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- the present disclosure relates to a center for managing vehicle data, a management system, a management method, and a management program.
- Patent Document 1 describes a digital twin simulation that reproduces the state of a vehicle in the real world in virtual space by collecting vehicle data from the vehicle.
- Vehicle data that can be obtained through CAN communication does not have a format that is easy for users who use vehicle data to use. This is because, for example, the data that can be acquired from the CAN communication frame differs depending on the vehicle manufacturer, vehicle type, shipping time, and the like. As a result of the inventor's detailed study, users who want to handle vehicle data need specialized knowledge such as the structure of CAN communication frames and buses through which data flows, and cannot easily access vehicle data. problem was found.
- This disclosure facilitates the use of vehicle data.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is a center comprising a vehicle-side unit and a service-side unit.
- the vehicle-side unit is connected to multiple in-vehicle devices mounted on each of multiple vehicles so that data communication is possible.
- the service side unit is capable of data communication with the service providing unit.
- the vehicle side unit is equipped with a shadow creation section.
- the shadow creating unit is configured to repeatedly acquire a vehicle data group formed in a first data structure in which a plurality of vehicle data are classified into respective categories from each of the plurality of in-vehicle devices. Then, the shadow creation unit creates, as a shadow, a vehicle data group to which vehicle identification information for identifying the vehicle and timing identification information for identifying the timing at which the vehicle data is acquired is added to each vehicle, and the shadow is generated on the vehicle side. It is configured to be stored in a first data structure in a shadow store provided in the unit.
- the service-side unit is equipped with an instruction unit.
- the instruction unit receives, from the service providing unit, a request instructing acquisition of the corresponding vehicle data with specific vehicle data or a specific category as designated data among a plurality of vehicle data constituting the vehicle data group, Based on the request, it is configured to instruct the vehicle-side unit to acquire specified data of a predetermined vehicle at a predetermined time from the shadow storage section of the vehicle-side unit.
- shadows have a data structure classified by multiple categories, and multiple vehicle data are arranged in a hierarchical structure. Therefore, the center of the present disclosure can access a plurality of vehicle data that make up the shadow by the data name of specific vehicle data or the category name of a specific category, facilitating the use of vehicle data. be able to.
- a management system (1) comprising a plurality of in-vehicle devices mounted in each of a plurality of vehicles to acquire vehicle data from the vehicles, and a center managing the vehicle data.
- the center includes a vehicle-side unit and a service-side unit.
- the vehicle-side unit also includes a shadow creating section.
- the service-side unit also includes an instruction section.
- the management system of the present disclosure configured in this manner is a system that includes the center of the present disclosure, and can obtain the same effects as the center of the present disclosure.
- Yet another aspect of the present disclosure is a management method performed at a center comprising a vehicle-side unit and a service-side unit.
- the vehicle-side unit repeatedly acquires, from each of the plurality of in-vehicle devices, a vehicle data group formed in a first data structure in which a plurality of vehicle data are classified into respective categories, and identifies the vehicle for each vehicle.
- a group of vehicle data to which identification information and timing identification information for identifying the timing at which the vehicle data is acquired is created as a shadow, and stored in a shadow storage section provided in the vehicle-side unit in the form of a first data structure. memorize with
- the service-side unit receives from the service providing unit a request instructing acquisition of the corresponding vehicle data with specific vehicle data or a specific category as designated data among the plurality of vehicle data constituting the vehicle data group. Then, based on the request, the vehicle-side unit is instructed to acquire specified data of a predetermined vehicle at a predetermined time from the shadow storage section of the vehicle-side unit.
- the management method of the present disclosure is a method executed by the center of the present disclosure, and by executing the method, the same effects as those of the center of the present disclosure can be obtained.
- Yet another aspect of the present disclosure is a management program that causes a computer of a center that includes a vehicle-side unit and a service-side unit to function as a shadow creating section and an instruction section.
- a computer controlled by the management program of the present disclosure can constitute part of the center of the present disclosure, and can obtain the same effects as the center of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobility IoT system;
- FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a data collection device.
- 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a management center;
- FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure of a data collection device.
- 3 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of a management center;
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of a CAN frame.
- It is a flow chart which shows data normalization processing.
- It is a figure which shows the structure of a vehicle data conversion table.
- It is a figure which shows the 1st hierarchy of standardized vehicle data, and a data format.
- It is a figure which shows the structure of standardized vehicle data.
- FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for creating standardized vehicle data; 4 is a flowchart showing the first half of data transmission processing; FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the second half of data transmission processing; FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing data transmission timing; 3 is a functional block diagram showing functional configurations of a mobility GW and a data management unit; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a shadow; It is a figure which shows the structure of a newest index. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of an index; FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a request.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a connection state of an ECU mounted on a vehicle; FIG.
- the mobility IoT system 1 of this embodiment includes a plurality of data collection devices 2, a management center 3, and a service providing server 4, as shown in FIG. IoT is an abbreviation for Internet of Things.
- the data collection device 2 is mounted on the vehicle and has a function of performing data communication with the management center 3 via the wide area wireless communication network NW.
- the management center 3 is a device that manages the mobility IoT system 1.
- the management center 3 has a function of performing data communication with the plurality of data collecting devices 2 and the service providing server 4 via the wide area wireless communication network NW.
- the service providing server 4 is, for example, a server installed to provide a service for managing vehicle operation.
- the mobility IoT system 1 may include a plurality of service providing servers with different service contents.
- These service providing servers 4 may be configured on-premises, may be configured in the cloud, or may be configured as physically the same server as the management center 3 .
- the data collection device 2 as shown in FIG.
- the microcomputer 11 includes a first core 21, a second core 22, a ROM 23, a RAM 24, a flash memory 25, an input/output section 26, and a bus 27.
- the microcomputer 11 Various functions of the microcomputer 11 are realized by the first core 21 and the second core 22 executing a program stored in a non-transitional material recording medium.
- the ROM 23 corresponds to a non-transitional substantive recording medium storing programs. Also, by executing this program, a method corresponding to the program is executed.
- first core 21 and the second core 22 may be configured as hardware using one or a plurality of ICs or the like.
- the flash memory 25 is a data rewritable nonvolatile memory.
- the flash memory 25 includes a standardized vehicle data storage section 25a for storing standardized vehicle data, which will be described later.
- the input/output unit 26 is a circuit for inputting/outputting data between the outside of the microcomputer 11 and the first core 21 and the second core 22 .
- the bus 27 connects the first core 21, the second core 22, the ROM 23, the RAM 24, the flash memory 25, and the input/output unit 26 so that data can be input/output to each other.
- the vehicle I/F 12 is an input/output circuit for inputting/outputting signals between the electronic control unit and sensors mounted on the vehicle.
- the vehicle I/F 12 includes a power supply voltage input port, a general-purpose input/output port, a CAN communication port, an Ethernet communication port, and the like.
- the power supply voltage input port includes a +B voltage port to which +B voltage is input and an IG voltage port to which IG voltage is input.
- the vehicle I/F 12 includes a DCDC converter and a protection circuit including a Zener diode. As a result, the power supply voltage input port is configured to be compatible with both the input of the vehicle voltage of 12V and the input of the vehicle voltage of 48V.
- a CAN communication port is a port for sending and receiving data according to the CAN communication protocol.
- the Ethernet communication port is a port for transmitting and receiving data based on the Ethernet communication protocol.
- CAN is an abbreviation for Controller Area Network.
- CAN is a registered trademark.
- Ethernet is a registered trademark.
- the communication unit 13 performs data communication with the management center 3 via the wide area wireless communication network NW.
- the storage unit 14 is a storage device for storing various data.
- the vehicle is equipped with one ECU 210, multiple ECUs 220, multiple ECUs 230, an external communication device 240, and an internal communication network 250.
- ECU is an abbreviation for Electronic Control Unit.
- the ECU 210 realizes coordinated control of the vehicle as a whole by integrating the plurality of ECUs 220 .
- the ECU 220 is provided for each domain divided according to the function of the vehicle, and mainly controls a plurality of ECUs 230 existing within that domain. Each ECU 220 is connected to a subordinate ECU 230 via a lower-layer network (for example, CAN) provided individually.
- the ECU 220 has a function of centrally managing access rights and the like for the ECU 230 under its control and performing user authentication and the like. Domains are, for example, powertrain, body, chassis and cockpit.
- the ECU 230 connected to the ECU 220 belonging to the powertrain domain includes, for example, an ECU 230 that controls the engine, an ECU 230 that controls the motor, an ECU 230 that controls the battery, and the like.
- the ECUs 230 connected to the ECU 220 belonging to the body domain include, for example, the ECU 230 that controls the air conditioner, the ECU 230 that controls the doors, and the like.
- the ECU 230 connected to the ECU 220 belonging to the chassis domain includes, for example, an ECU 230 that controls brakes, an ECU 230 that controls steering, and the like.
- the ECU 230 connected to the ECU 220 belonging to the cockpit domain includes, for example, the ECU 230 that controls the display of meters and navigation, and the ECU 230 that controls input devices operated by the vehicle occupants.
- the vehicle-external communication device 240 performs data communication with a vehicle-external communication device (for example, a cloud server) via the wide area wireless communication network NW.
- a vehicle-external communication device for example, a cloud server
- the in-vehicle communication network 250 includes CAN FD and Ethernet.
- CAN FD is an abbreviation for CAN with Flexible Data Rate.
- the CAN FD connects the ECU 210 with each ECU 220 and the external communication device 240 via a bus.
- Ethernet individually connects ECU 210 to each ECU 220 and external communication device 240 .
- the ECU 210 is an electronic control unit mainly composed of a microcomputer including a CPU 210a, a ROM 210b and a RAM 210c.
- Various functions of the microcomputer are realized by the CPU 210a executing a program stored in a non-transitional substantive recording medium.
- the ROM 210b corresponds to the non-transitional substantive recording medium storing the program.
- a method corresponding to the program is executed.
- a part or all of the functions executed by the CPU 210a may be configured as hardware using one or a plurality of ICs or the like. Further, the number of microcomputers constituting ECU 210 may be one or more.
- Each of the ECU 220, the ECU 230, and the external communication device 240 is an electronic control device, similar to the ECU 210, mainly composed of a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. Further, the number of microcomputers constituting ECU 220, ECU 230 and external communication device 240 may be one or more.
- ECU 220 is an ECU that controls one or more ECUs 230
- ECU 210 is an ECU that controls one or more ECUs 220 or controls ECUs 220 and 230 of the entire vehicle including external communication device 240 .
- the data collection device 2 is connected to the ECU 210 so that data communication with the ECU 210 is possible. That is, data collection device 2 receives information from ECUs 210 , 220 , and 230 via ECU 210 . The data collection device 2 also transmits a request regarding vehicle control to the ECU 210 and to the ECUs 220 and 230 via the ECU 210 .
- the management center 3 includes a control unit 31, a communication unit 32, and a storage unit 33, as shown in FIG.
- the control unit 31 is an electronic control device mainly composed of a microcomputer including a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, and the like.
- Various functions of the microcomputer are realized by the CPU 41 executing a program stored in a non-transitional substantive recording medium.
- the ROM 42 corresponds to the non-transitional substantive recording medium storing the program. Also, by executing this program, a method corresponding to the program is executed.
- a part or all of the functions executed by the CPU 41 may be configured as hardware using one or a plurality of ICs or the like. Further, the number of microcomputers constituting the control unit 31 may be one or more.
- the communication unit 32 performs data communication with the plurality of data collection devices 2 and the service providing server 4 via the wide area wireless communication network NW.
- the storage unit 33 is a storage device for storing various data.
- the data collection device 2 includes a first unit 101 as a functional block implemented by the first core 21 executing the program stored in the ROM 23, as shown in FIG.
- the data collection device 2 includes a second unit 102 as a functional block implemented by the second core 22 executing a program stored in the ROM 23 .
- the first unit 101 comprises a real-time operating system (RTOS) 103 and a first application 104 .
- RTOS real-time operating system
- the first application 104 executes various processes for controlling the vehicle.
- the first application 104 is configured to be able to access the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a of the flash memory 25 and refer to the standardized vehicle data in order to execute various processes for controlling the vehicle.
- the RTOS 103 manages the first application 104 so as to ensure real-time processing by the first application 104 .
- the second unit 102 comprises a general-purpose operating system (hereinafter referred to as GPOS) 105 and a second application 106.
- GPOS general-purpose operating system
- the second application 106 executes processing related to services provided by the service providing server 4 .
- the second application 106 is configured to be able to access the standardized vehicle data storage section 25a of the flash memory 25 and refer to the standardized vehicle data in order to execute service-related processing.
- the GPOS 105 is basic software installed in the data collection device 2 to operate various applications, and manages the second application 106 .
- the data collection device 2 may use a hypervisor in a single-core microcomputer to realize the operation of the RTOS 103 and the operation of the GPOS 105 .
- the management center 3 includes a vehicle-side unit 110 and a service-side unit 120 as functional blocks realized by the CPU 41 executing programs stored in the ROM 42, as shown in FIG.
- a vehicle-side unit 110 is provided on the side closer to access to the vehicle, and a service-side unit 120 is provided on the side closer to access from the service providing server 4.
- Functional blocks are divided into two, and these two functional blocks are loosely coupled. .
- the method of realizing these elements that make up the management center 3 is not limited to software, and some or all of the elements may be realized using one or more pieces of hardware.
- the electronic circuit may be realized by a digital circuit including many logic circuits, an analog circuit, or a combination thereof.
- the vehicle-side unit 110 manages access to the vehicle and data received from the vehicle.
- the vehicle-side unit 110 includes a mobility gateway (hereinafter referred to as mobility GW) 111 .
- the mobility GW 111 has a function of relaying an access request to the vehicle and a function of managing data received from the vehicle.
- Mobility GW 111 includes shadow storage unit 112 and vehicle control unit 113 .
- the shadow storage unit 112 stores a shadow 114 storing vehicle data for each vehicle equipped with the data collection device 2 .
- a shadow 114 indicates a group of vehicle data for a certain vehicle.
- the vehicle control unit 113 has a function of controlling the vehicle on which the data collection device 2 is mounted based on instructions from the service providing server 4 .
- the service-side unit 120 receives requests from the service providing server 4 and provides vehicle data.
- the service side unit 120 comprises a data management section 121 and an access API 122 .
- API is an abbreviation for Application Programming Interface.
- the data management unit 121 has a function of managing a digital twin 123, which is a virtual space for providing vehicle access independent of changes in vehicle connection status.
- the data management section 121 manages data necessary for accessing vehicle data managed by the vehicle-side unit 110 .
- the access API 122 is a standard interface for the service providing server 4 to access the mobility GW 111 and the data management unit 121.
- the access API 122 provides the service providing server 4 with APIs for accessing vehicles and acquiring vehicle data.
- the vehicle I/F 12 Upon receiving the communication frame, the vehicle I/F 12 determines the communication protocol of the communication frame based on the communication port that received the communication frame. Specifically, the vehicle I/F 12 determines that the communication protocol of the received communication frame is the CAN communication protocol, for example, when the communication frame is received at the CAN communication port. For example, when a communication frame is received at an Ethernet communication port, the vehicle I/F 12 determines that the communication protocol of the received communication frame is the Ethernet communication protocol.
- vehicle I/F 12 determines whether or not the communication frame is necessary based on the identification information of the communication frame, and outputs the received communication frame to first unit 101 when it is determined that it is necessary. .
- a CAN frame consists of a start of frame, an arbitration field, a control field, a data field, a CRC field, an ACK field and an end of frame, as shown in FIG.
- the arbitration field consists of an 11-bit or 29-bit identifier (that is, ID) and a 1-bit RTR bit.
- CANID the 11-bit identifier used in CAN communication.
- the CANID is set in advance based on the content of data included in the CAN frame, the source of the CAN frame, the destination of the CAN frame, and the like.
- the data field is a payload composed of 1st data, 2nd data, 3rd data, 4th data, 5th data, 6th data, 7th data and 8th data each of 8 bits (i.e. 1 byte). be.
- each of the 1st to 8th data in the data field will also be referred to as CAN data.
- the vehicle I/F 12 determines whether the received CAN frame is necessary based on the CANID.
- the first unit 101 When the first unit 101 acquires the communication frame output from the vehicle I/F 12, it extracts the identification information and the payload from the communication frame, creates standard format data composed of the identification information and the payload, The created standard format data is stored in the flash memory 25 .
- the first unit 101 when the first unit 101 acquires a CAN frame, the first unit 101 creates standard format data composed of CANID and first to eighth data.
- the identification information (second identification information) included in the standard format data may not be the same as the identification information (first identification information) extracted from the communication frame.
- the unique second identification information may be generated using the first identification information, or the identification information of the communication protocol and the first identification information may be converted to generate the second identification information.
- the first unit 101 overwrites the standard format data and stores it. Update standard format data. That is, the flash memory 25 stores the latest standard format data for the same identification information.
- the data normalization process is a process that is repeatedly executed while the microcomputer 11 is operating.
- the second core 22 first determines in S10 whether or not a preset standardization execution condition is satisfied, as shown in FIG.
- the standardization execution conditions include a first high-frequency standardization condition, a second high-frequency standardization condition, a third high-frequency standardization condition, a first low-frequency standardization condition, a second low-frequency standardization condition, an event standardization condition, and an invariant standardization condition, which will be described later. At least one of them must be established.
- the first high-frequency standardization condition is that a preset first high-frequency standardization period (for example, 500 ms in this embodiment) elapses.
- the second high-frequency standardization condition is that a preset second high-frequency standardization cycle (for example, 2s in this embodiment) has passed.
- the third high-frequency standardization condition is that a preset third high-frequency standardization period (for example, 4 seconds in this embodiment) elapses.
- the first low-frequency standardization condition is that a preset first low-frequency standardization period (for example, 30 seconds in this embodiment) elapses.
- the second low-frequency standardization condition is that a preset second low-frequency standardization period (eg, 300 seconds in this embodiment) elapses.
- the event standardization condition is that a preset event standardization period (for example, 12 hours in this embodiment) has passed.
- the invariant standardization condition is that the processing of S10 this time is the first processing of S10 after the microcomputer 11 is activated.
- the second core 22 terminates the data standardization process.
- the second core 22 in S20, selects the standard format corresponding to the satisfied standardization condition among the seven standardization conditions that constitute the standardization execution condition. Data is obtained from flash memory 25 .
- the second core 22 acquires standard format data corresponding to the second high-frequency standardization condition in S20.
- the second core 22 divides the data included in the standard format data. For example, since the standard format data generated from the CAN frame consists of CANID and 1st to 8th data, the second core 22 divides the 1st to 8th data into 8 Extract CAN data.
- the second core 22 refers to the vehicle data conversion table 23a stored in the ROM 23, and converts the extracted data divided at S30 into control labels and vehicle data.
- the control label is identification information indicating the type of vehicle data.
- the vehicle data conversion table 23a includes normalization information and semantic information.
- the normalization information is information for normalizing the extracted data so that the same physical quantity has the same value regardless of the vehicle type or vehicle manufacturer.
- Semantic information is information (for example, arithmetic formulas, conversion tables) for converting normalized vehicle data into meaningful vehicle data. Vehicle data before normalization may be used. Semanticization includes newly generating information that was not in the payload of the communication frame using an arithmetic expression or the like.
- the normalization information of the vehicle data conversion table 23a includes setting items such as "CANID”, "ECU”, “position”, “DLC”, “unique label”, “resolution”, and “offset ” and “Unit”.
- ECU is identification information indicating the source ECU of the CAN frame.
- ENG indicates an engine ECU.
- “Position” is information indicating the position (for example, bit position) of CAN data in the data field.
- DLC is information indicating the data length. DLC stands for Data Length Code. That is, “DLC” bits of data are extracted from the "position" of the data field.
- Unique label is information indicating a control label. For example, "ETHA” indicates intake air temperature, and "NE1" indicates engine speed. “Resolution” is information indicating a numerical value per bit. “Offset” indicates the offset amount of the numerical value of the data. “Unit” indicates the unit of the data.
- the semantic information of the vehicle data conversion table 23a is, for example, as shown in FIG. is a conversion formula for converting to a "steering angle" by subtracting .
- the vehicle data representing the "steering movement angle” and the vehicle data representing the "steering zero point” are converted into vehicle data representing the "steering angle” which means “steering amount from the reference position”.
- a "unique label", a "unit”, etc. are given to vehicle data newly generated by semanticization.
- vehicle data conversion table 23a for data of "shift position", which is a predetermined control label.
- vehicle data conversion table 23a they are converted into data indicating "P range”, “N range”, “D range”, and "R range”, respectively.
- the second core 22 hierarchizes the converted vehicle data and stores it in the flash memory 25 in S50, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the second core 22 stores the converted vehicle data in the corresponding area of the standardized vehicle data storage section 25 a provided in the flash memory 25 .
- the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a stores standardized vehicle data configured by layering vehicle data.
- the standardized vehicle data is created for each vehicle (that is, for each data collection device 2) and has multiple hierarchical structures.
- the standardized vehicle data one or more items are set for each of multiple hierarchies.
- the standardized vehicle data includes "attribute information”, “power training”, “energy”, “ADAS/AD”, “body”, Equipped with “Multimedia” and “Other”.
- ADAS stands for Advanced Driver Assistance System.
- AD stands for Autonomous Driving.
- each vehicle data has "unique label", "ECU”, “data type”, “data size”, “data value” and “data unit” as items.
- "Unique label” and “ECU” are as described above.
- Data type”, “data size” and “data unit” respectively indicate the type, size and unit of the numerical value indicated by the "data value”.
- the standardized vehicle data includes at least the second and third hierarchies in addition to the first hierarchy.
- the second hierarchy is the hierarchy immediately below the first hierarchy
- the third hierarchy is the hierarchy immediately below the second hierarchy.
- the standardized vehicle data are items set in the normalization and semantic processing described above.
- the standardized vehicle data has a hierarchical data structure.
- attribute information which is an item in the first hierarchy, includes "vehicle identification information”, “vehicle attribute”, “transmission configuration”, and “firmware version” as items in the second hierarchy.
- vehicle identification information is a category name indicating information that can uniquely identify a vehicle.
- Vehicle attribute is a category name indicating the type of vehicle.
- Transport information is a category name indicating information about transmission.
- firmware version is a category name indicating information about the firmware of the vehicle.
- the item “powertrain” in the first hierarchy is a category name indicating power train information
- the items in the second hierarchy include “accelerator pedal”, “engine”, and “engine oil”.
- the “accelerator pedal” includes one or more pieces of vehicle data such as the state and opening of the accelerator pedal.
- “Engine” includes one or more individual vehicle data such as engine state, number of revolutions, and the like.
- Energy which is an item in the first hierarchy, is a category name indicating energy information, and includes "battery state”, “battery configuration”, and "fuel” as items in the second hierarchy.
- Vehicle identification information which is an item of the second hierarchy, has “vehicle identification number”, “vehicle number”, and “license plate” as items of the third hierarchy.
- These third-layer items include one or more individual vehicle data (also referred to as items).
- Vehicle attribute which is an item in the second hierarchy, has items such as "brand name”, “model”, and “year of manufacture” as items in the third hierarchy.
- Transmission configuration which is an item of the second hierarchy
- transmission type as an item of the third hierarchy.
- These third-layer items are also called items, and are the minimum units of the data structure.
- the second core 22 determines that the first layer is “attribute information” and the second layer is The converted vehicle data is stored in the storage area of "vehicle identification information" whose third layer is "vehicle identification number".
- vehicle I/F 12 when vehicle I/F 12 acquires vehicle data from the vehicle, vehicle I/F 12 performs communication protocol determination, as indicated by arrow L12. Further, vehicle I/F 12 filters unnecessary vehicle data as indicated by arrow L13, and outputs necessary vehicle data to first unit 101 as indicated by arrow L14.
- the first unit 101 When the first unit 101 acquires vehicle data from the vehicle I/F 12, it converts the vehicle data into a standard format as indicated by an arrow L15, and flashes the vehicle data converted into the standard format as indicated by an arrow L16. Store in memory 25 .
- the second unit 102 When the second unit 102 acquires the vehicle data converted into the standard format from the flash memory 25 as indicated by arrow L17, it converts the acquired vehicle data as indicated by arrow L18. Furthermore, the second unit 102 structures the converted data to create standardized vehicle data, as indicated by an arrow L19.
- the data transmission process is a process that is repeatedly executed while the microcomputer 11 is operating.
- the second core 22 When the data transmission process is executed, the second core 22, as shown in FIG. 12, first determines in S110 whether or not a preset first high-frequency transmission condition is satisfied.
- the first high-frequency transmission condition is that mod ⁇ tx/(T ⁇ 2) ⁇ is 0, where tx is the current time, T is a transmission interval set value (eg, 500 ms in this embodiment).
- the second core 22 proceeds to S130.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the first high-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S120. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S130.
- the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data include second high-frequency data, third high-frequency data, fourth high-frequency data, fifth high-frequency data, and third high-frequency data, which will be described later.
- the second core 22 determines whether or not a preset second high-frequency transmission condition is satisfied.
- a second high-frequency transmission condition is that mod ⁇ (tx+T)/(T ⁇ 2) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S150.
- the second core 22 selects vehicle data set as the second high-frequency data from the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S140. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S150.
- the second core 22 determines whether or not a preset third high-frequency transmission condition is satisfied.
- a third high frequency transmission condition is that mod ⁇ tx/(T ⁇ 8) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S170.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the third high-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S160. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S170.
- a fourth high-frequency transmission condition is that mod ⁇ (tx+T)/(T ⁇ 8) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S190.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the fourth high-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S180. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S190.
- a fifth high-frequency transmission condition is that mod ⁇ tx/(T ⁇ 16) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S210.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the fifth high-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S200. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S210.
- a sixth high-frequency transmission condition is that mod ⁇ (tx+T)/(T ⁇ 16) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S230.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the sixth high-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S180. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S230.
- the second core 22 determines whether or not the preset first low-frequency transmission condition is met.
- a first infrequent transmission condition is that mod ⁇ tx/(T ⁇ 120) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S250.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the first low-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S240. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S250.
- the second core 22 determines whether or not the preset second low-frequency transmission condition is satisfied.
- a second infrequent transmission condition is that mod ⁇ (tx+T)/(T ⁇ 120) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S270.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the second low-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S260. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S270.
- the second core 22 determines whether or not the preset third low-frequency transmission condition is met.
- a third infrequent transmission condition is that mod ⁇ tx/(T ⁇ 1200) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S290.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the third low-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S280. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S290.
- the second core 22 determines whether or not the preset fourth low-frequency transmission condition is met.
- a fourth infrequent transmission condition is that mod ⁇ (tx+T)/(T ⁇ 1200) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S310.
- the second core 22 selects the vehicle data set as the fourth low-frequency data from among the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S300. Data is extracted from the standardized vehicle data storage unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the process proceeds to S310.
- the second core 22 determines whether or not a preset event transmission condition is satisfied.
- the event transmission condition is that mod ⁇ tx/(T*172800) ⁇ is zero.
- the second core 22 proceeds to S330.
- the second core 22 stores the vehicle data set in the event data from the vehicle data constituting the standardized vehicle data in S320 as standardized vehicle data. It is extracted from the unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and proceeds to S330.
- the second core 22 determines whether or not a preset invariant transmission condition is satisfied.
- the constant transmission condition is that the processing of S330 this time is the first processing of S330 after the microcomputer 11 is started.
- the second core 22 terminates the data transmission process.
- the second core 22 stores the vehicle data set as constant data in the standardized vehicle data in S340. The data is extracted from the unit 25a, transmitted to the management center 3, and the data transmission process ends.
- first high-frequency data, third high-frequency data, fifth high-frequency data, first low-frequency data, and third low-frequency data are transmitted.
- Frequency data, event data and persistent data are sent.
- the first high-frequency data is transmitted every 1000 ms after time t0.
- the second high-frequency data is transmitted at time t1 when 500 ms has passed since time t0, and thereafter every 1000 ms has passed since time t1.
- the third high-frequency data is transmitted every 4 seconds after time t0.
- the fourth high-frequency data is transmitted at time t4 when 2 s have passed since time t0, and thereafter every time 4 s has passed since time t4.
- the fifth high-frequency data is transmitted every 8 seconds after time t0.
- the sixth high-frequency data is transmitted at a time 4 s after time t0, and is transmitted every 8 s after that.
- the first low-frequency data is transmitted each time one minute elapses from time t0.
- the second low-frequency data is transmitted when 30 seconds have passed since time t0, and is transmitted every minute after that.
- the third low-frequency data is transmitted every 10 minutes after time t0.
- the fourth low-frequency data is transmitted at a time five minutes after time t0, and is transmitted every ten minutes thereafter.
- the event data is sent every 12 hours after time t0.
- the second application 106 of the second unit 102 performs analysis. For example, when the second application 106 is a driving diagnosis application, the second application 106 detects "sudden steering,” “sudden braking,” and “sudden acceleration,” and detects “impatient driving,” and “leisurely driving.” and output analysis results. Further, when the second application 106 is, for example, a parking monitoring application, the second application 106 detects "suspicious person found" and "vehicle intrusion".
- the second application 106 transmits information indicating the above detection result or analysis result (hereinafter referred to as analysis information) to the management center 3 .
- the second application 106 transmits the above-mentioned “events” such as “rapid turn” and “suspicious person found” to the management center 3 at the detected timing.
- the second application 106 also transmits the above-mentioned “state” such as "impatient driving” to the management center 3 at the timing when the "state” is determined, or periodically transmits it to the management center 3.
- the mobility GW 111 includes a shadow creation unit 115, a latest index creation unit 116, and a latest index storage unit 117.
- the shadow creation unit 115 Each time vehicle data or analysis information is transmitted from the data collection device 2, the shadow creation unit 115 overwrites the transmitted vehicle data or analysis information in the corresponding area of the structured standardized vehicle data, thereby standardizing the vehicle data. Update vehicle data.
- the shadow creation unit 115 copies the previous value to the relevant area corresponding to the "state” if the analysis information regarding the "state” is not transmitted. In addition, when the standardized vehicle data is updated and the analysis information regarding the "event” is not transmitted, the shadow creating unit 115 sets the corresponding area corresponding to the "event” to "blank (no event)". do.
- the shadow creation unit 115 creates a new shadow 114 using the updated standardized vehicle data.
- the shadow creating unit 115 then stores the created shadow 114 in the shadow storage unit 112 .
- the shadow storage unit 112 stores a plurality of shadows 114 created at different times for each vehicle.
- One shadow 114 is a vehicle data group of a certain vehicle at a predetermined time, and includes a vehicle data group represented by the standardized data structure shown in FIG.
- the timing at which the shadow creation unit 115 receives the structured standardized vehicle data via the communication unit 32 differs from vehicle to vehicle, but new shadow creation is performed at the same timing for all vehicles.
- the shadow creating unit 115 may create new shadows for all vehicles at regular intervals.
- Past shadows 114 are accumulated for each vehicle in the shadow storage unit 112 . Shadows 114 that have passed a certain period of time may be deleted sequentially.
- the shadow creation unit 115 receives standardized vehicle data formed in a hierarchical structure from the data collection device 2 .
- the shadow creation unit 115 may receive part of the hierarchical structure data of the standardized vehicle data.
- the shadow creation unit 115 may add arbitrary information such as a serial number and store it in the shadow storage unit 112 .
- the shadow 114 includes a vehicle data storage section 114a and a device data storage section 114b.
- the vehicle data storage unit 114a stores "object-id”, “Shadow_version” and "mobility-data” as data related to the vehicle on which the data collection device 2 is mounted.
- object-id is a number for identifying the vehicle. An “object-id” is given each time a vehicle to be managed is registered in the management center 3 .
- Shadow_version is a numerical value indicating the version of the shadow 114, and a time stamp indicating the creation time is set each time the shadow 114 is created.
- the device data storage unit 114b stores “object-id”, “update_time”, “version”, “power_status”, “power_status_timestamp”, and “notify_reason” as data related to hardware and software installed in the data collection device 2. Store. These data such as “version” and “power_status” are transmitted from the data collection device 2 separately from the standardized vehicle data when a change occurs.
- object-id is a character string that identifies the vehicle equipped with the data collection device 2, and functions as a partition key.
- update_time is a numerical value indicating the update time.
- “version” is a character string indicating the version of the hardware and software of the data collection device 2.
- power_status is a character string indicating the system status of the data collection device 2 (on, off, etc.).
- power_status_timestamp is a numerical value indicating the notification time of the system status.
- notify_reason is a character string indicating the reason for notification.
- the shadow 114 includes information on the data collection device 2 in addition to the vehicle data group.
- the device data storage unit 114b may store the information of the data collection device 2 separately in the ROM 42 without including it in the shadow 114.
- the device data storage unit 114b may store only the latest data in the ROM 42 instead of accumulating past data for each time stamp as the information of the data collection device 2 .
- the latest index creation unit 116 acquires the latest shadow 114 for each vehicle from the shadow storage unit 112 and creates the latest index 118 (also referred to as the first index) using the acquired shadow 114 .
- the latest index creation unit 116 then stores the created latest index 118 in the latest index storage unit 117 .
- the latest index storage unit 117 stores one latest index 118 for each vehicle.
- An index is parameter information that serves as a key when searching for the shadow 114 from the shadow storage unit 112 .
- the latest index creation unit 116 creates the latest index 118 by using vehicle data acquired from the data collection device 2 or by generating data by itself.
- the latest index 118 includes "gateway-id", “object-id”, “shadow-version”, “vin”, “location-lon”, “location-lat” and “location-alt " is stored.
- gateway-id is information that identifies the mobility GW 111.
- object-id is information that identifies the vehicle on which the data collection device 2 is mounted.
- shadow-version corresponds to “Shadow_version” of the shadow 114. That is, “shadow-version” is information for identifying the shadow 114, and is set with a time stamp.
- vin is a registration number unique to the vehicle on which the data collection device 2 is installed.
- location-lon is information indicating the latitude at which the vehicle equipped with the data collection device 2 is located.
- location-lat is information indicating the longitude at which the vehicle equipped with the data collection device 2 is located.
- location-alt is information indicating the altitude at which the vehicle equipped with the data collection device 2 is located.
- the data management unit 121 includes an index creation unit 124 and an index storage unit 125.
- the index creation unit 124 periodically acquires the latest index 118 from the latest index storage unit 117, and creates an index 126 (also referred to as a second index) using the acquired latest index 118.
- the index creation unit 124 then stores the created index 126 in the index storage unit 125 .
- the index storage unit 125 stores a plurality of indexes 126 created at different times for each vehicle.
- the indices 126 are "timestamp”, “schedule-type”, “gateway-id”, “object-id”, “shadow-version”, “vin”, “location” and “alt”. to store
- timestamp is a timestamp that indicates the time in milliseconds.
- Schedule-type indicates whether the scheduler that created the data is regular or event. If it is regular, 'schedule-type' is set to 'Repeat', and if it is an event, 'schedule-type' is set to 'Event'.
- gateway-id is information that identifies the mobility GW 111.
- object-id is information for identifying a vehicle in which the data collection device 2 is mounted.
- shadow-version is the timestamp of the gateway and is information that identifies the shadow 114.
- vin is a registration number unique to the vehicle on which the data collection device 2 is mounted.
- location is information indicating the latitude and longitude at which the vehicle equipped with the data collection device 2 is located.
- alt is information indicating the altitude at which the vehicle equipped with the data collection device 2 is located.
- the latest index creation unit 116 and the latest index storage unit 117 may not be provided, and the index creation unit 124 may acquire the shadow 114 stored in the shadow storage unit 112 to create the index 126 .
- index creation unit 124 creates index 126 using latest index 118 obtained from latest index storage unit 117 . This is one of the configurations in which the mobility GW 111 and the data management unit 121 are loosely coupled.
- the configuration may be such that the index creation unit 124 and the index storage unit 125 are not provided.
- the index acquisition unit 127 requests the data acquisition unit 119 to acquire specified vehicle data using the “object-id” specified from the access API 122 and the time stamp (“shadow-version”).
- the mobility GW 111 includes a data acquisition unit 119.
- the data management unit 121 has an index acquisition unit 127 .
- the index acquisition unit 127 provides an index that can identify the shadow 114 in order to acquire the vehicle data corresponding to the designated parameter from the shadow 114 .
- the index acquisition unit 127 receives from the access API 122 a request to acquire the specified data of the specified vehicle at the specified time, the index acquisition unit 127 acquires the index 126 corresponding to the specified time and the specified vehicle of the received request from the index storage unit 125 .
- the index acquisition unit 127 sends a request to the data acquisition unit 119 to acquire the specified data in the specified shadow, with the shadow 114 identified based on the acquired index 126 as the specified shadow. Specifically, since the shadow 114 is uniquely determined by 'object-id' and 'shadow-version', the index acquisition unit 127 uses 'object-id' and 'shadow-version' to obtain the specified data. is requested to the data acquisition unit 119 .
- the data acquisition unit 119 Upon receiving a request from the index acquisition unit 127 , the data acquisition unit 119 extracts specified data from the specified shadow indicated by the received request, and transmits the extracted specified data to the access API 122 .
- the extracted designated data may be transmitted to the access API 122 via the index acquisition unit 127 .
- the access API 122 acquires the corresponding index 126 from the index storage unit 125 via the index acquisition unit 127, and the acquired index 126 ("object-id ” and “shadow-version”) may be used to request the data acquisition unit 119 to acquire the specified data.
- Requests RQ1, RQ2, and RQ3 shown in FIG. 19 are specific examples of requests that the service providing server 4 transmits to the access API 122. In other words, it is an API for vehicle data acquisition provided by the access API 122 to the service providing server 4 .
- the request RQ1 is sent to the vehicle whose “object-id” is “dt-000002” and the vehicle whose “object-id” is “dt-000008” on August 27, 2019 at 5:17:10 0.5 to 10 seconds latitude (ie, data whose 'item-names' is 'latitude').
- the index acquisition unit 127 acquires from the index storage unit 125 the "shadow-version" that can identify the shadow 114 corresponding to the "object-id” and the time information. The index acquisition unit 127 then instructs the data acquisition unit 119 to acquire “latitude” corresponding to “object-id” and “shadow-version”. The data acquisition unit 119 acquires the relevant vehicle data from the shadow storage unit 112 and the vehicle data is transmitted to the access API 122 .
- Request RQ2 is the upper left point identified by longitude 135.8974670767784 and altitude 36.16643474082275, longitude 139.7863560656673 and altitude 35.05532363071164. This is a request to acquire the latitude of a vehicle that exists for 10 seconds from 5:17:10.5 on August 27, 2019 in the area within the rectangle specified by the specified lower right point. .
- the index acquisition unit 127 acquires from the index storage unit 125 the “object-id” list of vehicles existing in the specified area at the specified time, and obtains the “object-id” list. Get the "shadow-version” at the specified time. The index acquisition unit 127 then instructs the data acquisition unit 119 to acquire “latitude” corresponding to “object-id” and “shadow-version”. The data acquisition unit 119 acquires the relevant vehicle data from the shadow storage unit 112 and the vehicle data is transmitted to the access API 122 .
- Request RQ3 is sent to the vehicle whose “object-id” is “dt-000002” and the vehicle whose “object-id” is “dt-000008” on August 27, 2019 at 5:17:10 This is a request for instructing acquisition of information on all items of the category "ADAS/AD” in .5 seconds.
- the index acquisition unit 127 acquires from the index storage unit 125 the "shadow-version" that can identify the shadow 114 corresponding to the "object-id” and the time information.
- the index acquisition unit 127 then instructs the data acquisition unit 119 to acquire information on all items of the category “ADAS/AD” corresponding to “object-id” and “shadow-version”.
- the data acquisition unit 119 acquires the relevant vehicle data from the shadow storage unit 112 and the vehicle data is transmitted to the access API 122 .
- the service providing server 4 can acquire the above analysis information.
- the index acquisition unit 127 acquires the index 126 corresponding to the designated vehicle and the designated time of the received request from the index storage unit 125 .
- the index acquisition unit 127 sets the shadow 114 specified based on the acquired index 126 as the specified shadow, and transmits a request to the data acquisition unit 119 to acquire data of the category “dangerous driving information” in the specified shadow.
- the category “dangerous driving information” includes items such as “sudden steering,” “sudden braking,” and “sudden acceleration.” Thereby, the service providing server 4 can acquire data including “sudden steering”, “sudden braking” and “sudden acceleration”.
- the service providing server 4 identifies the shadow 114 corresponding to the designated vehicle by accessing the digital twin 123 of the data management unit 121 via the access API 122.
- the service providing server 4 transmits a control instruction including the specified shadow and the control content to the vehicle control unit 113 of the mobility GW 111, as indicated by an arrow L2 in FIG.
- the vehicle control unit 113 transmits a control instruction to the data collection device 2 of the vehicle corresponding to the designated shadow.
- the vehicle on which the data collection device 2 is mounted executes control based on the control instruction.
- the management center 3 configured in this manner includes a vehicle-side unit 110 and a service-side unit 120.
- the vehicle-side unit 110 is connected to a plurality of data collection devices 2 mounted on each of a plurality of vehicles so as to be able to communicate with each other.
- the service side unit 120 is connected to the service providing server 4 so as to be capable of data communication.
- the vehicle-side unit 110 also includes a shadow creating section 115 .
- the shadow creation unit 115 repeatedly acquires, from each of the plurality of data collection devices 2, a vehicle data group formed in a first data structure in which a plurality of vehicle data are classified into respective categories. For each vehicle, the shadow creation unit 115 provides vehicle identification information (“object-id” in this embodiment) for identifying the vehicle, and timing identification information (“object-id” in this embodiment) for identifying the timing at which the vehicle data is acquired. Then, a vehicle data group to which "Shadow_version") is assigned is created as a shadow 114 and stored in the shadow storage section 112 provided in the vehicle-side unit 110 in the form of a first data structure.
- vehicle identification information (“object-id” in this embodiment) for identifying the vehicle
- timing identification information (“object-id” in this embodiment) for identifying the timing at which the vehicle data is acquired.
- a vehicle data group to which "Shadow_version" is assigned is created as a shadow 114 and stored in the shadow storage section 112 provided in the vehicle-side unit 110 in the form of
- the service-side unit 120 includes an index acquisition unit 127.
- the index acquisition unit 127 receives from the service providing server 4 a request to acquire specific vehicle data or a specific category as designated data from among a plurality of vehicle data constituting the vehicle data group.
- the vehicle-side unit 110 is instructed to acquire the specified data of the predetermined vehicle at the predetermined time from the shadow storage section 112 of the vehicle-side unit 110 .
- the vehicle-side unit 110 acquires vehicle data corresponding to the specified data from the specified shadow 114 of the specified vehicle from the shadow storage unit 112 and transmits the vehicle data to the service-side unit 120 .
- the service side unit 120 transmits the transmitted vehicle data to the requested service providing server 4 .
- the shadow 114 has a first data structure in which a plurality of vehicle data are classified into respective categories, and the plurality of vehicle data are arranged in a hierarchical structure. Therefore, the management center 3 can access a plurality of vehicle data constituting the shadow 114 by using the data name of specific vehicle data or the category name of a specific category, thereby facilitating the use of vehicle data. be able to.
- the “data name of specific vehicle data” includes, for example, the above-mentioned “vehicle identification number”, “vehicle number”, “license plate”, “brand name”, “model”, “manufacturing year” and “transmission type”.
- the “category name of a specific category” includes, for example, the above-mentioned “attribute information”, “power training”, “energy”, “vehicle identification information”, “vehicle attribute”, “transmission configuration”, “firmware version”, " accelerator pedal”, “engine”, “engine oil”, “battery status”, “battery configuration” and “fuel”.
- the shadow 114 includes device information formed in the second data structure and indicating the state of the in-vehicle equipment.
- the in-vehicle equipment is hardware installed in the data collection device 2 .
- the management center 3 can also manage the above device information.
- the index creation unit 124 of the service-side unit 120 creates an index 126 formed in the third data structure, which is data for specifying the shadow 114 , and the index storage unit 125 provided in the service-side unit 120 . memorize to
- the vehicle-side unit 110 also includes a latest index creation unit 116 .
- the latest index creation unit 116 creates the latest index 118 for identifying the latest shadow 114 for each of the plurality of vehicles, and stores it in the latest index storage unit 117 provided in the vehicle-side unit 110 .
- the index creation unit 124 repeatedly acquires the latest index 118 from the latest index storage unit 117 and creates the latest index 118 to which time information for specifying the shadow 114 corresponding to the latest index 118 is added as the index 126. and stores it in the index storage section 125 provided in the service side unit 120 .
- the service-side unit 120 identifies the shadow 114 by referring to the index 126 (that is, without directly referencing the shadow 114). Since this index 126 is composed of information for identifying shadow 114 (that is, latest index 118) and time information, it is information that does not depend on the vehicle manufacturer, vehicle, and shipping time. Therefore, the management center 3 can allow service developers to develop services without considering differences in vehicle data formats.
- the index acquisition unit 127 acquires the index 126 corresponding to the specified time and the specified vehicle of the request from the index storage unit 125 and identifies the shadow 114 based on the acquired index 126 .
- the vehicle-side unit 110 also includes a data acquisition section 119 .
- the data acquisition unit 119 acquires the shadow 114 specified by the index acquisition unit 127 from the shadow storage unit 112 , extracts specified data from the acquired shadow 114 , and transmits the specified data to the service-side unit 120 .
- the management center 3 can provide the service providing server 4 with the specified data of the specified vehicle at the specified time.
- one of a plurality of mutually different transmission timings is set for each of the plurality of vehicle data constituting the vehicle data group. Then, the vehicle-side unit 110 receives each of the plurality of vehicle data constituting the vehicle data group from the plurality of data collection devices 2 at the transmission timing set for the vehicle data.
- the management center 3 can reduce the frequency of needlessly receiving vehicle data that has not been updated, and can reduce the communication processing load.
- the data collection device 2 has a vehicle data conversion table 23a in which "resolution” and “offset” are set as normalization information.
- the vehicle data is generated by the data collection device 2 normalizing the data acquired from the vehicle by the data collection device 2 based on the normalization information of the vehicle data conversion table 23a.
- the management center 3 can provide the service providing server 4 with vehicle data in a format independent of vehicle type and vehicle manufacturer.
- the vehicle data conversion table 23a further includes semantic information for converting into vehicle data generated using a plurality of normalized vehicle data.
- the vehicle data is generated by the in-vehicle device converting using a plurality of normalized vehicle data based on the semantic information of the vehicle data conversion table 23a.
- the management center 3 can provide the service providing server 4 with vehicle data that is meaningful using the vehicle data acquired from the vehicle by the data collection device 2 .
- the management center 3 can collectively acquire all vehicle data related to the function or domain corresponding to the specific category by the category name of the specific category.
- the shadow creation unit 115 of the management center 3 repeatedly acquires analysis information generated by analyzing a plurality of vehicle data from each of the plurality of data collection devices 2, and creates a shadow 114 including the acquired analysis information. create.
- the specified data further includes analysis information.
- the management center 3 can acquire post-analysis data from the vehicle, manage the shadow 114, and provide post-analysis data to various service providers.
- the vehicle control unit 113 may acquire control instructions from the service providing server 4 via the access API 122 of the service-side unit 120 .
- Providing the service-side unit 120 with the access API 122 and providing the vehicle-side unit 110 with the vehicle control section 113 is also one of the configurations in which the two units are loosely coupled.
- the management center 3 corresponds to the center
- the data collection device 2 corresponds to the vehicle-mounted device
- the service providing server 4 corresponds to the service providing unit
- the index acquisition unit 127 corresponds to the instruction unit
- Mobility IoT system 1 corresponds to a management system.
- the controller 31 and techniques described in this disclosure can be performed by a dedicated computer provided by configuring a processor and memory programmed to perform one or more functions embodied by a computer program. may be implemented. Alternatively, the controller 31 and techniques described in this disclosure may be implemented by a dedicated computer provided by configuring the processor with one or more dedicated hardware logic circuits. Alternatively, the controller 31 and techniques described in this disclosure are a combination of a processor and memory programmed to perform one or more functions and a processor configured by one or more hardware logic circuits. may be implemented by one or more dedicated computers configured by Computer programs may also be stored as computer-executable instructions on a computer-readable non-transitional tangible storage medium. The method of realizing the function of each unit included in the control unit 31 does not necessarily include software, and all the functions may be realized using one or more pieces of hardware.
- a plurality of functions possessed by one component in the above embodiment may be realized by a plurality of components, or a function possessed by one component may be realized by a plurality of components. Also, a plurality of functions possessed by a plurality of components may be realized by a single component, or a function realized by a plurality of components may be realized by a single component. Also, part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted. Also, at least part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be added or replaced with respect to the configuration of the other above embodiment.
- a system having the management center 3 as a component, a program for making a computer function as the management center 3, a non-transitional physical recording medium such as a semiconductor memory recording this program, and data can also be implemented in various forms such as a management method.
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- 複数の車両のそれぞれに搭載された複数の車載装置(2)とデータ通信可能に接続される車両側ユニット(110)と、
サービス提供ユニット(4)とデータ通信可能なサービス側ユニット(120)とを備え、
前記車両側ユニットは、
複数の前記車載装置のそれぞれから、複数の車両データが各カテゴリに分類された第1データ構造に形成された車両データ群を繰り返し取得し、前記車両毎に、前記車両を識別する車両識別情報と、前記車両データを取得したタイミングを識別するためのタイミング識別情報とが付与された前記車両データ群をシャドウ(114)として作成して、前記車両側ユニットに設けられたシャドウ記憶部(112)に前記第1データ構造の形で記憶するように構成されたシャドウ作成部(115)を備え、
前記サービス側ユニットは、
前記車両データ群を構成する複数の前記車両データのうち、特定の前記車両データ、または、特定の前記カテゴリを指定データとして、該当する前記車両データの取得を指示するリクエストを前記サービス提供ユニットから受信すると、前記リクエストに基づいて、所定時間における所定車両の前記指定データを前記車両側ユニットの前記シャドウ記憶部から取得するよう前記車両側ユニットへ指示するように構成された指示部(127)を備えるセンター(3)。 - 請求項1に記載のセンターであって、
前記シャドウは、前記第1データ構造に形成された前記車両データ群に加え、第2データ構造に形成されて車載機器の状態を示すデバイス情報を含むセンター。 - 請求項1または請求項2に記載のセンターであって、
前記サービス側ユニットは、
前記シャドウを特定するためのデータであって第3データ構造に形成されたインデックス(126)を作成し、前記サービス側ユニットに設けられたインデックス記憶部(125)に記憶するように構成されたインデックス作成部(124)を備えるセンター。 - 請求項3に記載のセンターであって、
前記車両側ユニットは、
複数の前記車両のそれぞれについて、最新の前記シャドウを識別するための最新インデックス(118)を作成して、前記車両側ユニットに設けられた最新インデックス記憶部(117)に記憶するように構成された最新インデックス作成部(116)を備え、
前記インデックス作成部は、
前記最新インデックス記憶部から、前記最新インデックスを繰り返し取得し、前記最新インデックスに対応する前記シャドウを特定するための時刻情報が付与された前記最新インデックスを前記インデックスとして作成するように構成されるセンター。 - 請求項4に記載のセンターであって、
前記指示部は、前記リクエストを受信すると、前記所定時間および前記所定車両に該当する前記インデックスを前記インデックス記憶部から取得し、取得した前記インデックスに基づいて前記シャドウを特定するように構成され、
前記車両側ユニットは、
前記指示部により特定された前記シャドウを前記シャドウ記憶部から取得し、取得した前記シャドウから前記指定データを抽出して前記サービス側ユニットへ送信するように構成されたデータ取得部(119)を備えるセンター。 - 請求項1~請求項5の何れか1項に記載のセンターであって、
複数の前記車載装置では、前記車両データ群を構成する複数の前記車両データのそれぞれについて、互いに異なる複数の送信タイミングの何れか一つが設定され、
前記車両側ユニットは、複数の前記車載装置から、前記車両データ群を構成する複数の前記車両データのそれぞれを、前記車両データに設定された前記送信タイミングで受信するセンター。 - 請求項1~請求項6の何れか1項に記載のセンターであって、
前記車載装置は、正規化情報として「解像度」、「オフセット」が設定された車両データ変換テーブルを備え、
前記車両データは、前記車載装置が、前記車両から前記車載装置により取得されたデータを、前記車両データ変換テーブルの前記正規化情報に基づいて正規化することによって生成されるセンター。 - 請求項7に記載のセンターであって、
前記車両データ変換テーブルは、更に、正規化された複数の前記車両データを用いて生成される前記車両データに変換するための意味化情報を含み、
前記車両データは、前記車載装置が、前記車両データ変換テーブルの前記意味化情報に基づいて、正規化された複数の前記車両データを用いて変換することによって生成されるセンター。 - 請求項1~請求項8の何れか1項に記載のセンターであって、
複数の前記カテゴリは、前記車両の機能またはドメインに基づいて設定されるセンター。 - 請求項1~請求項9の何れか1項に記載のセンターであって、
前記カテゴリは、さらに属性情報を含むセンター。 - 請求項1~請求項10の何れか1項に記載のセンターであって、
前記シャドウ作成部は、複数の前記車載装置のそれぞれから、複数の前記車両データを解析することによって生成された解析情報を繰り返し取得し、取得した前記解析情報を含む前記シャドウを作成し、
前記指定データは、さらに前記解析情報を含むセンター。 - 複数の車両のそれぞれに搭載されて前記車両から車両データを取得する複数の車載装置(2)と、前記車両データを管理するセンター(3)とを備える管理システム(1)であって、
前記センターは、
複数の前記車載装置とデータ通信可能に接続される車両側ユニット(110)と、
サービス提供ユニット(4)とデータ通信可能なサービス側ユニット(120)とを備え、
前記車両側ユニットは、
複数の前記車載装置のそれぞれから、複数の前記車両データが各カテゴリに分類された第1データ構造に形成された車両データ群を繰り返し取得し、前記車両毎に、前記車両を識別する車両識別情報と、前記車両データを取得したタイミングを識別するためのタイミング識別情報とが付与された前記車両データ群をシャドウ(114)として作成して、前記車両側ユニットに設けられたシャドウ記憶部(112)に前記第1データ構造の形で記憶するように構成されたシャドウ作成部(115)を備え、
前記サービス側ユニットは、
前記車両データ群を構成する複数の前記車両データのうち、特定の前記車両データ、または、特定の前記カテゴリを指定データとして、該当する前記車両データの取得を指示するリクエストを前記サービス提供ユニットから受信すると、前記リクエストに基づいて、所定時間における所定車両の前記指定データを前記車両側ユニットの前記シャドウ記憶部から取得するよう前記車両側ユニットへ指示するように構成された指示部(127)を備える管理システム。 - 請求項12に記載の管理システムであって、
前記車載装置は、正規化情報として「解像度」、「オフセット」が設定された車両データ変換テーブルを備え、
前記車両データは、前記車載装置が、前記車両から前記車載装置により取得されたデータを、前記車両データ変換テーブルの前記正規化情報に基づいて正規化することによって生成される管理システム。 - 請求項13に記載の管理システムであって、
前記車両データ変換テーブルは、更に、正規化された複数の前記車両データを用いて生成される前記車両データに変換するための意味化情報を含み、
前記車両データは、前記車載装置が、前記車両データ変換テーブルの前記意味化情報に基づいて、正規化された複数の前記車両データを用いて変換することによって生成される管理システム。 - 複数の車両のそれぞれに搭載された複数の車載装置(2)とデータ通信可能に接続される車両側ユニット(110)と、
サービス提供ユニット(4)とデータ通信可能なサービス側ユニット(120)とを備えるセンター(3)で実行される管理方法であって、
前記車両側ユニットが、複数の前記車載装置のそれぞれから、複数の車両データが各カテゴリに分類された第1データ構造に形成された車両データ群を繰り返し取得し、前記車両毎に、前記車両を識別する車両識別情報と、前記車両データを取得したタイミングを識別するためのタイミング識別情報とが付与された前記車両データ群をシャドウ(114)として作成して、前記車両側ユニットに設けられたシャドウ記憶部(112)に前記第1データ構造の形で記憶し、
前記サービス側ユニットが、前記車両データ群を構成する複数の前記車両データのうち、特定の前記車両データ、または、特定の前記カテゴリを指定データとして、該当する前記車両データの取得を指示するリクエストを前記サービス提供ユニットから受信すると、前記リクエストに基づいて、所定時間における所定車両の前記指定データを前記車両側ユニットの前記シャドウ記憶部から取得するよう前記車両側ユニットへ指示する管理方法。 - 複数の車両のそれぞれに搭載された複数の車載装置(2)とデータ通信可能に接続される車両側ユニット(110)と、
サービス提供ユニット(4)とデータ通信可能なサービス側ユニット(120)とを備えるセンター(3)のコンピュータを、
前記車両側ユニットにおいて、複数の前記車載装置のそれぞれから、複数の車両データが各カテゴリに分類された第1データ構造に形成された車両データ群を繰り返し取得し、前記車両毎に、前記車両を識別する車両識別情報と、前記車両データを取得したタイミングを識別するためのタイミング識別情報とが付与された前記車両データ群をシャドウ(114)として作成して、前記車両側ユニットに設けられたシャドウ記憶部(112)に前記第1データ構造の形で記憶するように構成されたシャドウ作成部(115)、および、
前記サービス側ユニットにおいて、前記車両データ群を構成する複数の前記車両データのうち、特定の前記車両データ、または、特定の前記カテゴリを指定データとして、該当する前記車両データの取得を指示するリクエストを前記サービス提供ユニットから受信すると、前記リクエストに基づいて、所定時間における所定車両の前記指定データを前記車両側ユニットの前記シャドウ記憶部から取得するよう前記車両側ユニットへ指示するように構成された指示部(127)
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