Vehicle measuring device unit and method of generating integrated data in vehicle measuring device unit
In a vehicle measuring device unit, a data processing device includes a plurality of input parts each connected to a different one of the plurality of detectors, an output part connected to a control device provided in a vehicle, and an integrated data generation part that generates integrated data using detection data input from the plurality of detectors via the plurality of input parts and outputs the generated integrated data via the output part. The number of wires connecting the control device with the integrated data generation part is smaller than the number of wires connecting the integrated data generation part with the plurality of detectors.
1. A vehicle measuring device unit comprising:
a plurality of detectors; and
a data processing device including
a plurality of input parts each connected to a different one of the plurality of detectors,
an output part connected to a control device provided in a vehicle, and
an integrated data generation part that generates integrated data using detection data input from the plurality of detectors via the plurality of input parts and outputs the generated integrated data via the output part,
wherein
a number of wires connecting the control device with the integrated data generation part is smaller than a number of wires connecting the integrated data generation part with the plurality of detectors,
the data processing device determines a priority of detection data from each of the detectors by using at least one of vehicle environment information, vehicle driving information, and arrangement information of the plurality of detectors, and generates the integrated data according to the determined priorities, and
the integrated data is generated by adjusting relative proportions of respective detection data transmitted from each of the plurality of detectors relative to a total amount of detection data of the integrated data according to the determined priorities.
2. The vehicle measuring device unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of detectors include a plurality of detectors of different types.
3. The vehicle measuring device unit according to claim 1 , further comprising
a body housing the data processing device, wherein
the plurality of detectors are arranged around the body.
4. The vehicle measuring device unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the data processing device makes an amount of high priority detection data larger than an amount of the other detection data in the integrated data.
5. The vehicle measuring device unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the data processing device outputs high priority detection data more frequently than the other detection data as the integrated data.
6. The vehicle measuring device unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the integrated data generation part determines the priorities by using the vehicle driving information and the arrangement information of the plurality of detectors.
7. The vehicle measuring device unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the integrated data generation part determines the priorities by using the vehicle environment information and according to a type of detection data from each of the detectors.
8. The vehicle measuring device unit according to claim 1 , wherein
the integrated data generation part determines the priorities according to detection data from the detectors that is dynamically requested in the control device.
9. A method of generating integrated data in a vehicle measuring device unit, comprising:
receiving detection data from a plurality of detectors;
generating the integrated data using a plurality of the pieces of detection data; and
transmitting the integrated data to a control device provided in the vehicle, a number of wires connecting the control device with an integrated data generation part that is provided in the measuring device unit and generates the integrated data being smaller than a number of wires connecting the integrated data generation part with the plurality of detectors, wherein
a priority of detection data is determined from each of the detectors by using at least one of vehicle environment information, vehicle driving information, and arrangement information of the plurality of detectors, and the integrated data is generated according to the determined priorities,
the integrated data is generated by adjusting relative proportions of respective detection data transmitted from each of the plurality of detectors relative to a total amount of detection data of the integrated data according to the determined priorities.