Micro-weather reporting
AssigneeToyota Motor North America, Inc.
InventorsAghyad Saleh, Jason Schell, Neil Dutta
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Abstract
Systems and methods for vehicle-based weather detection are disclosed herein. The systems and methods can include selecting one or more vehicles from a plurality of vehicles based on one or more network membership parameters. One or more data acquisition networks can be formed using the one or more selected vehicles. Sensor data can be received from the one or more data acquisition networks. One or more weather conditions can be predicted using the sensor data. One or more environmental elements can be updated based on the predicted weather conditions.
Claims18
A collaborative forecasting system for vehicle-based weather detection, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing:
- a coordination module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
- select one or more vehicles based on one or more network membership parameters;
- and
- form one or more data acquisition networks using the one or more selected vehicles;
- a prediction module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
- receive sensor data from the one or more data acquisition networks based on one or more detection parameters;
- and
- predict one or more weather conditions using the sensor data;
- and
- a response module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to update one or more environmental elements based on the one or more predicted weather conditions, the environmental elements include at least one of a weather map, a vehicle route, advice based on one or more vehicle limitations, travel time estimates, and control system recommendations.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium for vehicle-based weather detection and storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
- select one or more vehicles from a plurality of vehicles based on one or more network membership parameters;
- form one or more data acquisition networks using the one or more selected vehicles;
- receive sensor data from the one or more data acquisition networks based on one or more detection parameters;
- predict one or more weather conditions using the sensor data;
- and
- update one or more environmental elements based on the one or more predicted weather conditions, the environmental elements include at least one of a weather map, a vehicle route, advice based on one or more vehicle limitations, travel time estimates, and control system recommendations.
A method for vehicle-based weather detection, comprising:
- selecting one or more vehicles from a plurality of vehicles based on one or more network membership parameters;
- forming one or more data acquisition networks using the one or more selected vehicles;
- receiving sensor data from the one or more data acquisition networks based on one or more detection parameters;
- predicting one or more weather conditions using the sensor data;
- and
- updating one or more environmental elements based on the predicted weather conditions the environmental elements include at least one of a weather map, a vehicle route, advice based on one or more vehicle limitations, travel time estimates, and control system recommendations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.