US 11,945,455 B2
System and method for dynamic customizable vehicle configuration
Craig Edward Esler, Plymouth, MI (US); Ehab Aleid, Dearborn, MI (US); Ahmed Awadi, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Matheus Bianchi Dambros, Cologne (DE); Helmuth Bosch, Leverkusen (DE); and Thomas Richard Wroblewski, South Lyon, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/070,847.
Application 18/070,847 is a continuation of application No. 17/012,353, filed on Sep. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,529,963.
Prior Publication US 2023/0103356 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06F 13/36 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/10 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06F 13/36 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0075 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0083 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02); B60W 2556/10 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
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1. A control system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
a plurality of vehicle subsystems associated with respective different dynamic vehicle control functions, the plurality of vehicle subsystems comprising at least two of a driveline subsystem, a powertrain subsystem, and a chassis subsystem;
a plurality of subsystem controllers associated with respective ones of the vehicle subsystems, the subsystem controllers being configured to control subsystem components to change an operational state of the subsystem components of the vehicle subsystems based on configuration settings; and
an attribute configuration module operably coupled to the subsystem controllers, the attribute configuration module comprising processing circuitry;
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
save current configuration settings indicative of a current operational state of the subsystem components of the at least two of the driveline subsystem, the powertrain subsystem, and the chassis subsystem as a saved configuration responsive to a first actuation event of a configuration mode actuator;
after an on/off cycle of the vehicle, instruct the subsystem controllers to implement the saved configuration responsive to a second actuation event of the configuration mode actuator, the subsystem controllers being configured to implement the saved configuration by instructing the driveline subsystem, the powertrain subsystem, or the chassis subsystem to control the subsystem components to change the operational state of the subsystem components of the driveline subsystem, the powertrain subsystem, or the chassis subsystem in accordance with the saved configuration; and
cause the saved configuration to be displayed responsive to a third actuation event of the configuration mode actuator.