Optimization of vehicle performance to support vehicle control

A method of interacting with a vehicle user, comprising:

• determining, by an optimization module, a control strategy for traversing a selected route based on a probabilistic prediction of actuator inputs;
• monitoring vehicle motion and vehicle user inputs during operation of a vehicle over the selected route;
• selecting a detection method from a plurality of detection methods for detecting emergency events, each detection method including a different combination of one or more types of detection modalities, wherein selecting the detection method for a given emergency event is based on a probability function, the probability function specifying a first probability of detecting the given emergency event using a first detection method and a first reliability of the first detection method, the probability function specifying a second probability of detecting the given emergency event using a second detection method and a second reliability of the second detection method, the selected detection method including one of the first detection method and the second detection method based on the probability function being greater than or equal to a threshold, the selected detection method including both the first detection method and the second detection method based on the probability function being below the threshold;
• predicting, by a prediction module, an optimal local path for traversing a section of the selected route, and predicting a set of optimal actuator control actions;
• presenting a suggested set of actuator commands to the vehicle user based on the set of optimal actuator control actions;
• and
• controlling the vehicle to execute the suggested set of actuator commands based on the vehicle user accepting the suggested set of actuator commands.

A vehicle system comprising:

• a memory having computer readable instructions;
• and
• a processing device for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions controlling the processing device to perform:
• determining a control strategy for traversing a selected route based on a probabilistic prediction of actuator inputs;
• monitoring vehicle motion and vehicle user inputs during operation of the vehicle over the selected route;
• selecting a detection method from a plurality of detection methods for detecting emergency events, each detection method including a different combination of one or more types of detection modalities, wherein selecting the detection method for a given emergency event is based on a probability function, the probability function specifying a first probability of detecting the given emergency event using a first detection method and a first reliability of the first detection method, the probability function specifying a second probability of detecting the given emergency event using a second detection method and a second reliability of the second detection method, the selected detection method including one of the first detection method and the second detection method based on the probability function being greater than or equal to a threshold, the selected detection method including both the first detection method and the second detection method based on the probability function being below the threshold;
• predicting an optimal local path for traversing a section of the selected route, and predicting a set of optimal actuator control actions;
• presenting a suggested set of actuator commands to the vehicle user based on the set of optimal actuator control actions;
• and
• controlling the vehicle to execute the suggested set of actuator commands based on the vehicle user accepting the suggested set of actuator commands.