Driving scenario prediction and automatic vehicle setting adjustment
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one vehicle system including an engine start/stop system, a braking system, a transmission, or a suspension system; and
a vehicle processor configured to;
track vehicle input during vehicle traversal of a travel path within a location region, match the vehicle input against a condition of a rule, such that when the vehicle input matches the condition, a driving scenario indication of a type corresponding to the rule is associated with the location region, update a location demand identifier associated with the location region based on the driving scenario indication, identify the location demand identifier according to vehicle approach to the location region;
when the location demand identifier exceeds a vehicle sensitivity level, provide a settings update to the at least one vehicle system to improve vehicle maneuverability during occurrence of the driving scenario;
analyze second vehicle inputs tracked during a second traversal of the travel path within the location region by matching the second vehicle input to the rule;
determine a second driving scenario indication of the type corresponding to the rule; and
update a location demand identifier associated with the location region based on a weighting of the driving scenario indication and second driving scenario indication.
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Abstract
A vehicle processor may track vehicle input during vehicle traversal of a travel path within a location region, match the vehicle input against a condition of a rule, such that when the vehicle input matches the condition, a driving scenario indication of a type corresponding to the rule is associated with the location region, and update a location demand identifier associated with the location region based on the driving scenario indication. The vehicle processor may further identify a location demand identifier for an approaching location region, the location demand identifier determined according to vehicle input satisfying a rule identifying a driving scenario and indicative of a level of likelihood of occurrence of the driving scenario; and when the location demand identifier exceeds a vehicle sensitivity level, provide a settings update to the vehicle to improve vehicle maneuverability during occurrence of the driving scenario.
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15 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
- at least one vehicle system including an engine start/stop system, a braking system, a transmission, or a suspension system; and
a vehicle processor configured to;
track vehicle input during vehicle traversal of a travel path within a location region, match the vehicle input against a condition of a rule, such that when the vehicle input matches the condition, a driving scenario indication of a type corresponding to the rule is associated with the location region, update a location demand identifier associated with the location region based on the driving scenario indication, identify the location demand identifier according to vehicle approach to the location region;
when the location demand identifier exceeds a vehicle sensitivity level, provide a settings update to the at least one vehicle system to improve vehicle maneuverability during occurrence of the driving scenario;
analyze second vehicle inputs tracked during a second traversal of the travel path within the location region by matching the second vehicle input to the rule;
determine a second driving scenario indication of the type corresponding to the rule; and
update a location demand identifier associated with the location region based on a weighting of the driving scenario indication and second driving scenario indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- at least one vehicle system including an engine start/stop system, a braking system, a transmission, or a suspension system; and
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6. A system comprising:
- at least one vehicle system including an engine start/stop system, a braking system, a transmission, or a suspension system; and
a vehicle processor configured to;
identify a location demand identifier for an approaching location region, the location demand identifier determined according to vehicle input satisfying a rule identifying a driving scenario and indicative of a level of likelihood of occurrence of the driving scenario;
when the location demand identifier exceeds a vehicle sensitivity level, provide a settings update to the at least one vehicle system to improve vehicle maneuverability during occurrence of the driving scenario;
track vehicle input during vehicle traversal of a travel path within a location region;
analyze the vehicle input by matching the vehicle input to a rule, such that when the vehicle input matches a condition of the rule, a driving scenario indication of a type corresponding to the rule is associated with the location region; and
update a location demand identifier associated with the location region based on a weighting of the driving scenario indication and a driving scenario indication determined from a previous vehicle traversal of the travel path. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- at least one vehicle system including an engine start/stop system, a braking system, a transmission, or a suspension system; and
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12. A method comprising:
- identifying a location demand identifier for an approaching location region, the location demand identifier determined according to vehicle input satisfying a rule identifying a driving scenario and indicative of a level of likelihood of occurrence of the driving scenario;
when the location demand identifier exceeds a vehicle sensitivity level, providing, by a vehicle processor, a settings update to the vehicle to modify vehicle maneuverability during occurrence of the driving scenario, the settings update based on comparing a type of the driving scenario to a configuration of anticipatory changes and including at least one of;
(i) the type of the driving scenario including high acceleration demand, and the anticipatory changes including to request a vehicle engine start/stop system to start an internal combustion engine of the vehicle;
(ii) the type of the driving scenario including high braking demand, and the anticipatory changes including to request a vehicle braking system to pre-charge brake pressure;
(iii) the type of the driving scenario including intersection maneuver, and the anticipatory changes including at least one of to request the vehicle braking system to pre-charge brake pressure or to request a vehicle suspension system to adjust suspension characteristics;
(iv) the type of the driving scenario including a merge maneuver, and the anticipatory changes including at least one of to request the vehicle suspension system to adjust suspension characteristics and to request a vehicle transmission to downshift;
or (v) the type of the driving scenario including rough road, and the anticipatory changes including at least one of to request the vehicle suspension system to adjust suspension characteristics;
tracking vehicle input during vehicle traversal of a travel path within a location region;
analyzing the vehicle input by matching the vehicle input to a rule, such that when the vehicle input matches a condition of the rule, a driving scenario indication of a type corresponding to the rule is associated with the location region; and
updating a location demand identifier associated with the location region based on a weighting of the driving scenario indication and a driving scenario indication determined from a previous vehicle traversal of the travel path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
- identifying a location demand identifier for an approaching location region, the location demand identifier determined according to vehicle input satisfying a rule identifying a driving scenario and indicative of a level of likelihood of occurrence of the driving scenario;
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