Camera-Based Powertrain Control for Real-Time Fault Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle systems lack the ability to effectively manage powertrain operations based on real-time feedback from onboard cameras, leading to inefficiencies in power output and potential component failures.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle system that includes a camera coupled to a controller, which processes data from the camera to determine predefined conditions such as road conditions, temperature, and hydrogen levels, and adjusts the powertrain operation accordingly, including generating fault codes and adjusting power output.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If camera-based real-time monitoring is implemented for powertrain management, then powertrain performance and reliability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system is designed to perform multiple functions: monitoring road conditions, detecting component temperatures, identifying fluid leaks, and tracking vehicle operation. By consolidating these diverse monitoring tasks into a single camera-based system, the patent achieves multi-functionality that improves powertrain reliability without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera acts as an intermediary sensing device that captures visual information about various powertrain conditions (temperature, leaks, road conditions) and converts them into data that the controller can process. This intermediary approach allows non-contact, non-invasive monitoring of conditions that would otherwise require multiple specialized sensors.
2Productivity
If continuous camera monitoring and data processing are performed, then powertrain performance optimization is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs camera data acquisition and processing at periodic intervals rather than continuously. The controller receives camera data at scheduled times and processes it to determine powertrain adjustments, which optimizes performance while reducing the energy consumption associated with constant monitoring and processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system captures camera data in advance of when it is needed for control decisions. By accumulating and pre-processing camera information about road conditions, temperature trends, and component status, the system can make faster, more informed powertrain adjustments without requiring continuous high-power processing.
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AI summary
A vehicle system includes a camera coupled to a controller. The controller includes at least one processor coupled to at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause controller to perform operations including: receive data from the camera regarding at least one of an internal or an external condition of the vehicle system; determine that the data is indicative of a certain predefined condition; and adjust operation of a vehicle powertrain based on the determined certain predefined condition.