Methods and systems for controlling an engine system of a vehicle

An engine control system for a vehicle comprising:

• a controller configured to control an engine system of a vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to:
• determine an operating condition of the vehicle and determine one or more contextual conditions relevant to the vehicle;
• receive mission prediction information comprising an expected operating conditions of the vehicle during an upcoming mission and a plurality of expected contextual conditions during the upcoming mission;
• automatically access a library of control profiles an create a shortlist of control profiles from the library based upon the expected operating conditions and the expected contextual conditions;
• and
• populating a directory of control profiles with the shortlisted plurality of control profiles;
• select, based upon the determined operating condition and one or more contextual conditions, a control profile from the directory;
• apply the selected control profile;
• and
• control the engine system in accordance with the selected control profile.

A computer-implemented method for controlling an engine system of a

• vehicle comprising:
• determining an operating condition of the vehicle;
• determining one or more contextual conditions relevant to the vehicle;
• selecting, based upon both the determined operating condition and the determined one or more contextual conditions, a control profile for the engine system from a directory comprising a plurality of control profiles having different control characteristics;
• applying the selected control profile to a controller of the engine system;
• controlling the engine system with the controller in accordance with the selected control profile;
• recording control data while controlling the vehicle engine system with the controller in accordance with the selected control profile;
• assessing the control data to determine whether the selected control profile provides the required control characteristics for the relevant operating condition and one or more contextual conditions;
• and
• if the required control characteristics are not provided:
• determining an alternative control profile for the relevant operating condition and one or more contextual conditions;
• or
• determining alterations to the selected control profile to provide the required control characteristics.