Adaptive electronic stability control
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1. A method for providing vehicle stability control in weather conditions, the method comprising:
- receiving location/position data via a global positioning signal;
receiving weather information;
receiving video data from a video camera mounted to a vehicle;
determining whether to provide a restricted driving condition in response to the location/position data, the weather information and the video data; and
restricting operation of the vehicle in response to the determination of a restricted driving condition.
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Abstract
An adaptive control adjusts thresholds in a vehicle stability control in response to video camera data, GPS data and weather data indicating that vehicle road conditions are not ideal. Video data determines mue (coefficient of friction) and type of road. Weather data includes temperature, visibility, precipitation and wind velocity. A human machine interface manually overrides the adaptive control in response to a user input.
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1. A method for providing vehicle stability control in weather conditions, the method comprising:
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receiving location/position data via a global positioning signal; receiving weather information; receiving video data from a video camera mounted to a vehicle; determining whether to provide a restricted driving condition in response to the location/position data, the weather information and the video data; and restricting operation of the vehicle in response to the determination of a restricted driving condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing vehicle stability control in weather conditions for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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obtaining video data with a video camera mounted to the vehicle; receiving location/position data at an electronic control unit via a global positioning signal; receiving weather data at the electronic control unit; receiving at the electronic control unit the video data from the video camera mounted to the vehicle; determining driving conditions from the receiving location/position data, the weather data and the video data; determining whether to provide a restricted driving condition in response to the driving conditions; and restricting operation of the vehicle in response to the determination of a restricted driving condition by modifying standard thresholds of a vehicle stability control by providing restricted thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing vehicle stability control in weather conditions, the method comprising:
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receiving location/position data; receiving weather data including at least two selected from the group of temperature, visibility, precipitation and wind velocity; receiving video data from a video camera mounted to a vehicle; determining driving conditions from the receiving location/position data, the weather data and processing the video data to determine a type of road from a group consisting of a tar road, a dirt road, a sand road, a cement road and a gravel road; determining whether to provide a restricted driving condition in response to the driving conditions; and restricting operation of the vehicle in response to the determination of a restricted driving condition by modifying standard thresholds of a vehicle stability control by providing restricted thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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