Method and control device for operating a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12037003-B2
Application number	US-201817051646-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2018
Priority date	Apr 30, 2018
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

While a motor vehicle is travelling, a selected offer of entertainment for a vehicle occupant is output by use of a display device arranged in the motor vehicle. Driving characteristics of the motor vehicle are adapted by a control device of the motor vehicle to the offer of entertainment output at a given moment and the motor vehicle is autonomously controlled in a way corresponding to the adapted driving characteristics.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of operating a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
outputting by a display device arranged in the motor vehicle, a virtual environment of a selected offer of entertainment for an occupant of the motor vehicle;
providing information on respective height profiles and curve profiles of a plurality of routes to a destination from a navigation system for the motor vehicle to a control device;
selecting, by the control device, a route from among the plurality of routes based on the provided information, as a best match with the virtual environment of the selected offer of entertainment, based on the respective height profiles and curve profiles, so that driving characteristics of the motor vehicle are adaptable to the selected offer of entertainment output at a given moment and a virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment of the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment, based on a height profile and a curve profile of the route from the navigation system selected as the best match;
adapting the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle to the virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment, based on adapting an overtaking characteristic and/or a lane change characteristic of the motor vehicle to the virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment; and
autonomously controlling the motor vehicle in a way corresponding to the adapted driving characteristics.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is virtual reality glasses, augmented reality glasses, or mixed reality glasses.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adapting the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle includes adapting longitudinal acceleration characteristics of the motor vehicle to the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein adapting the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle includes adapting transverse acceleration characteristics of the motor vehicle to the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment.

5. A control device for operating a motor vehicle, the control device comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
receive information on respective height profiles and curve profiles of a plurality of routes to a destination from a navigation system for the motor vehicle, select a route from among the plurality of routes based on the received information, as a best match with a virtual environment of a selected offer of entertainment for an occupant of the motor vehicle to be output by a display device arranged in the motor vehicle, based on the respective height profiles and curve profiles, so that driving characteristics of the motor vehicle are adaptable to the selected offer of entertainment output at a given moment and a virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment of the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment, based on a height profile and a curve profile of the route from the navigation system selected as the best match;
adapt the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle to the virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment, based on adapting an overtaking characteristic and/or a lane change characteristic of the motor vehicle to the virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment; and
autonomously control the motor vehicle in a way corresponding to the adapted driving characteristics.

6. The control device of claim 5 , wherein the display device is virtual reality glasses, augmented reality glasses, or mixed reality glasses.

7. The control device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to adapt the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle by adapting longitudinal acceleration characteristics of the motor vehicle to the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment.

8. The control device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to adapt the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle by adapting transverse acceleration characteristics of the motor vehicle to the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment.

9. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body;
a control device; and
a navigation system for the motor vehicle configured to provide, to the control device, information of respective height profiles and curve profiles of a plurality of routes to a destination,
wherein the control device is configured to:
select a route from the navigation system from among the plurality of routes based on the provided information, as a best match with a virtual environment of a selected offer of entertainment for an occupant of the motor vehicle to be output by a display device arranged in the motor vehicle, based on the respective height profiles and curve profiles, so that driving characteristics of the motor vehicle are adaptable to the selected offer of entertainment output at a given moment and a virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment of the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment, based on a height profile and a curve profile of the route selected as the best match;
adapt the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle to the virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment, based on adapting an overtaking characteristic and/or a lane change characteristic of the motor vehicle to the virtual movement of the occupant within the virtual environment; and
autonomously control the motor vehicle in a way corresponding to the adapted driving characteristics.

10. The motor vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the display device is virtual reality glasses, augmented reality glasses, or mixed reality glasses.

11. The motor vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the control device is configured to adapt the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle by adapting longitudinal acceleration characteristics of the motor vehicle to the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment.

12. The motor vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the control device is configured to adapt the driving characteristics of the motor vehicle by adapting transverse acceleration characteristics of the motor vehicle to the selected offer of entertainment output at the given moment.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Kühne Marcus
• Profendiner Daniel
• Wollny Nils

Classifications

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K35/28

  characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• G06T19/006

  Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00) · CPC title

• B60W2720/106

  Longitudinal acceleration · CPC title