Virtual off-roading guide
Particular embodiments may provide a virtual off-road guide for a learning vehicle. In some embodiments, a control system for a learning vehicle comprises 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 trace of an off-road trail traversed by a precedent vehicle and corresponding trace parameters; in response to receiving the trace parameters, adjusting one or more driving parameters of the learning vehicle based on the trace parameters; and providing instructions for traversing the trace based on the trace parameters. In some embodiments, the trace parameters comprise location, orientation, relative position along the off-road trail, ride height, drive mode, brake regeneration level, steering angle, power consumption, acceleration, or torque.
1 . A control system for a learning 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 trace of an off-road trail traversed by a precedent vehicle and corresponding trace parameters implemented by the precedent vehicle for each of a plurality of predefined locations along the trace of the off-road trail, the trace parameters comprising at least one of an orientation, a ride height, a drive mode, a brake regeneration level, a steering angle, a power consumption, or a torque;
in response to receiving the trace parameters, adjust one or more driving parameters of the learning vehicle at each of the plurality of predefined locations along the trace of the off-road trail based on the trace parameters, the adjusted one or more driving parameters comprising the ride height, the drive mode, and the brake regeneration level; and
provide instructions for traversing the trace based on the trace parameters.
2 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein the learning vehicle has enabled an advanced driver assistance system, and wherein the adjusted one or more driving parameters further comprise steering angle, acceleration, or torque.
3 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the driving parameters comprises configuring the driving parameters to match the trace parameters of the precedent vehicle based on measurements detected using sensors of the learning vehicle.
4 . The control system of claim 3 , wherein the sensor measurements from the learning vehicle comprise acceleration, torque, acceleration pedal angle, brake pedal angles, roll, pitch, altitude, heading, or location.
5 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are provided in audio, visual, or haptic format.
6 . The control system of claim 5 , wherein the visual instructions are displayed on a center display, a heads up display, a driver display, or other visual components of the learning vehicle.
7 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein receiving the trace comprises downloading the trace to the learning vehicle.
8 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein receiving the trace comprises receiving a transmission of the trace while the learning vehicle traverses the off-road trail.
9 . The control system of claim 1 , wherein the trace is uploaded to an online portal while the precedent vehicle traverses the off-road trail or after the precedent vehicle finishes traversing the off-road trail.
10 . A method of providing instructions to a learning vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving a trace of an off-road trail traversed by a precedent vehicle and corresponding trace parameters implemented by the precedent vehicle for each of a plurality of predefined locations along the trace of the off-road trail, the trace parameters comprising at least one of an orientation, a ride height, a drive mode, a brake regeneration level, a steering angle, a power consumption, or a torque;
in response to receiving the trace parameters, adjusting one or more driving parameters of the learning vehicle at each of the plurality of predefined locations along the trace of the off-road trail based on the trace parameters, the adjusted one or more driving parameters comprising the ride height, the drive mode, and the brake regeneration level; and
providing instructions for traversing the trace based on the trace parameters.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the learning vehicle has enabled an advanced driver assistance system, and wherein the adjusted one or more driving parameters further comprise steering angle, acceleration, or torque.
12 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to execute a method comprising:
receiving a trace of an off-road trail traversed by a precedent vehicle and corresponding trace parameters implemented by the precedent vehicle for each of a plurality of predefined locations along the trace of the off-road trail, the trace parameters comprising at least one of an orientation, a ride height, a drive mode, a brake regeneration level, a steering angle, a power consumption, or a torque;
in response to receiving the trace parameters, adjusting one or more driving parameters of a learning vehicle at each of the plurality of predefined locations along the trace of the off-road trail based on the trace parameters, the adjusted one or more driving parameters comprising the ride height, the drive mode, and the brake regeneration level; and
providing instructions for traversing the trace based on the trace parameters.
13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein adjusting the driving parameters comprises configuring the driving parameters to match the trace parameters of the precedent vehicle based on measurements detected using sensors of the learning vehicle.
14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein receiving the trace comprises downloading the trace to the learning vehicle.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein receiving the trace comprises receiving a transmission of the trace while the learning vehicle traverses the off-road trail.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the trace is uploaded to an online portal while the precedent vehicle traverses the off-road trail or after the precedent vehicle finishes traversing the off-road trail.