Vehicle control system
AssigneeDavis Intellectual Properties LLC
InventorShannon R. Davis
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Abstract
In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for performing vehicle control. Multiple target rotation rates for a vehicle shaft may be identified. A first actual rotation rate may be determined to exceed a first target rotation rate. In response, a computing system may send a first signal in order to cause a first component of a vehicle to limit the rate of rotation of the vehicle shaft. A second actual rotation rate may be determined to be below a second target rotation rate. In response, the computing system may send a second signal in order to cause the first component of the vehicle or a second component of the vehicle to increase the rate of rotation of the vehicle shaft.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- identifying, by a computing system that is configured to affect a rotation rate of a rotating vehicle shaft, a first target rotation rate of the rotating vehicle shaft at a first time during an anticipated vehicle race;
- determining, by the computing system, that (1) a first actual rotation rate of the rotating vehicle shaft at a first time during an actual vehicle race exceeds (2) the first target rotation rate of the rotating vehicle shaft at the first time during the anticipated vehicle race, wherein the first time during the actual vehicle race corresponds to the first time during the anticipated vehicle race;
- identifying, by the computing system, that user input designated a first number of vehicle cylinders to prevent from firing upon the computing system determining that the first actual rotation rate exceeds the first target rotation rate;
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- sending, by the computing system and in response to having determined that the first actual rotation rate exceeds the first target rotation rate, a signal for receipt by a vehicle component, in order to cause the vehicle component to prevent the first number of vehicle cylinders from firing while one or more other cylinders fire during the actual vehicle race.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of operations comprising:
- identifying, by a computing system that is configured to affect a rotation rate of a rotating vehicle shaft, a first target rotation rate of the rotating vehicle shaft at a first time during an anticipated vehicle race;
- determining, by the computing system, that (1) a first actual rotation rate of the rotating vehicle shaft at a first time during an actual vehicle race exceeds (2) the first target rotation rate of the rotating vehicle shaft at the first time during the anticipated vehicle race, wherein the first time during the actual vehicle race corresponds to the first time during the anticipated vehicle race;
- identifying, by the computing system, that user input designated a first number of vehicle cylinders to prevent from firing upon the computing system determining that the first actual rotation rate exceeds the first target rotation rate;
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- sending, by the computing system and in response to having determined that the first actual rotation rate exceeds the first target rotation rate, a signal for receipt by a vehicle component, in order to cause the vehicle component to prevent the first number of vehicle cylinders from firing while one or more other cylinders fire during the actual vehicle race.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.