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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2012
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tsunekazu Inakura, Anjo, JP;
Tetsuya Sano, Nagoya, JP;
Takahiro Mizumoto, Anjo, JP;
Masatoshi Taguchi, Okazaki, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Anjo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device that includes a computer which controls an in-vehicle device provided in a vehicle. The control device can be configured with a main processing unit that performs a process for operating the in-vehicle device, and a safety function processing unit that performs a safety function process for detecting a dangerous state of the in-vehicle device which is operated according to the process performed by the main processing unit and bringing the in-vehicle device into a safe state. The safety function processing unit may include execution order monitoring means for monitoring whether an execution order of the safety function process is correct when the safety function process is performed.