Vehicle Redundant Processing Resource Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Vehicles lack an efficient method to utilize redundant processing resources for non-navigation tasks without compromising navigation control, leading to potential failures in safety-critical tasks.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a redundant processing resource that can take over navigation control tasks in case of primary resource failure and allocate unused capacity to perform non-navigation tasks such as passenger status detection and in-vehicle entertainment, ensuring continuous operation without dedicated resources for non-navigation control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If redundant processing resource is dedicated solely to navigation control backup, then navigation control reliability is improved, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenavigation control reliabilityVSAvoidresource utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The redundant processing resource is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a backup for navigation control tasks while also being capable of executing non-navigation control tasks. This multi-functionality allows the system to maintain high reliability for navigation control while improving resource utilization efficiency by avoiding idle time when the primary processing resource is functioning normally.

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

2Reliability

If separate processing resources are provided for navigation control and non-navigation control, then task performance reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetask performance reliabilityVSAvoidprocessing resource structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges the navigation control backup function and non-navigation control functions into a single redundant processing resource. This consolidation reduces device complexity by eliminating the need for separate dedicated resources while maintaining task performance reliability through priority-based scheduling and failover mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11550320B2Vehicle redundant processing resource usage
Publication Date: 2023.01.10 PONY AI INC
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AI summary

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media may be configured to facilitate usage of vehicle redundant processing resource. A primary processing resource may be dedicated to navigation control of a vehicle. A redundant processing resource may be provided for performing one or more tasks of the navigation control of the vehicle based on a failure of the primary processing resource. One or more available portions of the redundant processing resource may be used for performing one or more tasks of non-navigation control of the vehicle.