Vehicle Data Compensation With Quality Indicators

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle data processing technologies fail to ensure accurate vehicle control when data interpolation is performed, leading to decreased driver reliability due to the lack of differentiation between original and interpolated data, potentially resulting in inappropriate vehicle control based on inaccurate information.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle device comprising a data acquisition unit, a compensation unit, and an output unit that acquires data via communication, compensates for data losses by generating assistive data with associated compensation implementation values, and outputs this data to a travel assistance device, allowing it to determine the suitability of the data for use in travel assistance, thereby preventing the use of inaccurate data for vehicle control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If data interpolation is performed to compensate for data loss, then data continuity is improved, but data accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata continuityVSAvoiddata accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by associating different quality indicators with different data portions. Successfully acquired data is marked with high reliability indicators, while interpolated data is marked with low reliability indicators. This allows the system to maintain data continuity through interpolation while preserving accuracy information through differential quality marking, enabling downstream systems to selectively use or discard data based on quality requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Adaptability or versatility

If interpolated data is used for vehicle control, then data availability is improved, but control reliability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata availabilityVSAvoidcontrol reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism in the form of quality indicators that mediate between interpolated data and vehicle control systems. These indicators act as a filtering layer, allowing the system to maintain data availability by preserving interpolated data in the system while preventing unreliable data from reaching critical control decisions. The quality indicators enable downstream systems to make informed decisions about data usage without directly processing the raw interpolated values.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If compensation processing is performed without distinction, then processing simplicity is maintained, but data quality differentiation is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing simplicityVSAvoiddata quality information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by associating quality indicators with data at the moment of acquisition or interpolation. This upfront marking of data quality ensures that information about data reliability is preserved without adding complexity to subsequent processing steps. By performing the quality differentiation action early in the data pipeline, the system maintains processing simplicity while preventing loss of quality information that would otherwise require complex tracking mechanisms later.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3432288B1Vehicle device with compensation of data loss when generating driving assistive data
Publication Date: 2022.05.18 DENSO CORP
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AI summary

A vehicle device is used for a vehicle and includes a data acquisition unit (141), a compensation unit (143), and an output unit (105). The data acquisition unit acquires data successively transmitted from outside a subject vehicle via communication. The compensation unit compensates a data loss resulting from unsuccessfully acquiring of data in the data acquisition unit by using data already acquired by the data acquisition unit and generates assistive data used for travel assistance of the subject vehicle. The compensation unit associates with the assistive data a compensation implementation value indicating an implementation of the compensation. The output unit outputs the assistive data associated with the compensation implementation value to a travel assistance device (70) for performing the travel assistance when the compensation unit generates the assistive data by compensating the data loss. Accordingly, decrease of driver's reliability for travel assistance using data acquired through communication is restricted.