# US 8,788,113 B2 · Vehicle driver advisory system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,788,113 B2 - Document ID: US8788113B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/158,620 - Filed: 2011-06-13 - Published: 2012-12-13 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-13 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Dimitar Petrov Filev; Ilya Vladimir Kolmanovsky; Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin; Steven Joseph Szwabowski; Perry Robinson MacNeille; Christopher John Teslak; Fazal Urrahman Syed; Fling Tseng - Inventors: Dimitar Petrov Filev; Ilya Vladimir Kolmanovsky; Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin; Steven Joseph Szwabowski; Perry Robinson MacNeille; Christopher John Teslak; Fazal Urrahman Syed; Fling Tseng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8788113B2 ## CPC - B60W 40/09: Driving style or behaviour - B60W 50/085: {Changing the parameters of the control units, e.g. changing limit values, working points by control input} - B60W 50/10: Interpretation of driver requests or demands - B60W 2540/30: Driving style - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT ## Abstract An automotive vehicle may include at least one controller configured to monitor a plurality of parameters representing a driver's dynamic control of the vehicle and to establish a reference range based on values of the monitored parameters during a first time period. The at least one controller may be further configured to detect a change in driver behavior condition when, during a second time period, a parameter derived from the monitored parameters falls outside of the reference range, and in response to detecting the change in driver behavior condition, to alter a response of the vehicle to driver inputs or to generate output representing a recommendation to alter a response of the vehicle to driver inputs. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: a controller configured to (i) monitor parameters representing a driver's dynamic control of the vehicle, (ii) derive a reference range from values of the monitored parameters during a first time period, (iii) detect a change in behavior when, during a second time period, a parameter derived from the monitored parameters falls outside of the reference range, and (iv) in response to detecting the change in behavior, alter a response of the vehicle to driver inputs. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the controller is further configured to, during the second time period, categorize aspects of the driver's dynamic control of the vehicle based on the monitored parameters or the parameter derived from the monitored parameters. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vehicle of claim 2 wherein the controller is further configured to determine a manner in which to alter the response of the vehicle to driver inputs based on the categorization. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes selecting an accelerator pedal transition mapping. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes increasing or decreasing an accelerator pedal sensitivity. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes increasing or decreasing a steering wheel sensitivity. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein establishing a reference range based on values of the monitored parameters includes determining at least one of a mean and variance of the parameter derived from the monitored parameters. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the reference range is defined by a mean and variance of the parameter derived from the monitored parameters. ### Claim 9 An automotive vehicle comprising: at least one controller configured to (i) monitor a plurality of parameters representing a driver's dynamic control of the vehicle, (ii) establish a reference range based on values of the monitored parameters during a first time period, (iii) detect a change in driver behavior condition when, during a second time period, a parameter derived from the monitored parameters falls outside of the reference range, and (iv) in response to detecting the change in driver behavior condition, generate output representing a recommendation to alter a response of the vehicle to driver inputs. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the at least one controller is further configured to receive input representing a response to the recommendation and to alter the response of the vehicle to driver inputs if the response is affirmative. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle of claim 10 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes selecting an accelerator pedal transition mapping. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The vehicle of claim 10 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes increasing or decreasing an accelerator pedal sensitivity. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The vehicle of claim 10 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes increasing or decreasing a steering wheel sensitivity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the at least one controller is further configured to categorize aspects of the driver's dynamic control of the vehicle based on the monitored parameters or the parameter derived from the monitored parameters. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The vehicle of claim 14 wherein the at least one controller is further configured to determine a manner in which to alter the response of the vehicle to driver inputs based on the categorization. ### Claim 16 A method for tuning a vehicle's response to driver inputs comprising: monitoring a plurality of parameters representing a driver's dynamic control of the vehicle; establishing a reference range based on values of the monitored parameters during a first time period; detecting a change in driver behavior condition when, during a second time period, a parameter derived from the monitored parameters falls outside of the reference range; and in response to detecting the change in driver behavior condition, (i) generating output representing a recommendation to alter a response of the vehicle to driver inputs or (ii) altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes selecting an accelerator pedal transition mapping. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes increasing or decreasing an accelerator pedal sensitivity. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein altering a response of the vehicle to driver inputs includes increasing or decreasing a steering wheel sensitivity.