Parameter sets for vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11104351-B2
Application number	US-201715486985-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2017
Priority date	Apr 13, 2017
Publication date	Aug 31, 2021
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021

Abstract

In some examples, a controller determines a target condition of usage of a vehicle, and selects a parameter set from among a plurality of parameter sets based on the determined target condition of usage of the vehicle, the plurality of parameter sets corresponding to different conditions of usage of the vehicle, where each parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets includes one or more parameters that control adjustment of one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle. The controller transmits, to the vehicle, the selected parameter set to control a setting of the one or more adjustable elements of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controller comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
determine a target condition of usage of a vehicle;
select a parameter set from among a plurality of parameter sets based on the determined target condition of usage of the vehicle, the plurality of parameter sets corresponding to different conditions of usage of the vehicle, wherein each parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets includes one or more parameters that control adjustment of one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle; and
transmit, over a wireless network to the vehicle, the selected parameter set comprising a tire pressure parameter that controls setting of a tire pressure of the vehicle, and a brake parameter that controls a force applied to a brake of the vehicle.

2. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the different conditions of usage of the vehicle comprise different temperatures of environments in which the vehicle is to be operated, and wherein the plurality of parameter sets control adjustment of the one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle for the respective different temperatures.

3. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the different conditions of usage of the vehicle comprise different altitudes at which the vehicle is to be operated, and wherein the plurality of parameter sets control adjustment of the one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle for the respective different altitudes.

4. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the different conditions of usage of the vehicle comprise different planned loads of cargo or people carried by the vehicle, and wherein the plurality of parameter sets control adjustment of the one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle for the respective different planned loads.

5. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the different conditions of usage of the vehicle comprise different terrains over which the vehicle is to be operated, and wherein the plurality of parameter sets control adjustment of the one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle for the respective different terrains.

6. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the different conditions of usage of the vehicle comprise different expected travel distances of the vehicle, and wherein the plurality of parameter sets control adjustment of the one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle for the respective different expected travel distances.

7. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the selected parameter set comprises an engine adjustment parameter that controls a setting of one or more adjustable elements of an engine of the vehicle.

8. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the selected parameter set comprises a transmission adjustment parameter that controls a setting of one or more adjustable elements of a transmission of the vehicle.

9. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to transmit, over the wireless network, the selected parameter set to the vehicle and to at least another vehicle that has a same target condition of usage as the determined target condition of usage.

10. A method comprising:
determining, by a controller, a first target condition of usage of a first group of vehicles;
selecting, by the controller, a first parameter set from among a plurality of parameter sets based on the determined first target condition of usage of the first group of vehicles, the plurality of parameter sets corresponding to different conditions of usage of vehicles, wherein each parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets includes one or more parameters that control adjustment of one or more respective adjustable elements of vehicles; and
transmitting, by the controller over a wireless network to the first group of vehicles, the first parameter set comprising a brake parameter that controls a force applied to a brake of each vehicle of the first group of vehicles, and a tire pressure parameter that controls a tire pressure of each vehicle of the first group of vehicles.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
determining, by the controller, a second target condition of usage of a second group of vehicles, the second target condition of usage being another condition of usage from the different conditions of usage;
selecting, by the controller, a second parameter set from among the plurality of parameter sets based on the second target condition of usage of the second group of vehicles; and
transmitting, by the controller over the wireless network to the second group of vehicles, the second parameter set comprising a brake parameter that controls a force applied to a brake of each vehicle of the second group of vehicles, wherein the first parameter set controls application of the force to the brake of each vehicle of the first group of vehicles in a manner that is different from how the second parameter set controls application of the force to the brake of each vehicle of the second group of vehicles.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first target condition of usage comprises a first temperature of an environment in which the first group of vehicles is to be operated, and the second target condition of usage comprises a second temperature of an environment in which the second group of vehicles is to be operated.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first target condition of usage comprises a first altitude at which the first group of vehicles is to be operated, and the second target condition of usage comprises a second altitude at which the second group of vehicles is to be operated.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first target condition of usage comprises a first expected load of cargo or people carried by the first group of vehicles, and the second target condition of usage comprises a second expected load of cargo or people carried by the second group of vehicles.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first target condition of usage comprises a first terrain over which the first group of vehicles is to be operated, and the second target condition of usage comprises a second terrain over which the second group of vehicles is to be operated.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first target condition of usage comprises a first expected travel distance of the first group of vehicles, and the second target condition of usage comprises a second expected travel distance of the second group of vehicles.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first parameter set that is transmitted by the controller over the wireless network to the first group of vehicles comprises a shroud adjustment parameter that controls adjustment of an aerodynamic shroud of each vehicle of the first group of vehicles.

18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a controller to:
determine a target condition of usage of a vehicle;
select a parameter set from among a plurality of parameter sets based on the determined target condition of usage of the vehicle, the plurality of parameter sets corresponding to different conditions of usage of the vehicle, wherein each parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets includes one or more parameters that control adjustment of one or more respective adjustable elements of the vehicle; and
transmit, over a wireless network to the vehicle, the selected parameter set comprising a tire pressure parameter that controls a tire pressure of the vehicle, wherein the selected parameter set transmitted over the wireless network to the vehicle further comprise

Assignees

• Blackberry Ltd

Inventors

• Willis Edward Snow
• Travers Christopher Scott
• Liu Yuhui
• Ren Ning Erin
• QADERI Hashim Mohammad
• Dev Prabhul
• Velakur Sambamoorthy Karthik
• Ahmed Parvez
• Yeung Eric
• Markine Evgueni Eugene
• Hutchens Scott

Classifications

• B60W10/18

  including control of braking systems · CPC title

• B60W2555/20

  Ambient conditions, e.g. wind or rain · CPC title

• B60W2050/0075

  Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means · CPC title

• B60W2756/10

  Involving external transmission of data to or from the vehicle · CPC title

• B60W2556/45

  External transmission of data to or from the vehicle · CPC title