Driving Assistance Information Delivery for Dynamic Function Restriction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing automated driving and driving assistance systems lack the ability to determine whether to restrict functions based on real-time environmental conditions, such as road conditions, weather, and infrastructure compatibility, which are crucial for safe operation.

Innovation Solution

A system that acquires and processes information from various sources to determine the necessity of restricting automated driving or assistance functions, using a driving assistance information delivery apparatus with an information acquisition unit, requirement item extraction unit, and information delivery unit to provide necessary restriction information to vehicles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If automated driving or driving assistance functions are restricted under unsuitable environmental conditions, then safety is improved, but operational capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesafetyVSAvoidoperational capability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the operational status of automated driving or driving assistance functions based on real-time environmental conditions. The control unit receives information about road conditions, weather, and infrastructure compatibility, then automatically switches between enabled and restricted states, making the system adaptive rather than static.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the control unit continuously monitors environmental conditions through information receiving units, compares them against safety criteria, and adjusts the operational status accordingly. This closed-loop control ensures that safety restrictions are applied only when necessary based on actual environmental feedback.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If the system acquires and processes information from multiple information provision apparatuses, then determination accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetermination accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the information processing function across multiple independent information provision apparatuses, each responsible for providing specific types of environmental information (road conditions, weather, infrastructure). This modular approach allows the control unit to receive and process information from distributed sources without creating a single complex processing bottleneck.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The control unit is designed with multi-functionality to handle various types of environmental information from different sources. It can process information about road conditions, weather conditions, and infrastructure compatibility through a unified information receiving and processing mechanism, reducing overall system complexity despite multiple information sources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12459524B2Driving assistance information delivery apparatus, traffic system, traffic control system, vehicle, vehicle control device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.11.04 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
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AI summary

A driving assistance information delivery apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an information acquisition unit that acquires information from a plurality of information provision apparatuses, a requirement item extraction unit that extracts information for determining whether or not restriction of automated driving or driving assistance functions is necessary from the information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and an information delivery unit that delivers the information extracted by the requirement item extraction unit as driving assistance information.