Vehicle communication and monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12081052-B2
Application number	US-202117506249-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2021
Priority date	Oct 20, 2020
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

Systems and methods for vehicle communication are provided, for example to provide various connectivity and functionality according to hardware availability, power constraints, and environmental conditions, among other examples.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for configuring a vehicle based on a state of charge of a battery, comprising:
evaluating, based on a first predetermined threshold, the state of charge;
based on determining the state of charge is below the first predetermined threshold:
configuring a connectivity circuit of the vehicle to awaken periodically; and
when the connectivity circuit is awake, communicating with a vehicle platform;

evaluating, based on a second predetermined threshold that is below the first predetermined threshold, the state of charge; and
based on determining the state of charge is below the second predetermined threshold:
disabling the connectivity circuit of the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
evaluating, based on the first predetermined threshold, the state of charge; and
based on determining the state of charge is above the first predetermined threshold:
configuring the connectivity circuit of the vehicle to an enabled state; and
maintaining a communication session with the vehicle platform.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
a first notification is generated based on determining the state of charge is below the first predetermined threshold; and
a second notification is generated based on determining the state of charge is below the second predetermined threshold.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first notification and the second notification are provided to an operator device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second predetermined threshold represents a state of charge above a minimum state of charge for operation of a prime mover of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the vehicle platform, a threshold update to at least one of the first predetermined threshold or the second predetermined threshold; and
storing the threshold update.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a set of non-critical components is disabled based on determining the state of charge is below the first predetermined threshold.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein communicating with the vehicle platform comprises transmitting data from a set of critical components of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a set of critical components is disabled based on determining the state of charge is below the second predetermined threshold.

10. The method claim 1 , wherein a set of non-critical components and a set of critical components are enabled based on determining the state of charge is above the first predetermined threshold.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the state of charge is based on a voltage of the battery.

Assignees

• Polaris Inc

Inventors

• Fuchs Benjamin S
• Norstad Timothy P
• Nelson Kevin E

Classifications

• H02J7/82 Primary

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• H02J2105/33

  exchanging power with road vehicles · CPC title

• H04L12/40032 Primary

  Details regarding a bus interface enhancer · CPC title

• B60L58/12

  responding to state of charge [SoC] · CPC title

• H04L2012/40215

  Controller Area Network CAN · CPC title