IP Library Granted Patent US 12,358,648
Granted Patent B2
US 12,358,648 · App. 18/340,939 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Control device and rover equipped therewith, control method, and recording medium recorded with program

Inventors: Noriyuki Nishi (Toyota, JP); Hiroaki Hanzawa (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B64G1/16B64G1/546
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Patent No.
US 12,358,648
App. No.
18/340,939
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device includes a computation section that computes information related to an effect of radiation received by a rover based on error information of a processing device provided to the rover, and a control section that performs control so as to reduce the effect of radiation received by the rover based on the information related to an effect of radiation computed by the computation section.

Claims (25)

1. A control device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein

the processor is configured to:

compute information related to an effect of radiation received by a rover, based on error information of a processing device provided to the rover;

perform control so as to reduce the effect of radiation received by the rover, based on the computed information related to an effect of radiation; and

compute the information related to an effect of radiation, based on the error information and mounting position information of a plurality of processing devices.

2. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to compute the information related to an effect of radiation, based on the error information and durability information expressing a durability to radiation of each of a plurality of processing devices.

3. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to compute a direction of radiation based on the error information and mounting position information of a plurality of processing devices.

4. The control device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to perform control so as to cover the rover with a shield corresponding to the direction of radiation.

5. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

compute an extent of the effect of radiation as the information related to an effect of radiation; and

perform the control based on the extent of the effect of radiation.

6. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to perform control to change an orientation of the rover so as to reduce the effect of radiation received by the rover.

7. A rover comprising:

the control device of claim 1 ; and

a plurality of processing devices that each perform a different type of processing.

8. A control method of processing performed by a computer, the processing comprising:

computing information related to an effect of radiation received by a rover, based on error information of a processing device provided to the rover;

performing control so as to reduce the effect of radiation received by the rover, based on the computed information related to an effect of radiation; and

computing the information related to an effect of radiation, based on the error information and mounting position information of a plurality of processing devices.

9. A non-transitory recording medium storing a program to cause a computer to execute processing, the processing comprising:

computing information related to an effect of radiation received by a rover, based on error information of a processing device provided to the rover;

performing control so as to reduce the effect of radiation received by the rover, based on the computed information related to an effect of radiation; and

computing the information related to an effect of radiation, based on the error information and mounting position information of a plurality of processing devices.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: NISHI, NORIYUKI; HANZAWA, HIROAKI
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-103733 · Jun 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230415924A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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