Vehicle Electronic Component Resource Management via Function Restriction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for managing electronic components in motor vehicles lack efficient methods to predict and manage resource consumption, leading to potential performance degradation and operational inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves predicting future resource consumption based on contextual data and past function implementations, comparing this consumption to a threshold, and restricting certain functions to prevent resource overload, thereby maintaining optimal performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple functions are implemented by the electronic component, then the functionality and versatility of the system is improved, but the resource consumption increases leading to potential performance degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary prediction of future resource consumption by analyzing contextual data and past function implementations. This allows the system to determine which functions should be restricted before the resource threshold is exceeded, enabling proactive resource management rather than reactive control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the resource allocation parameters by comparing predicted consumption against a threshold and modifying function execution based on impact levels. This enables flexible adaptation of resource usage to maintain performance while supporting multiple functions.
2Reliability
If functions are restricted to prevent resource overload, then performance degradation is prevented, but the functionality and operational capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different restriction strategies to different functions based on their impact levels on motor vehicle operation. Critical functions maintain full execution while non-critical functions are restricted, allowing differentiated quality of service rather than uniform restriction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements partial restriction of functions rather than complete shutdown. By restricting only the necessary functions to bring resource consumption below the threshold, the system maintains adequate functionality while preventing performance degradation.
3Reliability
If resource consumption is monitored and managed proactively, then performance degradation is prevented, but the system complexity and management overhead is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors contextual data and past function implementations to predict future resource consumption. This feedback loop enables automatic adjustment of function execution based on predicted resource usage, simplifying management through automated decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic component autonomously manages its own resource consumption by predicting future needs and self-adjusting function execution. This self-service capability eliminates the need for external management systems, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining performance stability.
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AI summary
Method for managing a resource of an electronic component (110) of a vehicle (100) characterized in that it comprises the following steps, implemented in the vehicle (100): ∘ At a first instant, ∘ Prediction of a future implementation by the electronic component (110), of a plurality of functions, at a future instant comprising a consumption of a first quantity of the resource during the future implementation, ∘ Comparison of the first quantity of the resource with a threshold, ∘ If the quantity of the resource is strictly greater than the threshold, then: ∘ At a second instant, preceding the future instant, determination of functions to be restricted among the plurality of functions from an impact level of each function of the plurality of functions, then ∘ At the future instant, effective implementation of the plurality of functions by the electronic component (110), the functions to be restricted being restricted.