Method for controlling at least one component of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018370539-A1
Application number	US-201616062885-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 18, 2016
Priority date	Dec 17, 2015
Publication date	Dec 27, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for controlling at least one component of a motor vehicle, involves determining a current driving profile of the motor vehicle using at least one sensor present in the motor vehicle and comparing the current driving profile to a stored reference driving profile. At least two different components are simultaneously controlled depending on a result of this comparison.

First claim

1 - 10 . (canceled)

11 . A method for controlling at least two components of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
measuring, using at least one sensor of the motor vehicle, a variable of a driving behavior of the motor vehicle; determining, based on the variable measured by the at least one sensor, a current driving profile of the motor vehicle; comparing the current driving profile to a stored reference driving profile; and simultaneously controlling the at least two different components depending on a result of the comparison, wherein the at least two components include an interior illumination of the vehicle and an air-conditioning system of the motor vehicle.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a light color of the interior illumination is changed when a result of the comparison indicates a driver of the vehicle is fatigued.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the air-condition system blows fresh air into an interior of the motor vehicle when a result of the comparison indicates a driver of the vehicle is fatigued.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least two components are formed in such a way that the driving behavior of a driver of the vehicle is controllable by interaction of the at least two components and a driving profile of the motor vehicle is influenceable via the driving behavior.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein a degree of fatigue of a driver of the vehicle is determined by the comparison of the current driving profile with the stored reference driving profile.

16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least two components are two different comfort systems of the motor vehicle.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the measured variable is influenceable by a driver of the motor vehicle during a driving operation of the motor vehicle.

18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one sensor and the at least two components communicate with a controller in the motor vehicle via a common fieldbus, and wherein controller performs the method.

19 . A motor vehicle, comprising:
a controller; at least two components that are controllable by the controller, wherein the at least two components include an interior illumination of the motor vehicle and an air-conditioning system of the motor vehicle; at least one sensor configured to establish a current driving profile of the motor vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to
measure, using the at least one sensor of the motor vehicle, a variable of a driving behavior of the motor vehicle;
determine, based on the variable measured by the at least one sensor, a current driving profile of the motor vehicle;
compare the current driving profile to a stored reference driving profile; and
simultaneously control the at least two different components depending on a result of the comparison.

20 . The motor vehicle of claim 19 , wherein the at least two components are formed in such a way that a degree of fatigue of a driver can be reduced by the at least two components.

21 . The motor vehicle of claim 19 , wherein the at least one measured variable is influenceable by a driver during the driving operation of the motor vehicle.

Assignees

• Daimler Ag

Inventors

• Reiff Markus
• Renz Wolfgang
• Stolk Thomas
• Von Gaisberg-Helfenberg Alexander

Classifications

• B60W10/30

  including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps · CPC title

• B60W2540/18

  Steering angle · CPC title

• B60W2040/0818

  Inactivity or incapacity of driver · CPC title

• B60W40/08

  related to drivers or passengers · CPC title

• B60W2540/26

  Incapacity · CPC title