In-Vehicle Wireless Control Data Bypass for Rapid External Response

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing road-to-vehicle wireless communication systems face challenges in enabling prompt external control of vehicles, particularly in scenarios requiring urgent action such as accident prevention or stolen vehicle recovery, due to delays and complexities in data transmission and interpretation.

Innovation Solution

An in-vehicle wireless communication apparatus that includes a wireless communication unit for communicating with out-of-vehicle apparatuses and a processing unit that transmits and receives control data, allowing direct output to the vehicle's network without intermediate interpretation, enabling rapid external control by transmitting data in a predefined format.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If control data is transmitted through multiple processing stages with interpretation, then the control system can perform complex data validation and processing, but the response time increases and external control becomes slower

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata validation capabilityVSAvoidresponse time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments control data transmission into two distinct paths: a normal path for regular control operations that includes interpretation and validation, and an emergency path for urgent external control that bypasses interpretation. This segmentation allows the system to maintain reliable data validation for normal operations while enabling rapid response for emergency situations through the bypass mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the in-vehicle wireless communication apparatus with the capability to receive and forward control data directly to the in-vehicle network without interpretation. The data format and transmission protocols are predetermined, allowing the system to act immediately when emergency control is required without waiting for interpretation or validation steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If control data undergoes interpretation by the in-vehicle control apparatus, then the system can ensure proper processing and control accuracy, but the control speed decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol accuracyVSAvoidcontrol speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The in-vehicle wireless communication apparatus serves as an intermediary that can handle control data in two ways: for normal operations, it forwards data through the in-vehicle control apparatus for interpretation and accuracy assurance; for emergency operations, it acts as a direct mediator that bypasses the interpretation step and delivers control data straight to the in-vehicle network, achieving both accuracy and speed through context-dependent routing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the control data processing path based on the urgency of the control request. The in-vehicle wireless communication apparatus can switch between interpretation mode (for normal control accuracy) and bypass mode (for emergency control speed), making the system adaptable to different operational requirements and achieving optimal balance between accuracy and speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system uses standard wireless communication protocols with data interpretation, then the system is more adaptable to different control scenarios, but the data transmission complexity and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol scenario flexibilityVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the data processing function into interpretation processing (for adaptable control scenarios) and direct transmission processing (for simplified emergency control). This segmentation reduces the overall processing complexity by providing a direct path that bypasses interpretation, while maintaining adaptability through the available interpretation path for non-emergency scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12111654B2In-vehicle wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, and vehicle control method
Publication Date: 2024.10.08 AUTONETWORKS TECH LTD
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AI summary

Provided are an in-vehicle wireless communication apparatus, a wireless communication system, a wireless communication apparatus, and a vehicle control method configured to realize prompt external control of a vehicle. An in-vehicle wireless communication apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with an out-of-vehicle apparatus installed outside the vehicle, and a processing unit configured to perform processing related to communication, and the processing unit transmits information regarding a data format of control data to be output to an in-vehicle network by an in-vehicle control apparatus that controls the vehicle, to the out-of-vehicle apparatus using the wireless communication unit, receives data transmitted from the out-of-vehicle apparatus using the wireless communication unit, the data including control data having the data format, and outputs the control data included in the received data to the in-vehicle network.