SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPORTING REAL-TIME HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS
First Claim
1. A system for reporting real-time handling capabilities of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a monitoring unit configured to determine a time-varying handling characteristic of the vehicle; and
a communication unit configured to transmit the time-varying handling characteristic to a nearby vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle may include a monitoring unit configured to determine a time-varying handling characteristic of the vehicle. The time-varying handling characteristic may include a characteristic of vehicle performance in executing maneuvers, a status of a vehicle component (e.g., tires, brakes, drivetrain, etc.), and/or the like. The time-varying handling characteristic may be transmitted to one or more nearby vehicles to improve the ability of manual operators and/or automatic-driving software of the nearby vehicles to predict the performance of the vehicle in executing maneuvers, to be aware of a failure (or likely failure) of a vehicle component, and/or the like. Record of the transmission of the time-varying handling characteristic and/or of any acknowledgements of receipt of the time-varying handling characteristic by the nearby vehicles may be logged to a persistent storage device.
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1. A system for reporting real-time handling capabilities of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a monitoring unit configured to determine a time-varying handling characteristic of the vehicle; and a communication unit configured to transmit the time-varying handling characteristic to a nearby vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 176, 177, 178, 179, 182, 183, 199, 200, 201, 202, 212, 213, 222)
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227. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program code configured to cause a processor to perform a method for reporting real-time handling capabilities of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a time-varying handling characteristic of the vehicle; and transmitting the time-varying handling characteristic to a nearby vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (246, 253, 271, 294, 297, 301, 305, 307, 308, 411, 412, 413, 416, 417, 418, 419, 442, 443)
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