Patent ID: 8791803
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: G01M,G07C

Abstract:
1. An abnormality detection apparatus comprising: abnormality detection means that detects an abnormality of an in-vehicle device provided in a vehicle based on an output of the in-vehicle device that indicates a state of the vehicle; environmental drive condition information obtaining means that obtains information regarding an environmental drive condition that affects the output of the in-vehicle device; and abnormality detection criteria changing means that changes an abnormality detection criteria used by the abnormality detection means based on the environmental drive condition information obtained by the environmental drive condition information obtaining means, wherein: the environmental drive condition information obtaining means obtains road surface information; the abnormality detection criteria changing means changes a target of the abnormality detection by the abnormality detection means between the abnormality of the in-vehicle device and an abnormality of a signal line of the in-vehicle device, based on the road surface information obtained by the environmental drive condition information obtaining means; and the abnormality detection means detects the abnormality of the in-vehicle device or the abnormality of the signal line, based on a frequency of interruption of signal transmission from the in-vehicle device or on a duration of interruption of signal transmission from the in-vehicle device.