Patent ID: 9014911
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B60K,B60R,B60W,G01C,G01S,G02B,G06F,G06K,G06N,G06Q,G06T,G07C,G08C,G08G,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A vehicle-based sensor management system comprising: a behavior module adapted to determine a behavior of a vehicle based on one or more rules, wherein the one or more rules are associated with environmental factors and input received, and wherein the behavior of the vehicle at least defines an operational mode for the vehicle; a timer module that, based at least partially on the behavior determined by the behavior module, initiates a timer set to expire after a predetermined period of time, wherein the predetermined period of time is based at least partially on the behavior determined by the behavior module; one or more data collection devices and sensors on the vehicle configured to collect data at a data collection rate according to the operational mode for the vehicle, wherein the data collection rate at least includes a first collection rate prior to initiating the timer and a second collection rate during the predetermined period of time, and wherein one of the first collection rate or the second collection rate is associated with a power conserving operational mode such that the data collection rate in the power conserving operational mode is lower than the data collection rate in another operational mode for the vehicle; and a controller adapted to modify an operation of the one or more data collection devices and sensors on the vehicle during an off-peak time in the power conserving operational mode, wherein modifying the operation of the one or more data collection devices and sensors at least includes modifying the data collection rate of the one or more data collection devices and sensors on the vehicle.