US 12,259,253 B2
Vehicle guidance
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US); William H. Wurz, San Francisco, CA (US); Hussein H. Berry, Dearborn, MI (US); David Kennedy, Canton, MI (US); and Kenneth Mchugh, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/472,892.
Prior Publication US 2023/0078320 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3641 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3602 (2013.01); G01C 21/3629 (2013.01); G01C 21/3647 (2013.01); G01C 21/3691 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a first computer for a first vehicle comprising a first computer processor and a first computer memory, the first computer memory storing first instructions executable by the first computer processor to:
monitor first vehicle sensor data as the first vehicle traverses a route;
identify a location of interest along the route based on a topographic feature of the location of interest determined from the first vehicle sensor data; and
store a selected subset of the first vehicle sensor data for the location of interest in a set of collected data about the route, wherein the selected subset of the vehicle sensor data includes at least one of accelerometer data, wheel slip data, all-wheel drive data, steering angle, tire size, tire type, tire pressure, throttle position, gear selection, wheel-load, drive train torque, a state of charge of a traction battery, or a temperature of a traction battery; and
a second computer comprising a second computer processor and a second computer memory, the second computer memory storing second instructions executable by the second computer processor to:
receive the collected data about the route; and
based on the collected data about the route, generate a set of guidance data including one or more recommended operating parameters for the location of interest, whereby the recommending operating parameters are available to a third computer for a second vehicle.