Method and apparatus for adaptive vehicle route-related data gathering

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10916076-B2
Application number	US-201715496703-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	Apr 25, 2017
Publication date	Feb 9, 2021
Grant date	Feb 9, 2021

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive a track-creation request. The processor is also configured to initiate track recording, responsive to the request and record GPS points corresponding to vehicle movement. Further, the processor is configured to receive a track-completion instruction and store the recorded GPS points, and a line connecting the points, as representing a recorded track.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive a track-creation request;
initiate track recording, responsive to the request;
record GPS points corresponding to movement of a vehicle, including creating a starting line at a GPS point where the recording began, the starting line represented by a coordinate set extending perpendicular to a heading of the vehicle or direction of travel of a road on which the vehicle is located;
receive a track-completion instruction, indicating a cessation of track recording; and
store the recorded GPS points, and a line connecting the points, as representing a recorded track.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recording begins responsive to movement of the vehicle following a detected full stop of the vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recording begins responsive to a speed of the vehicle being above a threshold, following a detected full stop of the vehicle.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the recording retains all GPS points tracking back from a GPS point where the vehicle reached the speed to a point where the full stop occurred.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the track-completion instruction occurs automatically when the vehicle crosses the starting line.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the track-completion instruction occurs automatically when the vehicle has ceased movement for more than a predetermine period of time.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the track-completion instruction is a user-input instruction to end recording.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to record and store performance data of the vehicle as the vehicle travels the recorded track.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to store the vehicle performance data with respect to each of the recorded GPS coordinates, the performance data stored with respect to a given coordinate indicative of vehicle performance at that particular coordinate.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the starting line has a width and a length.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the width is manually adjustable.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the length is manually adjustable.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the width and the length are manually adjustable.

14. The system of claim 5 , wherein the track-completion instruction occurs automatically when the vehicle crosses the starting line in a same direction of travel as the vehicle was headed when the starting line was created.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Pfeiffer John Jeffrey
• Lambert Michael
• Sagiraju Surya
• Fischer John Michael
• Samuels Harold Bernard
• Pagryzinski Adam

Classifications

• G01C21/3626

  Details of the output of route guidance instructions (traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G01S19/39

  the satellite radio beacon positioning system transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO · CPC title

• G01S19/42

  Determining position · CPC title

• G07C5/0841 Primary

  Registering performance data (recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B) · CPC title

• A63K3/00

  Equipment or accessories for racing or riding sports · CPC title