Driver vehicle control assistance
A method for assisting a driver in controlling a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a road wheel and at least one vehicle sensor configured to provide vehicle condition data, the road wheel comprising a tyre sensor configured to output tyre operation data, the method comprising: receiving tyre operation data from the tyre sensor during the vehicle being controlled along at least one lap of a track; receiving vehicle condition data from at least one vehicle sensor during the vehicle being controlled along at least one lap of the track; determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track; and communicating the intervention to the driver.
1 . A method for assisting a driver in controlling a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a road wheel and at least one vehicle sensor configured to provide vehicle condition data, the road wheel comprising a tyre sensor configured to output tyre operation data, the method comprising:
receiving tyre operation data from the tyre sensor during the vehicle being controlled along at least one lap of a track, the tyre operation data comprising contact patch longitudinal load and contact patch radial load;
receiving vehicle condition data from at least one vehicle sensor during the vehicle being controlled along at least one lap of the track;
determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track; and
communicating the intervention to the driver.
2 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the tyre operation data comprises a tyre identifier; and wherein the tyre operation data comprises contact patch deflection.
3 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle condition data describes a load on the body of the vehicle; wherein the vehicle condition data indicates a current wheel speed of the wheel; and wherein the vehicle condition data indicates a current revolution speed of an engine.
4 . A method according to claim 1 , the method comprising receiving tyre operation data from the tyre sensor during the vehicle being controlled along a plurality of laps of the track; and receiving vehicle condition data from at least one vehicle sensor during the vehicle being controlled along a plurality of laps of the track.
5 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track comprises determining excess capacity in braking of the vehicle, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, at a region along the lap; and the intervention is to brake harder in that region on the future lap of the track.
6 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track comprises determining excess capacity in acceleration of the vehicle, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, at a region along the lap; and the intervention is to accelerate harder in that region on the future lap of the track.
7 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track comprises determining excess capacity in cornering of the vehicle, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, at a region along the lap; and the intervention is to steer harder in that region on the future lap of the track.
8 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track comprises determining an understeer condition, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, at a region along the lap; and the intervention is to revise driving style in that region on the future lap of the track.
9 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track comprises determining an oversteer condition, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, at a region along the lap; and the intervention is to revise driving style in that region on the future lap of the track.
10 . A method according to claim 8 , wherein the intervention is to revise driving style in that region on the future lap of the track by reducing vehicle speed during that region.
11 . A method according to claim 5 , wherein there are multiple regions along the lap.
12 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track comprises determining a tyre performance capacity, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, over the lap and when the tyre performance capacity is below a poor performance capacity threshold setting the intervention to undertaking a cool down lap on the future lap of the track.
13 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track comprises determining a tyre performance capacity, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, over the lap and when the tyre performance capacity is above a high performance capacity threshold setting the intervention to undertaking a launch control start on the future lap of the track.
14 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, an intervention the driver should make during a future lap of the track comprises determining a tyre performance capacity, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, over the lap and when the tyre performance capacity is below a poor performance capacity threshold setting the intervention to undertaking to follow an optimal motion path around the future lap of the track to improve the tyre performance capacity.
15 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises a display, and the intervention is communicated communication to the driver using the display.
16 . A method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises a speaker, and the intervention is communicated communication to the driver using the speaker.
17 . A method for assisting a driver in controlling a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a road wheel and at least one vehicle sensor configured to provide vehicle condition data, the road wheel comprising a tyre sensor configured to output tyre operation data, the method comprising:
receiving tyre operation data from the tyre sensor during the vehicle being controlled in motion, the tyre operation data comprising contact patch longitudinal load and contact patch radial load;
receiving vehicle condition data from at least one vehicle sensor during the vehicle being controlled in motion;
determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, a weather condition around the vehicle; and
where the weather condition is wet, determining an intervention that should be made to the vehicle.
18 . A method according to claim 17 , wherein the intervention is to adjust a vehicle dynamics system to set to a wet weather mode.
19 . A method according to claim 17 , the method comprising communicating the intervention to the driver.
20 . A method according to claim 17 , the method comprising commanding the vehicle to set the vehicle dynamics system to a wet weather mode.
21 . A method for assisting a driver in controlling a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a road wheel and at least one vehicle sensor configured to provide vehicle condition data, the road wheel comprising a tyre sensor configured to output tyre operation data, the method comprising:
receiving tyre operation data from the tyre sensor during the vehicle being controlled in motion;
receiving vehicle condition data from at least one vehicle sensor during the vehicle being controlled in motion;
determining, based on the tyre operation data and vehicle condition data, a weather condition around the vehicle; and
where the weather condition is wet, determining an intervention that should be made to the vehicle;
wherein the intervention is to adjust a vehicle dynamics system to set to a wet weather mode.
22 . A method according to claim 21 , the method comprising communicating the intervention to the driver.
23 . A method according to claim 21 , the method comprising commanding the vehicle to set the vehicle dynamics system to the wet weather mode.