GB2568765A - A device and method for remotely managing driving behavior - Google Patents

A device and method for remotely managing driving behavior Download PDF

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GB2568765A
GB2568765A GB1719794.8A GB201719794A GB2568765A GB 2568765 A GB2568765 A GB 2568765A GB 201719794 A GB201719794 A GB 201719794A GB 2568765 A GB2568765 A GB 2568765A
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Abstract

A method of setting a driving profile in a remote vehicle forces specific driving behaviour. A software application on a computer server 1 is used to create a preferred driving profile. The data containing the profile is transmitted over a cellular network 2 to a driving management device 17 located in a remote vehicle. On receiving the data the driving management device 17 adjusts the voltage between the vehicle accelerator pedal 12 and the vehicle electronic control unit 13. The adjustment of the voltage signal between the throttle pedal 12 and the electronic control unit 13 allows the remote application to manage the maximum speed, acceleration profile or maximum engine revs of the vehicle. The maximum speed may be set to apply at a given date, time or geo-location.

Description

A Device and Method for Remotely Managing Driving Behaviour
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a device and method for remotely managing driving behaviour in a vehicle.
Background to the Invention
Vehicle telematics are commonplace in the world today. Vehicle telematics systems monitor the location and performance of a vehicle and then transmit the information over a wireless connection back to a software application on a computer sever. These telematics devices are essentially systems for gathering and reporting data relating to a vehicle, a vehicle location and how a vehicle is being driven.
When a vehicle fleet manager operating a telematics system looks at a telematics report and sees an issue such as speeding or harsh acceleration, then they must take corrective action, requesting the driver changes their driving behaviour. However, the fleet manager cannot force the driver to drive in a particular way. The fleet manager can only continue to monitor driving behaviour by reviewing further reports received from the telematics system. The telematics system or fleet manger has no ability to remotely and in real time force the driver to drive within a preferred driving profile. In summary, a telematics solution is a way of remotely gathering data from a vehicle and providing reports on the vehicle performance and the driving behaviour.
It would be desirable to have a telematics based system where fleet managers can easily monitor driving behaviour using traditional telematics applications and techniques but when required, also be able to send a preferred driving profile to a vehicle that forces the diver to drive within set parameters including restricting maximum speed, managing the rate of acceleration, restricting maximum revs, restricting speed at a particular date/time or geo location. This profile would be configured on a telematics based software application and be sent over a wireless connection to a driving management device located in the remote vehicle, which would restrict the driver to only driving within the parameters set by the fleet manager using the software application.
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Summary of the Invention
1. A first aspect of the invention provides a method of remotely managing the maximum speed of a vehicle, rate of acceleration, maximum engine revs, maximum speed at a particular date, time or location, a method comprising:
a software application installed on a server which sends and receives data over one cellular communications link;
a communication module to receive and transmit the data to and from the software application;
a serial interface device linking the communication module to the driver control module;
a driver control module to receive and interpret the data from the communication module;
a driver control module for adjusting the voltage output between the throttle and vehicle electronic control unit;
a communications interface for communication to a cellular network.
2. The second aspect of the invention comprises a software application with built in Artificial Intelligence (Al) and Machine Learning (ML), Al and ML monitor and learn driving behaviour, automatically configure driving profiles in the software application and send the driver profiles as data to the driving management device located in the remote vehicle.
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An embodiment of the invention is now described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the driving management device embodying one aspect of the invention;
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the driving management system embodying another aspect of the invention;
Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the position of the application with Artificial Intelligence in the network embodying one aspect of the invention.
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Further advantageous aspects of the invention will be apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art upon review of the following specific embodiment and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Figure 2 shows the preferred embodiments and employ all of the following approaches to overcome the problem outlined above:
There is shown the computer server 1 containing the software application embodying one aspect of the invention. Adjusting settings through widgets displayed on the server graphical user interface, will create a dataset containing the preferred maximum speed of the vehicle, rate of acceleration, maximum engine revs, maximum speed at a particular date, time or location, this dataset forms the preferred driving profile. A widget labelled Transmit, on the server screen 0 will trigger the action of transmitting the profile over a cellular communications network 2 to the driving management device 17 in the remote vehicle. Said software application will also display data received from the driving management device 17.
A communication module 3 containing a Global Positioning System (GPS) interface, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) and embedded software, will receive the said data, interpret the data and pass the data to output interface 4. The said data will pass from output 4 as a serial protocol in byte-oriented packets over the serial interface link 5 to the data input interface 6 on the driver control module 7. The driver control module 7 will acknowledge the data received with an ACK or NACK packet. If the driver control module 7 sends a NACK packet then the data has not been received properly and must be sent again. If the driver control module sends an ACK packet then the serial data stream will be received over the serial interface from the software application. The driver control module 7 will process the serial data indentifying the packet ID. The driver control module 7 will at the same time process the data received from the vehicle electronic control unit (ECU) 13 received via the CanBus interface 8 which informs the driver control module 7 of the current performance of the vehicle. On receiving the data inputs from interface 6 and interface 8, the driver control module 7 will provide a signal to the throttle output interface 9. The throttle output interface 9 will transmit the voltage signal over two wires 10 to the throttle interface 11 which connects the vehicle throttle 12 to the vehicle electronic control unit 13. The signal will pass to the vehicle electronic control unit interface 14 causing the vehicle electronic control unit 13 to alter the engine revs and engine speed as per the driving profile sent as data from the [4] software application on the computer server 1. Power to the driving management device 17 comes from the vehicle battery 15 on interface 16. The driving management device 17 includes the serial Interface 5 which directly links the communication module 3 and the driver control module 7.
In preferred embodiments, the software application installed on the server 1 will have embedded Artificial Intelligence (Al). Using Machine Learning (ML), the software application will monitor driving behaviour against pre-set and pre learned driving parameters. The Al will recognise if the vehicle is being driven outside the agreed parameters and will automatically create a new driving profile and send this profile as data to the driving management device.
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Application for configuring the preferred driving profile. Driving profile sent to the Driving Management Device in the remote vehicle. Application containing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Cellular Network
Driving Management Device

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CLAIMS:
1. A device and method of remotely managing driving behaviour by means of a driving management device for controlling the voltage between a vehicles throttle pedal and a vehicles electronic control unit enabling the remote management of the maximum speed of a vehicle, rate of acceleration, maximum engine revs, maximum speed at a particular date, time or location.
2. A driving management device according to claim 1, comprising the software application installed on a computer server in which preferred driving profiles can be created and transmitted over a cellular network to the driving management device installed in a remote vehicle.
3. A driving management device according to claim 1, in which the communication module can receive and transmit data sent from and to the software application.
4. A driving management device according to claim 1, in which the embedded software in the communication module can interpret the data received from the cellular network and pass the data over a serial interface to a driver control module.
5. A driving management device according to claim 1, in which the driver control module can receive the serial data and interpret the data from the communication module.
6. A driving management device according to claim 1, in which the driver control module can send a voltage signal to adjust the voltage between the vehicle throttle and the vehicle electronic control unit.
7. A method of remotely managing driving behaviour according to claim 1, in which the software application uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to learn driving behaviour, detects when a driver and vehicle are operating outside agreed driving parameters, automatically configures a dataset within the software application and transmits the dataset over a cellular network to the driving management device on a remote vehicle causing automatic adjustment to the voltage between the throttle pedal and the vehicle electronic control unit.
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