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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kento Iwahori, Nagoya, JP;
Noritsugu Iwazaki, Sunto-gun, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A monitoring device monitors a vehicle that travels through unattended operation using an electric motor as a power source, and includes: a selection unit that selects which one of a first method and a second method is used to acquire a speed of the vehicle according to a status about the speed of the vehicle, the first method being a method of acquiring a speed of the vehicle using a detection value from a vehicle speed sensor that makes an output in synchronization with rotation of a wheel of the vehicle, and the second method being a method of acquiring a speed of the vehicle using information about a rotational speed of the electric motor provided in the vehicle; and a speed acquisition unit that acquires a speed of the vehicle using the method selected by the selection unit.