US 11,932,120 B1
Vehicle control system implementing multiple trailer profiles
Paul Michael Prax, II, Mountain View, CA (US); Carl Stoye, San Mateo, CA (US); Britt Singh Miura, Menlo Park, CA (US); and Ashwini Amin, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/487,966.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/587,378, filed on Oct. 2, 2023.
Int. Cl. B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); B60W 30/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 15/2045 (2013.01) [B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60L 2240/14 (2013.01); B60L 2240/26 (2013.01); B60L 2250/28 (2013.01); B60L 2260/42 (2013.01); B60W 30/14 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis including a trailer connector;
one or more electric motors mounted to the chassis and configured to drive wheels mounted to the chassis for inducing movement of the vehicle;
a battery mounted to the chassis and coupled to the one or more electric motors, the battery being associated with a drivable range of the vehicle; and
an in-vehicle control system configured to:
define one or more trailer profiles, each profile of the one or more trailer profiles including one or more attributes;
detect connection of a trailer to the trailer connector;
select a selected trailer profile of the one or more trailer profiles; and
in-response to detecting connection of the trailer to the trailer connector, control at least one aspect of operation of the vehicle according to the one or more attributes of the selected trailer profile so as to optimize the drivable range of the battery while the vehicle is driven while towing the trailer.