VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ADVISING DRIVER OF SAME
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- at least one of an electronic stability control system, anti-lock braking system and traction control system;
a plurality of sensors configured to measure parameters representing the vehicle'"'"'s current handling condition and the vehicle'"'"'s limit handling condition, wherein each of the parameters has upper and lower deadband thresholds defining a deadband interval within which the measured parameter may fall without the at least one electronic stability control system, anti-lock braking system and traction control system being activated; and
at least one computing device operatively arranged with the sensors and configured (i) to determine, for each of the parameters, a normalized difference between the parameter and at least one of the parameter'"'"'s upper and lower deadband thresholds, (ii) to identify a minimum of the normalized differences, and (iii) to initiate an alert for a driver of the vehicle if the minimum of the normalized differences exceeds a predetermined threshold within the deadband interval.
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Abstract
A method for advising a driver of a vehicle may include measuring a plurality of parameters representing the vehicle'"'"'s current handling condition and the vehicle'"'"'s limit handling condition, determining a margin between the vehicle'"'"'s current handling condition and limit handling condition, and initiating an alert for the driver before the vehicle achieves the limit handling condition if the margin exceeds a predetermined threshold.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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at least one of an electronic stability control system, anti-lock braking system and traction control system; a plurality of sensors configured to measure parameters representing the vehicle'"'"'s current handling condition and the vehicle'"'"'s limit handling condition, wherein each of the parameters has upper and lower deadband thresholds defining a deadband interval within which the measured parameter may fall without the at least one electronic stability control system, anti-lock braking system and traction control system being activated; and at least one computing device operatively arranged with the sensors and configured (i) to determine, for each of the parameters, a normalized difference between the parameter and at least one of the parameter'"'"'s upper and lower deadband thresholds, (ii) to identify a minimum of the normalized differences, and (iii) to initiate an alert for a driver of the vehicle if the minimum of the normalized differences exceeds a predetermined threshold within the deadband interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for advising a driver of a vehicle comprising:
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measuring a plurality of parameters representing the vehicle'"'"'s current handling condition and the vehicle'"'"'s limit handling condition; determining a margin between the vehicle'"'"'s current handling condition and limit handling condition; and initiating an alert for the driver before the vehicle achieves the limit handling condition if the margin exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An automotive vehicle comprising:
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at least one of an electronic stability control system, anti-lock braking system and traction control system; and at least one computing device configured to initiate an alert for a driver before the at least one of the electronic stability control system, anti-lock braking system and traction control system activates based on a margin between the vehicle'"'"'s current handling condition and limit handling condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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