Comfort ride vehicle control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10120385-B2
Application number	US-201615085756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2016
Priority date	Mar 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

Various systems and methods for providing a vehicle control system are described herein. A system for managing a vehicle comprises: a vehicle control system of a vehicle having access to a network, including: a communication module to interface with at least one of: a mobile device, the vehicle, and environmental sensors coupled to the vehicle; and a configuration module to identify a mitigation operation to be taken when predetermined factors exist; wherein the vehicle control system is to identify a potential obstacle in a travel route of the vehicle and initiate a mitigation operation at the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for managing a vehicle, the system comprising:
a vehicle control system of a vehicle having access to a network, including:
a communication module to interface with at least one of: a mobile device, the vehicle, and environmental sensors coupled to the vehicle; and
a configuration module to identify a mitigation operation to be taken when predetermined factors exist;
wherein the vehicle control system is to:
identify a potential obstacle in a travel route of the vehicle, wherein to identify the potential obstacle, the vehicle control system is to:
access a database of obstacles using the communication module, each obstacle including a geographical position; and
identify the potential obstacle using the geographical position of the potential obstacle and a geographical position of the vehicle;

validate that the potential obstacle still exists using an imaging technique before engaging the mitigation operation; and
initiate a mitigation operation at the vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the database of obstacles is populated, at least in part, by a community of drivers.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the database of obstacles includes information of relevant locations of a driver of the vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mitigation operation comprises:
guiding the vehicle to avoid the potential obstacle.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mitigation operation comprises:
alerting a passenger of the vehicle of the potential obstacle.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mitigation operation comprises:
applying brakes to slow the vehicle down and reduce the impact of the vehicle with the potential obstacle.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mitigation operation comprises:
adjusting a suspension setting of the vehicle to reduce the impact of the vehicle with the potential obstacle.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mitigation operation comprises:
adjusting a suspension setting of the vehicle to reduce body roll of the vehicle; and
guiding the vehicle around the potential obstacle.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle control system is to:
save the potential obstacle to an obstacle database.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the obstacle database is stored in a cloud service available to other drivers.

11. A method of managing a vehicle, the method comprising:
identifying at an onboard vehicle control system in a vehicle, a potential obstacle in a travel route of the vehicle, wherein identifying the potential obstacle includes: accessing a database of obstacles, each obstacle including a geographical position, and identifying the potential obstacle using the geographical position of the potential obstacle and a geographical position of the vehicle;
validating that the potential obstacle still exists using an imaging technique before engaging the mitigation operation; and
initiating a mitigation operation at the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein identifying the potential obstacle comprises:
accessing a database of obstacles, each obstacle including a geographical position; and
identifying the potential obstacle using the geographical position of the potential obstacle and a geographical position of the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the database of obstacles is populated, at least in part, by a community of drivers.

14. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
identify a potential obstacle in a travel route of the vehicle, by: accessing a database of obstacles, each obstacle including a geographical position, and identifying the potential obstacle using the geographical position of the potential obstacle and a geographical position of the vehicle;
validate that the potential obstacle still exists using an imaging technique before engaging the mitigation operation; and
initiate a mitigation operation at the vehicle.

15. The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions to identify the potential obstacle includes instructions to:
access a database of obstacles, each obstacle including a geographical position; and
identify the potential obstacle using the geographical position of the potential obstacle and a geographical position of the vehicle.

16. The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the mitigation operation comprises:
adjusting a suspension setting of the vehicle to reduce the impact of the vehicle with the potential obstacle.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Connor Patrick L

Classifications

• B60W2540/043

  Identity of occupants · CPC title

• G01S17/931

  of land vehicles · CPC title

• G01S2013/9316

  combined with communication equipment with other vehicles or with base stations · CPC title

• G01S15/931

  of land vehicles · CPC title

• B60W30/025

  related to comfort of drivers or passengers · CPC title