Reverse drive and dig mode
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for implementing reverse dig mode and/or reverse drive mode. Reverse dig mode may involve determining an inner front wheel and outer front wheel relative to steering controls and simultaneously applying a forward torque to the inner front wheel of the vehicle and a reverse torque to the outer front wheel of the vehicle. Reverse drive mode may involve determining steering controls of a vehicle and applying inverted controls to the rear wheels of the vehicle that provides a simulated sense that the driver is handling the vehicle in the forward direction.
1 . A method, comprising:
determining, by one or more processors of a controller system of a vehicle, engagement of reverse dig mode;
determining, by the one or more processors and based on a direction that a steering wheel of the vehicle is turned, an inner front wheel and an outer front wheel;
simultaneously applying a forward torque to the inner front wheel of the vehicle and a reverse torque to the outer front wheel of the vehicle; and
applying a reverse torque to rear wheels of the vehicle.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reverse dig mode is engaged by a user commands received via a human-machine interface (HMI) of the vehicle.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, that one or more front wheels of the vehicle are stuck; and
presenting, by the one or more processors and using the HMI, a recommendation to engage the reverse dig mode.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the forward torque to the inner front wheel of the vehicle comprises applying a brake to the inner front wheel.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a motor applies the reverse torque to the outer front wheel of the vehicle.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
a counterclockwise turn of the steering wheel results in a clockwise turn of the vehicle; and
a clockwise turn of the steering wheel results in a counterclockwise turn of the vehicle.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying, based on the direction that the steering wheel of the vehicle is turned, a conventional turn to the rear wheels of the vehicle.
8 . A vehicle, comprising a controller system with one or more processors and executable instructions, as a result of execution by the one or more processors, causes the vehicle to:
determine engagement of reverse dig mode;
determine, based on a direction that a steering wheel of the vehicle is turned, an inner front wheel and an outer front wheel;
simultaneously apply a forward torque to the inner front wheel of the vehicle and a reverse torque to the outer front wheel of the vehicle; and
apply a reverse torque to rear wheels of the vehicle.
9 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the reverse dig mode is engaged by a user commands received via a human-machine interface (HMI) of the vehicle.
10 . The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the vehicle to:
determine that one or more front wheels of the vehicle are stuck; and
present, using the HMI, a recommendation to engage the reverse dig mode.
11 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the forward torque to the inner front wheel of the vehicle is applied by one or more brakes of the vehicle.
12 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a motor is used to apply the reverse torque to the outer front wheel of the vehicle.
13 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein:
a counterclockwise turn of the steering wheel results in a clockwise turn of vehicle; and
a clockwise turn of the steering wheel results in a counterclockwise turn of the vehicle.
14 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the controller system is further configured to apply, based on the direction that the steering wheel of the vehicle is turned, a conventional turn to the rear wheels of the vehicle.