Control of Vehicle Features Based on Weather and Location Data
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module of a vehicle, one or more signals from a plurality of sensing elements respecting an environment external to the vehicle;
interpreting, by the microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, the one or more signals to determine if at least one predetermined environmental condition exists;
determining, by the microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, that the predetermined environmental condition exists;
determining, by the microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, a severity of the predetermined environmental condition using one or more of rules and templates in a memory;
determining, by the microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, if control of one or more vehicle functions is required based on the determined severity;
displaying an alert on an instrument display of the vehicle; and
performing the one or more vehicle functions, wherein the one or more vehicle functions is at least one of activating vehicle head-lights, activating vehicle fog lights, changing a brake system mode, changing a steering system mode, changing a setting of collision avoidance system, changing a setting of an automatic response system, activating a traffic sign translation system, activating an automobile controller, and deactivating multimedia and infotainment systems within the vehicle.
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Abstract
Systems and method of determining an operating environment of a vehicle and controlling vehicle features. A vehicle control system can determine if one or more predetermined environmental conditions exist and determine a severity of the predetermined environmental condition. The vehicle control system can control and/or activate features of the vehicle and provide alerts based on the predetermined environmental condition.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module of a vehicle, one or more signals from a plurality of sensing elements respecting an environment external to the vehicle; interpreting, by the microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, the one or more signals to determine if at least one predetermined environmental condition exists; determining, by the microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, that the predetermined environmental condition exists; determining, by the microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, a severity of the predetermined environmental condition using one or more of rules and templates in a memory; determining, by the microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, if control of one or more vehicle functions is required based on the determined severity; displaying an alert on an instrument display of the vehicle; and performing the one or more vehicle functions, wherein the one or more vehicle functions is at least one of activating vehicle head-lights, activating vehicle fog lights, changing a brake system mode, changing a steering system mode, changing a setting of collision avoidance system, changing a setting of an automatic response system, activating a traffic sign translation system, activating an automobile controller, and deactivating multimedia and infotainment systems within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a microprocessor executable vehicle environment monitoring module, perform a method comprising:
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receiving one or more signals from a plurality of sensing elements respecting an environment external to a vehicle; interpreting the one or more signals to determine if at least one predetermined environmental condition exists; determining that the predetermined environmental condition exists; determining a severity of the predetermined environmental condition using one or more of rules and templates in a memory of the vehicle control system; determining if control of one or more vehicle functions is required based on the determined severity; displaying an alert on an instrument display of the vehicle; and performing the one or more vehicle functions, wherein the one or more vehicle functions is at least one of activating vehicle head-lights, activating vehicle fog lights, changing a brake system mode, changing a steering system mode, changing a setting of collision avoidance system, changing a setting of an automatic response system, activating a traffic sign translation system, activating an automobile controller, and deactivating multimedia and infotainment systems within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle control system of a vehicle, comprising:
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a memory; and a microprocessor in communication with the memory, the microprocessor operable to execute a vehicle environment monitoring module, the vehicle environment monitoring module operable to; receive one or more signals from a plurality of sensing elements respecting an environment external to the vehicle; interpret the one or more signals to determine if at least one predetermined environmental condition exists; determine that the predetermined environmental condition exists; determine a severity of the predetermined environmental condition using one or more of rules and templates in a memory of the vehicle control system; determine if control of one or more vehicle functions is required based on the determined severity; display an alert on an instrument display of the vehicle; and perform the one or more vehicle functions, wherein the one or more vehicle functions is at least one of activating vehicle head-lights, activating vehicle fog lights, changing a brake system mode, changing a steering system mode, changing a setting of collision avoidance system, changing a setting of an automatic response system, activating a traffic sign translation system, activating an automobile controller, and deactivating multimedia and infotainment systems within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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