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Title: Method of controlling a vehicle to adjust perception system energy usage

Abstract

A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining a current operating situation of the vehicle, and identifying a subset of a plurality of sensors of the vehicle needed to provide data to enable a vehicle control function for the current operating situation of the vehicle. A remainder of the plurality of sensors is disengaged to reduce electric energy usage by the vehicle while the vehicle is operating in the current operating situation of the vehicle. A sampling rate for the selected subset of sensors may be reduced to further reduce energy usage of the vehicle. Additionally, an energy reduction processing strategy may be implemented to reduce a processor frequency or a voltage of a computing device used to provide the vehicle control function to further reduce energy usage of the vehicle.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1805498
Patent Number(s):
10915159
Application Number:
15/944,003
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000790
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 04/03/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Hu, Yuxiao, Muldoon, Steven E., Tong, Wei, and Wang, Shige. Method of controlling a vehicle to adjust perception system energy usage. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Hu, Yuxiao, Muldoon, Steven E., Tong, Wei, & Wang, Shige. Method of controlling a vehicle to adjust perception system energy usage. United States.
Hu, Yuxiao, Muldoon, Steven E., Tong, Wei, and Wang, Shige. Tue . "Method of controlling a vehicle to adjust perception system energy usage". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1805498.
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