Dynamic sensor model to adapt vehicle modifications and transformation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMahmoud Y. Ghannam, Jonathan Engels
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Abstract
A dynamic sensor model is implemented by a vehicle to adapt sensor behavior to vehicle modifications and transformations. Responsive to impairment of a feature of the vehicle due to initial conditions for a target sensor being outside a range of current readings and further to receiving signals indicative of a upfit to the vehicle, an upfit zone of the vehicle is identified. The upfit zone corresponds to the target sensor. One or more reconfigurations of sensors of the vehicle within the upfit zone are performed to address the impairment of the feature.
Claims23
A vehicle for implementing a dynamic sensor model to adapt sensor behavior to vehicle modifications and transformations, comprising:
- a processor programmed to:
- responsive to impairment of a feature of the vehicle due to initial conditions for a target sensor of the vehicle being outside a range of current readings of the target sensor and further to receiving signals indicative of a upfit to the vehicle from one or more vehicle components indicating the installation, removal, and/or reconfiguration of one more accessories to the vehicle,
- identify an upfit zone of a plurality of upfit zones of the vehicle corresponding to the target sensor, each of the plurality of upfit zones corresponding to a different location of the vehicle, and
- perform one or more reconfigurations of sensors of the vehicle within the upfit zone to address the impairment of the feature responsive to the upfit in the upfit zone, including to access a sensor mapping to identify other surrounding sensors within the upfit zone;
- and use the surrounding sensors to provide missing information to address the impairment of the feature.
A method for implementing a dynamic sensor model by a vehicle to adapt sensor behavior to vehicle modifications and transformations, comprising:
- responsive to impairment of a feature of the vehicle due to initial conditions for a target sensor of the vehicle being outside a range of current readings of the target sensor and further to receiving signals indicative of a upfit to the vehicle from one or more vehicle components indicating the installation, removal, and/or reconfiguration of one more accessories to the vehicle,
- identifying an upfit zone of a plurality of upfit zones of the vehicle corresponding to the target sensor, each of the plurality of upfit zones corresponding to a different location of the vehicle;
- and
- performing one or more reconfigurations of sensors of the vehicle within the upfit zone to address the impairment of the feature responsive to the upfit in the upfit zone, including accessing a sensor mapping to identify other surrounding sensors within the upfit zone;
- and using the surrounding sensors to provide missing information to address the impairment of the feature.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for implementing a dynamic sensor model by a vehicle to adapt sensor behavior to vehicle modifications and transformations that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:
- responsive to impairment of a feature of the vehicle due to initial conditions for a target sensor of the vehicle being outside a range of current readings of the target sensor and further to receiving signals indicative of a upfit to the vehicle from one or more vehicle components indicating the installation, removal, and/or reconfiguration of one more accessories to the vehicle,
- identify an upfit zone of a plurality of upfit zones of the vehicle corresponding to the target sensor, each of the plurality of upfit zones corresponding to a different location of the vehicle;
- and
- perform one or more reconfigurations of sensors of the vehicle within the upfit zone to address the impairment of the feature responsive to the upfit in the upfit zone, including to access a sensor mapping to identify other surrounding sensors within the upfit zone;
- and use the surrounding sensors to provide missing information to address the impairment of the feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.