IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,970,038
Granted Patent B2
US 11,970,038 · App. 17/966,677 · Granted Apr 30, 2024

GUI for vehicle leveling process

Inventors: Thomas Rocroi (Richmond, CA); Nathaniel Isaac Gallinger (Emeryville, CA); Erik Robert Glaser (San Mateo, CA); Jeffrey Park (Redwood City, CA); Andrea Marie Best (Mountain View, CA); Wassym Bensaid (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
B60G17/017B60W10/22B60W40/105B60W50/0097B60G2400/204B60G2400/302B60G2400/41B60G2500/30B60H1/00642B60R25/24B60W2520/04B60W2520/16B60W2520/18B60W2710/22
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Patent No.
US 11,970,038
App. No.
17/966,677
Granted
Apr 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Particular embodiments may enable configuring settings of a vehicle in a designated mode. A signal to perform a vehicle leveling process using an electronically controlled suspension of a vehicle may be received. A roll angle and a pitch angle of the vehicle as parked may be assessed based on data received from a position sensor built into the vehicle. Signals to adjust an electronically controlled suspension of the vehicle to reduce the roll angle or the pitch angle so that the vehicle is level as parked may be sent based on the assessed roll angle and pitch angle exceeding a threshold value. Data may be transmitted to present information related to the vehicle leveling process in a graphical user interface.

Claims (35)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a control module, a signal to perform a vehicle leveling process using an electronically controlled suspension of a vehicle;

in response to receiving the signal:

assessing, by the control module and based on data received from a position sensor built into the vehicle, a roll angle and a pitch angle of the vehicle as parked;

sending, by the control module and based on the assessed roll angle and pitch angle of the vehicle, signals to adjust an electronically controlled suspension of the vehicle to reduce the roll angle or the pitch angle so that the vehicle is level as parked; and

transmitting data to present information related to the vehicle leveling process in a graphical user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises suspension indicators.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the suspension indicators comprise a front right suspension indicator, a front left suspension indicator, a rear right suspension indicator, or a rear left suspension indicator.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises leveled suspension indicators once the vehicle leveling process has completed.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises a pitch indicator or a roll indicator.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface provides one or more interactive controls to initiate, cancel, confirm, or revert the vehicle leveling process.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface displays information to monitor the vehicle leveling process.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises a leveled pitch indicator or a leveled roll indicator once the vehicle leveling process has completed.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of one or more computing devices, cause the one or more processors to:

receive, by a control module, a signal to perform a vehicle leveling process using an electronically controlled suspension of a vehicle;

in response to receiving the signal:

assess, by the control module and based on data received from a position sensor built into the vehicle, a roll angle and a pitch angle of the vehicle as parked;

send, by the control module and based on the assessed roll angle and pitch angle of the vehicle, signals to adjust an electronically controlled suspension of the vehicle to reduce the roll angle or the pitch angle so that the vehicle is level as parked; and

transmit data to present information related to the vehicle leveling process in a graphical user interface.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises suspension indicators.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the suspension indicators comprise a front right suspension indicator, a front left suspension indicator, a rear right suspension indicator, or a rear left suspension indicator.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises leveled suspension indicators once the vehicle leveling process has completed.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises a pitch indicator or a roll indicator.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface provides one or more interactive controls to initiate, cancel, confirm, or revert the vehicle leveling process.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface displays information to monitor the vehicle leveling process.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises a leveled pitch indicator or a leveled roll indicator once the vehicle leveling process has completed.

17. A control system for a vehicle, the control system comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors being operable when executing the instructions to:

receive a signal to perform a vehicle leveling process using an electronically controlled suspension of a vehicle;

in response to receipt of the signal:

assess, based on data received from a position sensor built into the vehicle, a roll angle and a pitch angle of the vehicle as parked;

send, based on the assessed roll angle and pitch angle of the vehicle, signals to adjust an electronically controlled suspension of the vehicle to reduce the roll angle or the pitch angle so that the vehicle is level as parked; and

transmit data to present information related to the vehicle leveling process in a graphical user interface.

18. The control system of claim 17 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises suspension indicators.

19. The control system of claim 18 , wherein the suspension indicators comprise a front right suspension indicator, a front left suspension indicator, a rear right suspension indicator, or a rear left suspension indicator.

20. The control system of claim 17 , wherein the graphical user interface depicting information related to the vehicle leveling process comprises leveled suspension indicators once the vehicle leveling process has completed.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2022
From: ROCROI, THOMAS; GALLINGER, NATHANIEL ISAAC; GLASER, ERIK ROBERT; PARK, JEFFREY; BEST, ANDREA
To: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
Reel/Frame 061445/0862 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2022
From: BENSAID, WASSYM
To: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
Reel/Frame 061445/0876 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2022
From: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
To: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 061445/0889 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17710803 · Mar 31, 2022
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