified by the management unit 1 satisfies the predetermined condition.
- the management unit 1 determines allocation information based on the vehicle state ⁇ . In other words, the management unit 1 determines allocation information based on the same vehicle state when the same vehicle state continues for a predetermined number of times or more among the identified vehicle states.
- the management unit 1 applies the determined allocation information to the virtual ECU 5 . That is, the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using the determined allocation information. In FIG. 5A, the management unit 1 assigns the allocation information to No. 1 from the allocation information of No. 2 allocation information.
- the management unit 1, No. 2 allocation information, the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 is performed in the fourth allocation cycle.
- FIG. 5B is an explanatory diagram when there is no vehicle state that satisfies a predetermined condition, that is, when allocation information is not determined.
- the allocation information used in the first allocation cycle is No. 1 allocation information.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the first allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ . Since the management unit 1 has not specified the same vehicle state three times in succession, it does not determine the allocation information, and determines No. again. 1 allocation information is used to allocate the virtual ECU 5 in the second allocation cycle.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the second allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ . Since the management unit 1 has not specified the same vehicle state three times in succession, it does not determine the allocation information, and determines No. again.
- 1 allocation information is used to allocate the virtual ECU 5 in the third allocation cycle.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the third allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ . Since the management unit 1 has not specified the same vehicle state three times in succession, it does not determine the allocation information, and determines No. again. 1 allocation information is used, allocation of virtual ECU5 is performed in the 4th allocation period.
- the management unit 1 repeatedly identifies the vehicle state and determines whether or not there is a vehicle state that satisfies a predetermined condition. When there is a vehicle state that satisfies a predetermined condition, the management unit 1 determines allocation information based on the vehicle state that satisfies the predetermined condition. In other words, the vehicle state that satisfies the predetermined condition is the vehicle state that is used to determine the allocation information.
- the management unit 1 if the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state ⁇ as the vehicle state even in the fourth and subsequent allocation cycles, the management unit 1 continuously specifies the same vehicle state a predetermined number of times or more. In this case, since the current allocation information and the next time allocation information are the same, the current allocation information is maintained by applying the determined allocation information to the virtual device. That is, the management unit 1 again sets No. 2 allocation information, virtual ECU 5 allocation is performed in the fifth allocation cycle.
- the storage unit 21 may be configured to be able to store the same number of vehicle states as the value of the predetermined number of times.
- the storage unit 21 can store three vehicle states.
- the management unit 1 stores the newly specified vehicle state in the storage unit 21. The oldest stored vehicle status among the three vehicle statuses is overwritten.
- FIG. 6 shows that the allocation information is No. 1 from the allocation information of No. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing virtual ECUs 5 allocated to the first arithmetic device 201, the second arithmetic device 202, and the third arithmetic device 203 when switching to allocation information No. 2; FIG.
- the first arithmetic unit 201 is allocated to the first virtual ECU 51 for 1 ms during the allocation period of 1 ms as described above.
- the second arithmetic unit 202 is assigned to the third virtual ECU 53 for 1 ms.
- the third arithmetic unit 203 is assigned to the fifth virtual ECU 55 for 0.5 ms, and is assigned to the sixth virtual ECU 56 for 0.5 ms.
- the fourth arithmetic unit 204 is assigned to the management unit 1 for 1 ms.
- the first arithmetic unit 201 is allocated to the second virtual ECU 52 for 1 ms during the allocation period of 1 ms. Also, the second arithmetic unit 202 is assigned to the fourth virtual ECU 54 for 1 ms. The third arithmetic unit 203 is assigned to the fifth virtual ECU 55 for 0.5 ms, and is assigned to the sixth virtual ECU 56 for 0.5 ms. Also, the fourth arithmetic unit 204 is assigned to the management unit 1 for 1 ms.
- the management part 1 changes the kind of virtual ECU5 allocated to the arithmetic unit 200 (vehicle ECU2) by applying allocation information.
- the type of the virtual ECU 5 assigned to one arithmetic unit 200 is changed from the virtual ECU 5 that operates in the forward state to the virtual ECU 5 that operates in the stopped state.
- the virtual ECU 5 that operates in the forward state performs processing related to the sensor 31 such as radar and processing related to the running function of the vehicle C.
- the processing related to the running function of the vehicle C includes, for example, engine control processing, accelerator control processing, and the like.
- the virtual ECU 5 that operates when the vehicle is stopped performs processing related to the conductive parking brake function and processing related to the parking monitoring function.
- the first arithmetic unit 201 is assigned to the first virtual ECU 51 for 0.5 ms and the second virtual ECU 51 for 0.5 ms in the assignment cycle of 1 ms. Allocated to the virtual ECU 52 .
- the second arithmetic unit 202 is assigned to the third virtual ECU 53 for 0.5 ms, and is assigned to the fourth virtual ECU 54 for 0.5 ms.
- the third arithmetic unit 203 is assigned to the fifth virtual ECU 55 for 0.5 ms, and is assigned to the sixth virtual ECU 56 for 0.5 ms.
- the fourth arithmetic unit 204 is assigned to the management unit 1 for 1 ms.
- the allocation information is No. 1 from the allocation information of No.
- the number of virtual ECUs 5 allocated to the first arithmetic unit 201 and the second arithmetic unit 202 is changed.
- the management unit 1 changes the number of virtual ECUs 5 allocated to the arithmetic device 200 (in-vehicle ECU 2) by applying the allocation information.
- the kind of virtual ECU5 to be allocated is also changed.
- the allocation information is No. 1 from the allocation information of No.
- the allocation times of the first arithmetic unit 201 and the second arithmetic unit 202 are changed.
- the management unit 1 changes at least one time during which each of the virtual ECUs 5 is allocated to the arithmetic device 200 (in-vehicle ECU 2) by applying the allocation information.
- the first arithmetic unit 201 is allocated to the first virtual ECU 51 for 0.5 ms in the allocation period of 1 ms, and the third Allocated to the virtual ECU 53 .
- the second arithmetic unit 202 is assigned to the fifth virtual ECU 55 for 1 ms.
- the third arithmetic unit 203 is assigned to the sixth virtual ECU 56 for 1 ms.
- the fourth arithmetic unit 204 is assigned to the management unit 1 for 1 ms.
- the first arithmetic unit 201 the number and type of the virtual ECU 5 and the allocation time are changed.
- the type of the virtual ECU 5 is changed in the second arithmetic device 202 .
- the third arithmetic unit 203 the number and types of the virtual ECUs 5 and the allocation time are changed.
- the first arithmetic unit 201 is allocated to the first virtual ECU 51 for 1 ms, and further allocated to the second virtual ECU 52 for 1 ms, in the allocation period of 2 ms. assigned.
- the second arithmetic unit 202 is assigned to the third virtual ECU 53 for 1 ms, and is assigned to the fourth virtual ECU 54 for 1 ms.
- the third arithmetic unit 203 is assigned to the fifth virtual ECU 55 for 1 ms, and is assigned to the sixth virtual ECU 56 for 1 ms.
- the fourth arithmetic unit 204 is assigned to the management unit 1 for 2 ms.
- N is a natural number.
- the allocation cycle is changed.
- the allocation cycle is a cycle in which the virtual ECU 5 is allocated to the arithmetic unit 200 (in-vehicle ECU 2).
- the allocation cycle corresponds to the cycle in which virtual devices are allocated. If the allocation information is No. 1 from the allocation information of No.
- the N allocation information in addition to changing the allocation period, the number of virtual ECUs 5 allocated to the first arithmetic unit 201 and the second arithmetic unit 202 is changed. Also, the allocated time of the third arithmetic unit 203 is changed.
- the first arithmetic unit 201 is allocated to the first virtual ECU 51 for 1.7 ms and the second virtual ECU 51 for 0.3 ms in the allocation cycle of 2 ms. Allocated to the virtual ECU 52 .
- the second arithmetic unit 202 is assigned to the third virtual ECU 53 for 1 ms, and is assigned to the fourth virtual ECU 54 for 1 ms.
- the third arithmetic unit 203 is assigned to the fifth virtual ECU 55 for 1 ms, and is assigned to the sixth virtual ECU 56 for 1 ms.
- the fourth arithmetic unit 204 is assigned to the management unit 1 for 2 ms. No. 1 from the allocation information of No.
- the allocation cycle is changed by switching to the N+1 allocation information.
- the number of virtual ECU5, a kind, and allocation time are changed.
- the number and type of virtual ECUs 5 are changed in the second arithmetic unit 202 .
- the third arithmetic unit 203 the allotted time is changed.
- the allocation information is No. 1 from the allocation information of No.
- the first arithmetic unit 201 is allocated to the first virtual ECU 51 for 1 ms, and further allocated to the third virtual ECU 53 for 1 ms, during the allocation period of 2 ms. assigned.
- the second arithmetic unit 202 is assigned to the fifth virtual ECU 55 for 2 ms.
- the third arithmetic unit 203 is assigned to the sixth virtual ECU 56 for 2 ms.
- the fourth arithmetic unit 204 is assigned to the management unit 1 for 2 ms. No. 1 from the allocation information of No.
- the number and types of virtual ECUs 5 are changed in the first arithmetic unit 201 .
- the kind and allocation time of virtual ECU5 are changed.
- the type of the virtual ECU 5 and the allocated time are changed in the third arithmetic unit 203 .
- FIG. 7 shows that the allocation information is No. From the allocation information of No. 3, No.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a virtual ECU 5 assigned to the first arithmetic unit 201 when switching to N+1 assignment information; No. 3 allocation information is used, during an allocation period of 1 ms, the first arithmetic unit 201 is allocated to the first virtual ECU 51 for 0.5 ms, and is allocated to the second virtual ECU 52 for 0.5 ms. assigned to. If the allocation information is No. From the allocation information of No. 3, No. When switching to N+1 allocation information, the allocation period is changed from 1 ms to 2 ms. During the allocation period of 2 ms, the first arithmetic unit 201 is allocated to the first virtual ECU 51 for 1.7 ms, and further allocated to the second virtual ECU 52 for 0.3 ms.
- allocation information is No. From the allocation information of No. 3, No. A description of the allocation of the virtual ECUs 5 in the second arithmetic unit 202 and the third arithmetic unit 203 when switching to the N+1 allocation information is omitted.
- the time allocated to the virtual ECU 5 having a large processing load in the forward state is made longer than the time allocated to the virtual ECU 5 having a small processing load in the forward state. be able to.
- the virtual ECU 5, which has a large processing load in the forward state performs processing related to the front and side radars provided in the front and side portions of the vehicle C, for example.
- the virtual ECU 5 with a large processing load in the forward state receives signals or messages output from the front and side radars frequently. Processing time is long.
- the first virtual ECU 51 corresponds to the virtual ECU 5 with a large processing load in the forward state.
- the virtual ECU 5 with the small processing load in the forward state receives a signal or message output from the rear radar less frequently. takes less time.
- the second virtual ECU 52 corresponds to the virtual ECU 5 with a small processing load in the forward state.
- the allocation information By switching the allocation information as described above, at least one of the number of virtual ECUs 5 to be allocated, the type of virtual ECUs 5 to be allocated, the allocation time, and the allocation cycle is changed.
- the number of virtual ECUs 5 to be allocated, the type of virtual ECU 5 to be allocated, the allocation time, and the allocation period are not limited to the above examples.
- the allocation cycle may be 3 ms or longer.
- the allocation information is not limited to the above examples.
- the utilization time of any one of the first arithmetic unit 201, the second arithmetic unit 202, and the third arithmetic unit 203 may not be allocated to the virtual ECU 5.
- the allocation period may differ for each arithmetic device 200.
- the allocation period for each of the first arithmetic unit 201 and the second arithmetic unit 202 may be 1 ms
- the allocation period for the third arithmetic unit 203 may be 2 ms.
- the total value of the allocated time in the first arithmetic unit 201 is 1 ms.
- the total value of the allocated time in the second arithmetic unit 202 is 1 ms.
- the total value of the allocated time in the third arithmetic unit 203 is 2 ms.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the longest allocation cycle among the allocation cycles related to each computing device 200 elapses, and determines whether or not there is a vehicle state that satisfies a predetermined condition. In the case of the above example, the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the allocation cycle for the third arithmetic unit 203 has passed. In other words, the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the allocation cycle for each of the first arithmetic device 201 and the second arithmetic device 202 elapses for the second time.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart exemplifying processing related to allocation of virtual ECUs 5 performed by the management unit 1 .
- the fourth arithmetic device 204 functions as the management unit 1 when the IG switch of the vehicle C transitions from the stopped state to the activated state.
- the management unit 1 performs the following processes.
- the step is abbreviated as S.
- the management unit 1 executes allocation of the virtual ECU 5 using the allocation information at startup (S11).
- the management unit 1 may specify the vehicle state when the IG switch transitions from the stopped state to the activated state, and assign the virtual ECU 5 using allocation information determined based on the specified vehicle state.
- the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state (S12) and stores the specified vehicle state in the storage unit 21 when the allocation cycle has passed since the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 was started.
- the management unit 1 may acquire the vehicle state from the virtual ECU 5 or may specify the vehicle state based on the hardware state or the specific information acquired from the virtual ECU 5 .
- the management unit 1 confirms that the allocation period has passed since the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 was started (S13).
- the management unit 1 determines whether or not the same vehicle state has been specified continuously for a predetermined number of times or more (S14). That is, the management unit 1 determines whether or not the same vehicle state has continued for a predetermined number of times or more. If the same vehicle state has not been identified continuously for a predetermined number of times or more (S14: NO), that is, if the same vehicle state has not been identified continuously for a predetermined number of times or more, the management unit 1 assigns the allocation information as described above. Allocation of the virtual ECU 5 is executed without determination (S15). Specifically, the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using the same allocation information as the allocation information used in the last allocation period. The management unit 1 performs the process of S12 again when the allocation cycle has passed since the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 was started.
- the management unit 1 will Allocation information is determined based on the vehicle state (S16). As described above, the management unit 1 applies the determined allocation information to the virtual ECU 5 (S17). In other words, the management unit 1 executes allocation of the virtual ECU 5 using the determined allocation information. The management unit 1 performs the process of S12 again when the allocation cycle has passed since the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 was started.
- the management unit 1 ends the process when, for example, the IG switch transitions from the activated state to the stopped state.
- a plurality of virtual ECUs 5 are generated by the controller 20 of the in-vehicle ECU 2 activating the virtualized operating system.
- the control unit 20 also functions as a management unit 1 that manages multiple virtual ECUs 5 .
- the storage unit 21 stores a plurality of allocation information for the management unit 1 to allocate the virtual ECUs 5 to the in-vehicle ECUs 2 .
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state, and determines one of the plurality of pieces of allocation information based on the identified vehicle state.
- the management unit 1 applies the determined allocation information to the virtual ECU 5 . In other words, the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECU 5 to the in-vehicle ECU 2 using the determined allocation information.
- the management unit 1 In applying the allocation information determined by the management unit 1 to the virtual device, if the current allocation information and the next time allocation information are the same, the application of the determined allocation information to the virtual device maintains the current allocation information. become a thing.
- the management unit 1 switches the allocation information used for allocation of the virtual ECU 5 from the current allocation information to the next time allocation information by applying the next time allocation information.
- the management unit 1 can appropriately switch the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 to the in-vehicle ECU 2 according to the vehicle state. In other words, the management unit 1 can appropriately allocate the virtual ECU 5 to the in-vehicle ECU 2 according to the vehicle state. Since the management unit 1 switches the allocation information according to the vehicle state, it is possible to flexibly allocate the virtual ECUs 5 . In other words, the virtual ECU 5 can be arranged flexibly.
- the management unit 1 acquires the vehicle state from the virtual ECU 5, or identifies the vehicle state based on the specific information or hardware state.
- the virtual ECU 5 identifies the vehicle state and outputs the identified vehicle state to the management unit 1 .
- the management unit 1 acquires the vehicle state output from the virtual ECU 5 . Since the management unit 1 acquires the vehicle state specified by the virtual ECU 5 from the virtual ECU 5, the processing performed by the management unit 1 to specify the vehicle state can be reduced.
- the virtual ECU 5 When the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state based on the specific information, the virtual ECU 5 outputs the specific information to the management unit 1, for example.
- the management unit 1 acquires specific information output from the virtual ECU 5 and specifies the vehicle state based on the acquired specific information. Since it is not necessary for the virtual ECU 5 to specify the vehicle state, the processing performed by the virtual ECU 5 can be reduced.
- Management part 1 can specify a vehicle state without going through virtual ECU5, when specifying a vehicle state based on a state of hardware of in-vehicle ECU2. Since there is no need for the virtual ECU 5 to perform processing in identifying the vehicle state, the processing performed by the virtual ECU 5 can be reduced.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state multiple times. The management unit 1 determines whether or not the same vehicle state continues for a predetermined number of times or more in the identified vehicle states. When the same vehicle state continues for a predetermined number of times or more, the management unit 1 determines allocation information based on the same vehicle state, and applies the determined allocation information to the virtual ECU 5 . In other words, the management unit allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using allocation information determined based on the same vehicle state that has continued for a predetermined number of times or more. The management unit 1 does not determine allocation information when the same vehicle state does not continue for a predetermined number of times. The management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using allocation information that has already been applied to the virtual ECUs 5 .
- the management unit 1 can appropriately assign the virtual ECU 5 to the arithmetic unit 200 (in-vehicle ECU 2).
- the management unit 1 can reduce the influence of hunting in identifying the vehicle state.
- the management unit 1 By applying the allocation information by the management unit 1, the type of the virtual ECU 5 allocated to the arithmetic device 200 is changed.
- the management unit 1 can allocate an appropriate type of virtual ECU 5 according to the vehicle state to the arithmetic device 200 .
- the management unit 1 By applying the allocation information by the management unit 1, the number of virtual ECUs 5 allocated to the arithmetic unit 200 is changed.
- the management unit 1 can allocate an appropriate number of virtual ECUs 5 according to the vehicle state to the arithmetic device 200 .
- the allocation time of the arithmetic device 200 is changed. More specifically, at least one of the times during which the virtual ECU 5 is assigned to the arithmetic unit 200 is changed.
- the management unit can allocate the virtual ECU 5 to the arithmetic unit 200 for an appropriate time according to the vehicle state.
- the allocation cycle is changed. More specifically, the cycle in which the virtual ECU 5 is assigned to the arithmetic unit 200 is changed.
- the management unit 1 can allocate the virtual ECU 5 to the in-vehicle ECU 2 in an appropriate allocation cycle according to the vehicle state.
- the management unit 1 identifies a vehicle state, determines whether the identified vehicle state satisfies a predetermined condition, and determines allocation information based on the vehicle state that satisfies the predetermined condition.
- the section 1 does not have to determine whether the vehicle state satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the management unit 1 may specify the vehicle state once when the allocation period elapses, and determine the allocation information based on the vehicle state specified once.
- the management unit 1 applies allocation information determined based on the vehicle state identified once to the virtual ECU 5 .
- the fourth arithmetic device 204 functions as the management unit 1, but the arithmetic device 200 other than the fourth arithmetic device 204 may function as the management unit 1.
- each arithmetic unit 200 may function as the virtual ECU 5 and function as the management unit 1 .
- the first arithmetic device 201 periodically switches between a period of functioning as the virtual ECU 5 assigned to the first arithmetic device 201 and a period of functioning as the first management unit that manages the virtual ECU 5 assigned to the first arithmetic device 201.
- a first allocation information table storing a plurality of pieces of allocation information relating to the virtual ECU 5 allocated to the first arithmetic unit 201 is stored in the storage unit 21 , for example, the virtual storage unit of the first arithmetic unit 201 .
- the first management unit allocates the virtual ECU 5 to the first arithmetic unit 201 based on any of the allocation information stored in the first allocation information table. Similarly to the management unit 1, the first management unit identifies the vehicle state and determines allocation information used for allocating the virtual ECUs 5 to the first arithmetic unit 201 based on the identified vehicle state. The first management unit allocates the virtual ECU 5 to the first arithmetic unit 201 using the determined allocation information. Arithmetic devices 200 other than the first arithmetic device 201 also function as the virtual ECU 5 and as the management unit 1 in the same manner as the first arithmetic device 201 .
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state a plurality of times, and when the number of times the vehicle state is the same among the identified vehicle states is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, allocation information is generated based on the same vehicle state. It is related with in-vehicle ECU2 which determines.
- the in-vehicle ECU 2 of Embodiment 2 includes a control section 20 and a storage section 21 .
- the control unit 20 includes four arithmetic units 200 including a first arithmetic unit 201 , a second arithmetic unit 202 , a third arithmetic unit 203 and a fourth arithmetic unit 204 .
- An allocation information table 210 is stored in the storage unit 21 .
- the storage unit 21 also stores a count value indicating the number of times the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state.
- six virtual ECUs 5 including a first virtual ECU 51, a second virtual ECU 52, a third virtual ECU 53, a fourth virtual ECU 54, a fifth virtual ECU 55, and a sixth virtual ECU 56 are constructed in the in-vehicle ECU 2.
- the virtual ECU 5 is assigned to the first arithmetic device 201 , the second arithmetic device 202 and the third arithmetic device 203 .
- the 4th arithmetic unit 204 functions as the management part 1 which manages six virtual ECU5.
- the management unit 1 uses any of the allocation information among the plurality of allocation information stored in the allocation information table 210 to determine the first arithmetic unit 201, the second arithmetic unit 202, and the third arithmetic unit 203 for the virtual ECU 5. , the virtual ECU 5 is assigned.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the allocation period elapses.
- the management unit 1 increases the count value stored in the storage unit 21 by one.
- Management unit 1 stores the specified vehicle state in storage unit 21 .
- the management unit 1 may store the identified vehicle state and the increased count value in the storage unit 21 in association with each other.
- the management unit 1 determines allocation information to be used for allocation of the virtual ECU 5 based on the vehicle state that satisfies a predetermined condition. If there is no vehicle state that satisfies the predetermined condition, the management unit 1 does not determine allocation information.
- the predetermined condition of the second embodiment is that the number of times of the same vehicle state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the specified vehicle states.
- the predetermined condition of the second embodiment is that the number of times the vehicle state is identified is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
- the identification of the vehicle state is performed a predetermined number of times.
- the predetermined value is 50% of the fixed number of times.
- the predetermined condition is that the specified number of times is 50% or more of the specified number of times in the specified number of times of specifying the vehicle state.
- the predetermined value and the fixed number of times are stored in the storage unit 21 in advance. Note that the predetermined value is not limited to the above example.
- the predetermined value may be 70% of the fixed number of times or 90% of the fixed number of times.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of identifying the vehicle state and switching allocation information according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 9 shows the management unit 1 and the first arithmetic unit 201 for explanation. Also, the point in time at which the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state is indicated by a black triangle. In the example of FIG. 9, the fixed number of times is three.
- FIG. 9A is an explanatory diagram when the vehicle state satisfies a predetermined condition, that is, when allocation information is determined.
- the allocation information used in the first allocation cycle is No. 1 allocation information.
- the management unit 1 sets the count value to 0 when starting allocation of the virtual ECU 5 in the first allocation period.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the first allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ .
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state, it increases the count value by one.
- the management unit 1 Since the vehicle status has not been specified a certain number of times, the management unit 1 does not determine the allocation information, and the No. 1 allocation information is used to allocate the virtual ECU 5 in the second allocation cycle.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the second allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ .
- the management unit 1 increments the count value by one. Since the vehicle state has not been specified a certain number of times, the management unit 1 does not determine the allocation information, and the No. is determined again. 1 allocation information is used to allocate the virtual ECU 5 in the third allocation cycle.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the third allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ .
- the management unit 1 increments the count value by one.
- Vehicle condition identification was performed three times. That is, since the vehicle state has been specified a certain number of times, the management unit 1 determines whether or not there is a vehicle state that has been specified 50% or more of the specified number of times. In other words, the management unit 1 determines whether or not the number of times of the same vehicle state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the identified vehicle states. In the above example, the management unit 1 identified the vehicle state ⁇ twice and identified the vehicle state ⁇ once during the three vehicle state identifications.
- the vehicle state ⁇ is a vehicle state in which the specified number of times is 50% or more of the fixed number of vehicle states specified. That is, the vehicle state ⁇ is a vehicle state that satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the management unit 1 determines allocation information based on the vehicle state ⁇ in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and applies the determined allocation information to the virtual ECU 5 .
- the allocation information is No. 1 from the allocation information of No. 2 allocation information.
- condition determination the determination of whether or not there is a vehicle state in which the specified number of times is 50% or more of the predetermined number of vehicle states among the vehicle states specified by the management unit 1 is also referred to as condition determination.
- FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram when the vehicle state does not satisfy a predetermined condition, that is, when allocation information is not determined.
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the first allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ .
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the second allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ .
- the vehicle state specified by the management unit 1 when the third allocation cycle has passed is the vehicle state ⁇ .
- the management unit 1 performs condition determination.
- among the vehicle states identified by the management unit 1 a certain number of times, there is no vehicle state for which the specified number of times is 50% or more of the certain number of times. Since there is no vehicle state that satisfies the predetermined condition, the management unit 1 does not determine allocation information.
- the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using the same allocation information as the allocation information used in the last allocation cycle.
- the management unit 1 sets the count value to 0 after performing the condition determination.
- the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state and increases the count value, and when the count value becomes equal to the fixed number of times, the condition determination is performed. In other words, every time the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state a certain number of times, it determines whether or not there is a vehicle state that has been identified 50% or more of the certain number of times.
- the management unit 1 may perform condition determination each time an allocation cycle elapses. For example, when the fourth allocation cycle has passed, the management unit 1 determines the vehicle state specified in the fourth allocation cycle, the vehicle state specified in the third allocation cycle, and the vehicle state specified in the second allocation cycle. Condition determination is performed using three vehicle states, namely, the vehicle state obtained by
- the management unit 1 performs conditional determination each time an allocation period elapses when the fixed number of times is N times and the predetermined value is 50% of the fixed number of times.
- N is a natural number.
- the storage unit 21 stores N-1 or more vehicle states.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state when the allocation period elapses, and stores the identified vehicle state in the storage unit 21 .
- the management unit 1 stores N vehicle states including vehicle states stored from the most recently stored vehicle state to N-1 vehicle states before the current vehicle state among the plurality of vehicle states stored in the storage unit 21. is used to determine the condition.
- the management unit 1 uses N vehicle states including the vehicle states specified from the most recently specified latest vehicle state to N-1 vehicle states before the latest vehicle state among the plurality of specified vehicle states. to determine the condition.
- the management unit 1 determines allocation information based on the vehicle state for which the specified number of times is 50% or more of N. If there is no vehicle state for which the specified number of times is 50% or more of N, the management unit 1 does not determine allocation information.
- the management unit 1 when the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state, it increments the count value by 1, associates the identified vehicle state with the increased count value, and stores the increased count value in the storage unit 21 .
- the determined vehicle state and the time when the vehicle state was specified may be associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 21 .
- the storage unit 21 may be configured to be able to store the same number of vehicle states as the fixed number of values.
- the fixed number of times is three
- the storage unit 21 can store three vehicle states.
- the management unit 1 performs the condition determination a certain number of times, for example, three times each time the vehicle state is specified
- the management unit 1 stores the specified vehicle state in the storage unit 21 each time the vehicle state is specified.
- the management unit 1 performs condition determination.
- Management unit 1 deletes the three vehicle states stored in storage unit 21 after the condition determination.
- the management unit 1 performs condition determination.
- the management unit 1 when the management unit 1 performs condition determination each time an allocation period elapses, each time the vehicle state is specified, the specified vehicle state is stored in the storage unit 21 .
- the management unit 1 stores the newly specified vehicle state in the storage unit 21. The oldest stored vehicle status among the three vehicle statuses is overwritten, and the three vehicle statuses stored in the storage unit 21 are updated.
- the management unit 1 performs condition determination using the three vehicle states stored in the updated storage unit 21 each time the allocation period elapses.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating processing related to allocation of virtual ECUs 5 performed by the management unit 1 of the second embodiment.
- the fourth arithmetic device 204 functions as the management unit 1 when the IG switch of the vehicle C transitions from the stopped state to the activated state.
- the management unit 1 performs the following processes.
- the management unit 1 performs the processes of S21, S22 and S23. Since the processes of S21, S22 and S22 are the same as the processes of S11, S12 and S13 of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- the management unit 1 determines whether or not the vehicle state has been specified a certain number of times (S24). For example, the management unit 1 determines whether or not the number of vehicle states stored in the storage unit 21 is equal to or greater than the value of the fixed number of times.
- the management unit 1 If the management unit 1 has not identified the vehicle state a certain number of times (S24: NO), it executes the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 without determining the allocation information (S25). Specifically, the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using the same allocation information as the allocation information used in the last allocation cycle. The management unit 1 performs the process of S22 again when the allocation cycle has passed since the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 was started.
- the case where the management unit 1 has not identified the vehicle state a certain number of times includes, for example, the case where the number of vehicle states stored in the storage unit 21 is smaller than the number of the vehicle state that is the same as the value of the certain number of times.
- the management unit 1 determines whether or not there is a vehicle state for which the specified number of times is equal to or greater than a predetermined value among the vehicle states specified a certain number of times. (S26).
- the case where the management unit 1 specifies the vehicle state a certain number of times includes, for example, the case where the number of vehicle states stored in the storage unit 21 is equal to or greater than the value of the certain number of times. If there is no vehicle state for which the specified number of times is equal to or greater than the predetermined value (S26: NO), the management unit 1 performs the process of S25.
- the management unit 1 determines allocation information based on the vehicle state in which the specified number of times is equal to or greater than the predetermined value (S27). As described above, the management unit 1 applies the determined allocation information to the virtual ECU 5 (S28). In other words, the management unit 1 executes allocation of the virtual ECU 5 using the determined allocation information. The management unit 1 performs the process of S22 again when the allocation cycle has passed since the allocation of the virtual ECU 5 was started.
- the management unit 1 ends the process when, for example, the IG switch transitions from the activated state to the stopped state.
- the management unit 1 identifies the vehicle state multiple times.
- the management unit 1 determines whether or not the number of times of the same vehicle state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the specified vehicle states.
- the management unit 1 determines allocation information based on the vehicle state in which the number of times of the same vehicle state is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, and sends the determined allocation information to the virtual ECU 5. Apply. In other words, the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECU 5 using the allocation information determined based on the vehicle state in which the number of times of the same vehicle state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value among the vehicle states identified multiple times.
- the management unit 1 does not determine allocation information when the number of times of the same vehicle state is less than a predetermined value.
- the management unit 1 allocates the virtual ECUs 5 using allocation information that has already been applied to the virtual ECUs 5 . Even when the vehicle state changes frequently, for example, when hunting occurs, the management unit 1 can appropriately assign the virtual ECU 5 to the in-vehicle ECU 2 .
- the management unit 1 can reduce the influence of hunting in identifying the vehicle state.
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本出願は、2021年3月18日出願の日本出願第2021-045022号に基づく優先権を主張し、前記日本出願に記載された全ての記載内容を援用するものである。
特許文献1の車載装置には、生成された複数の仮想装置が予め定められた時間及び順番等の規則に従って割り当てられる。しかしながら車両の状態によっては、仮想装置の処理負荷は異なる場合があるので、仮想装置の割り当てにおいて車両の状態を考慮することが望まれる。
本開示の一態様によれば、車両の状態に応じて適切に、仮想装置を割り当てることができる。
最初に本開示の実施態様を列挙して説明する。また、以下に記載する実施形態の少なくとも一部を任意に組み合わせてもよい。
本開示をその実施形態を示す図面に基づいて具体的に説明する。本開示の実施形態に係る車載装置を、以下に図面を参照しつつ説明する。なお、本開示はこれらの例示に限定されるものではなく、請求の範囲によって示され、請求の範囲と均等の意味及び範囲内でのすべての変更が含まれることが意図される。
以下、実施の形態について図面に基づいて説明する。図1は、実施形態1に係る車載システムSの構成を例示する模式図である。車載システムSは、車両Cに搭載される複数の車載ECU2を含む。車載ECU2には車載機器3が接続される。
実施形態2に係る構成の内、実施形態1と同様な構成部については同じ符号を付し、その詳細な説明を省略する。実施形態2は、管理部1が車両状態を複数回、特定し、特定した複数回の車両状態において、同一の車両状態の回数が所定値以上である場合、当該同一の車両状態に基づき割当情報を決定する車載ECU2に関する。
C 車両
P 制御プログラム
S 車載システム
1 管理部
2 車載ECU(車載装置)
20 制御部
200 演算装置
201 第1演算装置
202 第2演算装置
203 第3演算装置
204 第4演算装置
21 記憶部
210 割当情報テーブル
22 車内通信部
3 車載機器
30 アクチュエータ
31 センサ
4 車載ネットワーク
5 仮想ECU(仮想装置)
51 第1仮想ECU
52 第2仮想ECU
53 第3仮想ECU
54 第4仮想ECU
55 第5仮想ECU
56 第6仮想ECU
Claims (12)
- 車両に搭載され、複数のプログラムの動作環境となる複数の仮想装置を生成する車載装置であって、
複数の前記仮想装置を管理する管理部を備え、
前記管理部は、
前記車両の状態を示す車両状態を特定し、
特定した前記車両状態に基づき、自装置に対して前記仮想装置を割り当てるための複数の割当情報のうち、いずれかの前記割当情報を決定し、
決定した前記割当情報を前記仮想装置に適用する
車載装置。 - 前記管理部は、
前記車両状態を特定するための特定情報を前記仮想装置から取得し、
取得した前記特定情報に基づき、前記車両状態を特定する
請求項1に記載の車載装置。 - 前記仮想装置は、前記車両状態を特定し、
前記管理部は、前記仮想装置によって特定された前記車両状態を前記仮想装置から取得する
請求項1に記載の車載装置。 - 前記管理部は、自装置のハードウェアの状態に基づき、前記車両状態を特定する
請求項1に記載の車載装置。 - 前記管理部は、
前記車両状態を複数回、特定し、
特定した前記複数回の前記車両状態において、同一の前記車両状態が所定回数以上連続した場合、同一の前記車両状態に基づき前記割当情報を決定する
請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の車載装置。 - 前記管理部は、
前記車両状態を複数回、特定し、
特定した前記複数回の前記車両状態において、同一の前記車両状態の回数が所定値以上である場合、同一の前記車両状態に基づき前記割当情報を決定する
請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の車載装置。 - 前記管理部は、前記割当情報を適用することによって、割り当てられる前記仮想装置の種類を変更する
請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の車載装置。 - 前記管理部は、前記割当情報を適用することによって、割り当てられる前記仮想装置の個数を変更する
請求項1から請求項7のいずれか1項に記載の車載装置。 - 前記管理部は、前記割当情報を適用することによって、前記仮想装置それぞれが割り当てられる時間の少なくとも1つを変更する
請求項1から請求項8のいずれか1項に記載の車載装置。 - 前記管理部は、前記割当情報を適用することによって、前記仮想装置の割り当てが行われる周期を変更する
請求項1から請求項9のいずれか1項に記載の車載装置。 - 車両に搭載され、複数のプログラムの動作環境となる複数の仮想装置を生成する車載装置が行う情報処理方法であって、
前記車両の状態を示す車両状態を特定し、
特定した前記車両状態に基づき、前記車載装置に対して前記仮想装置を割り当てるための複数の割当情報のうち、いずれかの前記割当情報を決定し、
決定した前記割当情報を前記仮想装置に適用する
情報処理方法。 - 車両に搭載され、複数のプログラムの動作環境となる複数の仮想装置を生成するコンピュータに処理を実行させるコンピュータプログラムであって、
前記車両の状態を示す車両状態を特定し、
特定した前記車両状態に基づき、前記コンピュータに対して前記仮想装置を割り当てるための複数の割当情報のうち、いずれかの前記割当情報を決定し、
決定した前記割当情報を前記仮想装置に適用する
処理をコンピュータに実行させるコンピュータプログラム。
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