Creating pattern templates for engine mix settings
View Patent ↗Race car settings (e.g., Formula 1 engine mix settings) are developed for particular racing goals such as faster lap time, better acceleration, less vehicle wear, etc., using pattern templates that are derived from historical racing scenarios. The historical scenarios provide data on racing settings, racing results, and racing conditions such as squad information, equipment information, and environmental information. A cognitive (deep question answering) system can select an initial pattern template based on current racing conditions, and present suggested vehicle settings to the user (driver) using the initial pattern template. The driver can select from different candidate values for various factors, which may lead to the presentation of additional suggestions or the use of additional pattern templates. The final settings map is created based on the employed pattern templates and the driver selections.
1. A method of developing a racing strategy for vehicle settings comprising:
receiving a plurality of racing scenarios from a racing data repository wherein each racing scenario includes racing conditions, racing vehicle settings, and racing results, by executing first instructions in a computer system;
analyzing the racing scenarios to associate specific racing vehicle settings with certain racing conditions and optimal racing results, by executing second instructions in the computer system; and
creating a pattern template for one or more racing goals based on the specific racing vehicle settings and certain racing conditions, by executing third instructions in the computer system.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the racing goals are selected from the group consisting of faster lap time, better acceleration, less vehicle wear, better fuel economy, more stability, and improved cornering.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the racing conditions include at least squad information, equipment information, and environmental information.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the pattern template includes a set of filters.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the pattern template includes a set of suggestions of the racing vehicle settings.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the pattern template includes at least one factor having multiple candidate settings.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the settings include an engine mix setting specifying an air-to-fuel ratio.
8. A computer system comprising:
one or more processors which process program instructions;
a memory device connected to said one or more processors; and
program instructions residing in said memory device for developing a racing strategy for vehicle settings by receiving a plurality of racing scenarios from a racing data repository wherein each racing scenario includes racing conditions, racing vehicle settings, and racing results, analyzing the racing scenarios to associate specific racing vehicle settings with certain racing conditions and optimal racing results, and creating a pattern template for one or more racing goals based on the specific racing vehicle settings and certain racing conditions.
9. The computer system of claim 8 wherein the racing goals are selected from the group consisting of faster lap time, better acceleration, less vehicle wear, better fuel economy, more stability, and improved cornering.
10. The computer system of claim 8 wherein the racing conditions at least includes squad information, equipment information, and environmental information.
11. The computer system of claim 8 wherein the pattern template includes a set of filters.
12. The computer system of claim 8 wherein the pattern template includes a set of suggestions of the racing vehicle settings.
13. The computer system of claim 8 wherein the pattern template includes at least one factor having multiple candidate settings.
14. The computer system of claim 8 wherein the settings include an engine mix setting specifying an air-to-fuel ratio.
15. A computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium; and
program instructions residing in said storage medium for developing a racing strategy for vehicle settings by receiving a plurality of racing scenarios from a racing data repository wherein each racing scenario includes racing conditions, racing vehicle settings, and racing results, analyzing the racing scenarios to associate specific racing vehicle settings with certain racing conditions and optimal racing results, and creating a pattern template for one or more racing goals based on the specific racing vehicle settings and certain racing conditions.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the racing goals are selected from the group consisting of faster lap time, better acceleration, less vehicle wear, better fuel economy, more stability, and improved cornering.
17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the racing conditions at least includes squad information, equipment information, and environmental information.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the pattern template includes a set of filters.
19. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the pattern template includes a set of suggestions of the racing vehicle settings.
20. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the pattern template includes at least one factor having multiple candidate settings.