APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE

• US 20140379171A1
• Filed: 10/10/2013
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Chul Min, Kim, Si Jun, Seo, Jae Am
• Application Number:
  US14/050,649
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379171A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/2
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/184 with wheel brakes
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0054 Cut-off filters, retarders, delaying means, dead zones, threshold values or cut-off frequency
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0088 Adaptive recalibration
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0095 Automatic control mode change
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/0657 Engine torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/00 Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/04 Monitoring the functioning of the control system
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

A system and method for controlling a vehicle are provided and include a server that is executed by a controller to analyze data collected from the vehicle during driving in real time to manage a driving pattern for the vehicle. In addition, the server provides to the vehicle control data that corresponds to the driving pattern of the vehicle when a control event for the vehicle occurs.

Claims

1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle, comprising:

a controller includes a memory and a processor, the memory configured to store program instructions and the processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to;

collect data from the vehicle and a surrounding environment of the vehicle;

transmit the collected data to a server;

receive, from the server, control data that corresponds to a driving pattern generated based on the collected data when a control event occurs;

set a control parameter value for a corresponding mode of the vehicle based on the control data; and

operate a module driving of the vehicle based on the control parameter value.

2. The apparatus for controlling a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control data includes information regarding an operation mode and the control parameter value that corresponds to the operation mode.

3. The apparatus for controlling a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to:

change a basic setting value of a corresponding mode based on the control parameter value included in the control data, when the control data is control data of a mode which is not currently driven.

4. The apparatus for controlling a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the program instructions when executed are further configured to:

adjust a setting value of a module which is currently driven based on the control parameter value included in the control data, when the control data is control data of a mode which is currently driven.

5. The apparatus for controlling a vehicle according to claim 1, the collected data is multimedia vehicle information that includes map data and at least one of controller area network (CAN) data and sensor data of the vehicle.

6. A system for controlling a vehicle, comprising:

a server, executed by a controller to;

analyze data collected from a vehicle during driving in real time to manage a driving pattern for the vehicle; and

provide to the vehicle control data that corresponds to the driving pattern of the vehicle when a control event for the vehicle occurs to set a control parameter value of the vehicle based on the control data and operate a driving of the vehicle according to the set control parameter value.

7. The system for controlling a vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the server is further configured to:

analyze the collected data from the vehicle to determine a driving pattern for the corresponding vehicle;

determine a control parameter value that corresponds to the driving pattern;

compare the collected data of the vehicle with the driving pattern determined for the corresponding vehicle to determine whether a control event occurs; and

provide the control data including the control parameter value to the vehicle when the control event for the vehicle occurs.

8. The system for controlling a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the server is configured to provide the control parameter value that corresponds to a changed driving pattern of a corresponding mode to the vehicle when a driving pattern of a specific mode for the vehicle is changed as a result of analyzing the collected data.

9. The system for controlling a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein a basic setting value of the corresponding mode is changed based on the control parameter value.

10. The system for controlling a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the server is configured to provide the control parameter value that corresponds to the driving pattern to the vehicle to operate the vehicle when a current control pattern of the vehicle is deviated from the driving pattern of the vehicle by a reference value or greater.

11. The system for controlling a vehicle according to claim 10, wherein a setting value of a module which is currently driven is adjusted based on the control parameter value.

12. A method for controlling a vehicle, comprising:

collecting, by a controller, data from the vehicle and a surrounding environment of the vehicle;

transmitting, by the controller, the collected data to a server;

receiving, by the controller, control data that corresponds to a driving pattern generated based on the collected data when a control event occurs;

setting, by the controller, a control parameter value for a corresponding mode of the vehicle based on the control data; and

operating, by the controller, a module driving of the vehicle based on the control parameter value.

13. The method for controlling a vehicle according to claim 12, wherein the control data includes information regarding an operation mode and the control parameter value that corresponds to the operation mode.

14. The method for controlling a vehicle according to claim 13, further comprising:

changing, by the controller, a basic setting value of a corresponding mode based on the control parameter value included in the control data, when the control data is control data of a mode which is not currently driven.

15. The method for controlling a vehicle according to claim 13, further comprising:

adjusting, by the controller, a setting value of a module which is currently driven based on the control parameter value included in the control data, when the control data is control data of a mode which is currently driven.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that collect data from the vehicle and a surrounding environment of the vehicle;

program instructions that transmit the collected data to a server;

program instructions that receive control data that corresponds to a driving pattern generated based on the collected data when a control event occurs;

program instructions that set a control parameter value for a corresponding mode of the vehicle based on the control data; and

program instructions that operate a module driving of the vehicle based on the control parameter value.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the control data includes information regarding an operation mode and the control parameter value that corresponds to the operation mode.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, further comprising:

changing, by the controller, a basic setting value of a corresponding mode based on the control parameter value included in the control data, when the control data is control data of a mode which is not currently driven.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, further comprising:

program instructions that adjust a setting value of a module which is currently driven based on the control parameter value included in the control data, when the control data is control data of a mode which is currently driven.