SE1450817A1 - Choice of driving mode in a vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

Method (400) and calculation unit (310) for constructing a database (350) for selecting driving mode in a control unit (180) for a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100), this method (400) being characterized by: determining (401) of the geographical position of the vehicle with a position determining unit (330); determining (402) the appropriate driving mode at the determined (401) geographical position; and storing (403) the determined (402) appropriate driving mode associated with the determined (401) geographical position in the database. (350). Further included is a method (600) and calculation unit (310) for selecting driving mode in a control unit (180) for a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100). (Publ. Fig. 3A)

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD TECHNICAL FIELD This document describes the procedures and calculation units in a vehicle. More specifically, a method and a calculation unit for constructing a database in which gear mode is stored associated with different vehicle positions are specified, as well as a method and a calculation unit for selecting gear mode in a control unit for a gearbox in the vehicle, based on information retrieved from the database. .

BACKGROUND When miming with a vehicle, there are several advantages to being able to adjust gear selection, gearing speed, clutch behavior and the actual execution of a gearing, depending on the cross situation. Such adapted gear selection, gearing speed, clutch behavior and execution of gearing are sometimes referred to as cowardice.

In this context, vehicles refer to, for example, trucks, lorries, flatbed trucks, transport vehicles, wheel loaders, buses, motorcycles, SUVs, tracked vehicles, snowmobiles, tanks, quadricycles, tractors, cars or other similar motorized or unmanned means of transport, adapted for land-based geographical movement.

The shifting in such a vehicle is often caused by a control system-controlled shifting of "manual" stepped gearboxes, also called AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) or DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission) and / or Hydraulic Automatic. When it comes to heavy vehicles that are largely used for road / motor vehicle use, such an automatically shifted gearbox is often used, ie. AMT.

Examples of different chore modes are maneuvering mode, offroad mode, economy mode, power mode, classic mode and comfort mode. In this way, the shifting can be done in a way that corresponds to the driver's wishes in a certain cross situation. For example, the mode of economy can be adapted to Ora shifts at a lower speed than otherwise, choose [corning at low speed, etc. This enables industry savings with the vehicle.

The mode of power may, on the other hand, be arranged to run at high speed in order to obtain as high an engine power as possible and to drive a gear unit to a high / maximum permitted speed before shifting Ors. In this way, it can be ensured that the vehicle can get up a steep uphill slope, as the vehicle has a heavy load and / or can carry out a overtaking, for example. 2 The mode of maneuvering mode can be adapted to facilitate the driver's vehicle maneuvering at a very I5g speed, for example in connection with loading / unloading. With this Icormod activated, sudden jerks in the driveline are avoided.

Offroad mode is a chore mode adapted for graining on slippery surfaces, in terrain, in gravel / sand or the like, to ensure that the vehicle does not icor or lose a gear when shifting.

Comfort mode is a chore mode that can be used when fast, sudden shifts which affect the passengers in the vehicle are undesirable. Examples of this can be buses for passenger transport or rescue vehicles that transport injured patients.

Classic mode is a middle ground between some or all of the above modes, and medic & that the vehicle does not need to change chore mode s5 often.

It can be mentioned that these cormods described above do not constitute a complete list of all conceivable cormods that may be present in a vehicle. Furthermore, a certain Icormod with a certain characteristic, such as powermod, may have a different name from another vehicle manufacturer, such as kraftmod, hillmod, hogvarvsmod, or the like. Furthermore, perhaps only a subset of these cormorants are available in a particular vehicle, depending on the function of the vehicle.

A problem that arises in the vehicle is that the driver himself must choose the mode of operation in the given situation, which meant an extra work step for the product. This can shift the driver's focus from the surrounding traffic situation to congestion mode selection and world-wide contemplation in connection with this, which can have a negative effect on road safety and increase the risk of accidents for the vehicle.

Furthermore, this choice can be an extra stressful moment for the driver, who may have to perform a lot of 5tgarder at the same time or in connection with the choice of cowardice, such as swinging, mixing down the headlights, maneuvering correction indicators, answering an incoming phone call, etc.

It can also be easy to forget other / 5sterstalla kormod, as a result of other actions in the surrounding traffic, for example.

Furthermore, it may be difficult for an inexperienced driver to choose the best choir mode in any given situation. If an incorrect mode is selected, by mistake or as a result of insufficient experience, this can adversely affect the vehicle's performance. If, for example, the vehicle is continuously [cars in power mode, this can result in increased fuel consumption, which entails increased transport costs, increased environmental load and tatter refueling intervals, for example. If the vehicle is continuous It can be stated that much remains to be done to facilitate and improve the choice of suitable mode of operation in a vehicle.

SUMMARY It is therefore an object of this invention to be able to solve at least some of the above problems and achieve improved selection of corm mode in a vehicle.

According to a first aspect of the invention, this targeting is achieved by a method of constructing a database for selecting gear mode in a control unit for a gearbox in a vehicle. The method comprises determining the geographical position of the vehicle with a position determining unit. Furthermore, the method comprises ascertaining a suitable choir mode at the determined geographical position. In addition, the method also comprises storing the ascertained lamp mode associated with the determined geographical position in the database.

According to a second aspect of the invention, this targeting is achieved by a calculating unit, arranged for building up a database for selecting chore mode in a control unit for a gearbox in a vehicle. The calculation unit then comprises a processor circuit, arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit. Furthermore, the processor circuit is also arranged to ascertain a suitable mode at the determined geographical position. The processor circuit is also arranged to store the detected lamp coder, associated with the determined geographical position in the database.

According to a third aspect of the invention, this grinding is achieved by a method for selecting gear mode in a control unit for a gearbox in a vehicle. The method comprises determining the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit. The method further comprises extracting a chore mode associated with the determined geographical position of the vehicle from a database and activating the extracted chore mode in the gear unit for the gear & Ian in the vehicle. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, this grinding is achieved by a calculating unit, arranged to select the mode of operation in a control unit for a wax unit in a vehicle. The calculation unit comprises a processor circuit, arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit. The processor circuit is also arranged to extract a chore mode associated with the determined geographical position of the vehicle from a database. Furthermore, the processor circuit is also arranged to activate the extracted chrome mode in the control unit for the gearbox in the vehicle. By determining which choir mode is suitable for use with a vehicle at a certain geographical position and storing this information, one can then in a vehicle, with knowledge of its geographical position, retrieve information regarding which choir mode is lamp-hg to choose at this geographical location from the database. This results in a decision ski for the driver, which indicates which mode is suitable to choose, or an automated choice of gear mode that completely frees the driver from worries in connection with gear mode selection. In this way, an optimal gear mode can be selected throughout, without the driver having to make a special effort for this, which facilitates for the driver at the same time as fuel can be saved, passability can be ensured and maneuvering can be facilitated.

Other advantages and additional features will be apparent from the following detailed description.

LIST OF FIGURES Embodiments of the invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying figures, which illustrate various exemplary embodiments: Figure 1 Illustrates a vehicle according to an embodiment.

Figure 1 Illustrates a driveline in a vehicle according to an embodiment.

Figure 2 Illustrates a representation of a landscape according to an embodiment.

Figure 2 Illustrates an example p5 definition of maneuvering mode for a vehicle in different geographical areas in a landscape, according to an embodiment.

Figure 2Cillustrates an example p5 definition of maneuvering mode for a vehicle in different geographical areas of a landscape, according to an embodiment.

Figure 3A illustrates an example p5 driver environment in a vehicle arranged according to an embodiment of the method.

Figure 3 Illustrates an example p5 ash damage of corm mode selection according to an embodiment.

Figure 3Cillustrates an example where a vehicle according to an embodiment backs up against a loading dock and has other choke modes, triggered by a radio signal.

Figure 3D illustrates an example where a vehicle according to an embodiment Icor passes through a gate, for example into a plant area, and in this case other choke mode, triggered by a radio signal.

Figure 3Ellustrates an example of the driver environment in a vehicle arranged according to an embodiment of the method.

Figure 3Illustrates an example of a table where certain chore mode indicators are associated with different chore modes.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of the invention.

Figure is an illustration of a calculating unit according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments of the invention include methods and calculation units which can be realized according to any of the examples described below. However, this invention can be practiced in many different forms and should not be construed as limited by the embodiments described herein, which are instead intended to illustrate and obscure various aspects.

Additional aspects and features of the invention may become apparent from the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying figures. However, the figures are to be considered only as examples of different embodiments of the invention and should not be construed as limiting the invention, which is limited only by the appended claims. Furthermore, the figures are not necessarily to scale, and are, unless otherwise specifically indicated, intended to conceptually illustrate aspects of the invention.

Figure 1A shows a vehicle 100, adapted for motorized driving in, inter alia, a first direction of travel 105. For example, but not necessarily, the vehicle 100 may be a truck, a bus, or be composed of any of the previously listed types of vehicles, or the like land-based means of subsistence. The vehicle 100 may also, for example, but not necessarily, be specially adapted for off-road operation or arranged for passability under severe cross conditions including large topographical variations, irregular surfaces and / or surfaces with varying friction.

According to one embodiment, the vehicle 100 may be arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle with a position determining unit such as, for example, GPS or the like. Furthermore, a corm mode that is found to be suitable for use at a certain geographical position can be determined and stored in a database, associated with the determined geographical position in the database.

A choir mode can be found to be appropriate, for example, by the driver actively choosing to associate a particular choir mode with a specific geographical position or area; or that a raker detects the number of times the driver selects a certain mode of mode at a position and when a spruce value is exceeded, for example that -The product selects maneuvering mode three times of three passages of a certain geographical area, so that this mode is selected, or recommended. their to the driver, according to different forms of performance.

When the vehicle 100 subsequently passes this geographical position, alternatively when another vehicle passes this geographical position, a search in the database can be made and the mode associated with the geographical position can be selected, according to certain embodiments. This leaves the grain for the driver, who does not have to manually select the grain mode.

Figure 1B schematically shows a driveline in the vehicle 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The driveline comprises an internal combustion engine 110, which is connected via a shaft 120 emanating on the internal combustion engine 110, for example via a flywheel, to an input shaft of a gearbox 1 via a clutch 130. The gearbox 150 may be, for example, an automated manual gearbox, an AMT gearbox, DCT gearbox, hydraulic machine or similar. A sensor may be specially arranged to read the speed of the internal combustion engine on the output shaft 120.

The vehicle 100 also comprises a drive shaft 160, which connects the drive wheels 170-1, 170-2 of the vehicle to the gearbox 150, possibly via a shaft shaft, such as, for example, a differential shaft. The vehicle 100 schematically shown in Figure 1B comprises two drive wheels 170-1, 170-2, but embodiments of the invention are also applicable to vehicles 100 with a plurality of drive axles provided with one or a plurality of drive wheels.

The coupling 130 may, for example, be an automatically controlled coupling which may be, for example, of the dry lamella type. The engagement of the friction element (lamella) with the flywheel on the output shaft of the motor can be controlled by means of a pressure plate, which can be displaceable laterally by means of, for example, a sea arm, the function of which can be controlled by a clutch actuator. The influence of the clutch actuator on the sea arm is in turn controlled by the vehicle's clutch control system via a control unit 180. The control unit 180 also controls the gearbox 150, as in some embodiments of the internal combustion engine 110. Such a control unit 180 can sometimes also be called a Transmission Control Unit (TCU). For the sake of simplicity, as shown in Figure 1B, only one control unit 180 is shown, where functions for a plurality of different control functions have been collected, such as control of the internal combustion engine 110, clutch 130 and / or gearbox 1, but the vehicle 100 may in other embodiments include a plurality of control units. which control functions mentioned above can be distributed.

The control unit 180 may in turn be connected to a calculation unit 310, which in turn may be arranged to send control signals for controlling the control unit 180, based on a fixed geographical position and an extracted co-mode associated with this geographical position.

The control algorithm that controls the vehicle's gearbox 150 is affected, in addition to the choice of torque mode, by one or more parameters, which may be driver dependent, indirect driver dependent or driver dependent, such as vehicle inclination, vehicle weight, vehicle type, ride comfort, accelerator position, accelerator pedal load, vehicle speed and / or engine speed; to now only name a few, according to different embodiments.

The control system in the vehicle 100 may be a communication bus system consisting of one or more communication buses for interconnecting a number of electronic control units (ECUs), or controllers / controllers, and various components located on the vehicle 100. Such a control system can comprise a large number of control units, and the responsibility for a specific function can be divided into more than one control unit. Likewise, a control unit can be arranged to be responsible for several functions.

The control unit 180 may also be arranged to communicate with other units, in order to receive signals and the food value and possibly also to trigger a supply, for instance at a certain time interval. Furthermore, the control unit 180 may also be arranged to communicate, for example, via the vehicle's communication bus, which may be constituted by one or more of a cable; a data bus, such as a CAN bus (Controller Area Network bus), a MOST bus (Media Oriented Systems Transport), or any other bus configuration.

The control unit 180 may also, or alternatively, be arranged for wireless communication over a wireless interface according to certain embodiments. The wireless interface can be made of radio transmitters based on wireless communication technology such as 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System 8 (UMTS) , Global System for Mobile Communications / Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution (GSM / EDGE), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), World-Wide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax), Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Ultra Mobile Broadband ( UMB), Bluetooth (BT), Near Field Communication (NFC) or infrared sanders to name just a few conceivable examples of wireless communication.

Figure 2A shows an example of a representation of a landscape. In this arbitrary example, the vehicle 100 is represented by an avatar showing the position of the vehicle in the surrounding landscape. In a planned journey, the vehicle 100, driving on a paved road, will drive to a loading dock to load goods and then continue along the road to a construction site. This construction area consists of a muddy construction site, where certain goods must be loaded ay.

In some embodiments, the vehicle 100 may initially have a two-dimensional or three-dimensional working map in a memory, for example, including longitude and latitude. Each point in this working map can correspond to a section of the landscape the vehicle 100 is in. Such a section can be, for example, 10 x 10 meters, or a multiple or subset of this size.

During this short journey, the conditions may vary regarding the surface, vehicle speed and requirements for the vehicle's driveline.

Figure 2B again shows the representation of the landscape shown in Figure 2A, but where certain geographical areas have been associated with different corsets. In this example, the geographical areas around the loading dock and an off-road area have been defined as the load areas and are associated with the maneuvering mode for the vehicle 100. Furthermore, the paved country road has been associated with the mode of economy mode. Other areas, outside the paved area or cargo areas have been associated with the off-road mode.

The geographical areas can be defined, for example, by one or a group of geographical coordinates. Such geographical coordinates cannot exist in a geographical coordinate system based on, for example, spherical coordinates with longitude and latitude. For example, such coordinates as defined in the international standard ISO 6709, or GEOREF can be used in certain embodiments. In some embodiments, planar right-angled coordinate systems can be used, such as, for example, RT 90, also called the Kingdom Night, the Kingdom Triangle Night or the Kingdom Coordinate System; SWEREF 99 TM / SWEREF 99; or Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM); Military Grid Reference System (MGRS); Universal Polar Ste- 9 reographic (UPS); World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84); European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 (ETRS89); ETRS-TM35FIN or other similar geodetic reference system.

Hereby, by associating a chore mode with a certain geographical position or area, the choice of chore mode can be automated by the vehicle 100, or in certain embodiments, another vehicle, being in a geographical position within a geographical area associated with a chore mode , selects this cormod, or suggests for -Waren to select this cormod.

According to different embodiments, different geographical positions or defined areas can be associated with a certain choir mode. This can be done in a number of different ways according to different embodiments, which will be exemplified in more detail in the description of the following figures.

According to one embodiment, the driver may associate certain geographical positions with a suitable mode p5 a map, for example via a computer screen, a tablet, a touch screen, a mobile phone or similar device, which may be located in or outside the vehicle 100. This information may then be stored. in a database inside or outside the vehicle 100 and is held accessible to the vehicle 100, and in some embodiments also by other vehicles, when the geographical position is acquired. In this case, the driver can define geographical areas in advance and choose an appropriate choir mode for this geographical area, based on his experience and / or insight into which choir conditions race at each geographical area.

An advantage of such an embodiment is that one can relatively quickly and easily build up a database where a selected choir mode has been associated with a certain geographical position or area. For example, one can thereby utilize the knowledge regarding the choice of choir mode in an experienced driver, a knowledge that can then be disseminated and communicated to less experienced drivers.

According to another embodiment, a calculating unit 310 in the vehicle 100 can determine which corm mode -Waren selects at a certain geographical position, and also comprises a razor which rakes up the number of times a certain corm mode is selected p5 a certain geographical position within a certain time interval, and d5 a p5 predefined, or configurable spruce response is achieved, this choir mode is selected. Alternatively, a proposal to switch to this mode may be visually damaged for the driver of the vehicle visually on a monitor, auditory through a rust message or an audible signal, or in another appropriate manner.

An advantage of this embodiment is that consideration is given to real cross-sectional conditions on site, which may differ from the conditions that race, for example on a map as a result of traffic works, rebuilding, asphalting and other things that can differentiate between map and reality. Also through this embodiment, one can take advantage of the knowledge regarding the choice of cow mode in an experienced driver and spread this to less experienced drivers.

According to another embodiment, a detection can be made of a wireless signal which contains an instruction to switch to a certain choir mode. An example of this could be when a wireless signal is transmitted from a radio transmitter with a certain rack width, placed for example in connection with a loading dock or loading area. Examples according to this embodiment will be discussed and further discussed in connection with the description of Figure 3C and Figure 3D. These embodiments can be applied, for example, as a complement to the embodiments listed above, and constitute a side condition for changing choir mode.

According to another embodiment, a detection can be made of a visual signal with a camera, laser scanner or similar device mounted in the vehicle 100, where the visual signal contains an instruction to switch to a certain choral mode. For example, a certain text, sign, bar code, QR code (Quick Response code) or the like can be detected, which can be interpreted by the vehicle's calculation unit 310 as activating a certain chorus mode. Examples of this embodiment will be discussed and further discussed in connection with the description of Figure 3E. This embodiment can also be applied, for example, as a complement to the embodiments listed above, and constitute a side condition for changing mode.

According to another embodiment, a detection can be made of a choir mode indicator, which is associated in advance with a certain choir mode. For example, a detected vehicle closure including the uphill slope of the vehicle 100, exceeding a certain spruce value may be associated with the low mode power mode. Examples of this embodiment will be discussed and further discussed in connection with the description of Figure 3F. This embodiment can also be applied, for example, as a complement to the embodiments listed above, and constitute a side condition for changing mode.

According to still other embodiments, some, some or all of these embodiments may be combined with each other. As a result, an increased precision and / or reliability in the choice of cow fashion can be achieved. Figure 2C shows a representation of a landscape, where certain geographical areas have been associated with different cormorants. According to certain embodiments, a certain chore mode may be associated with a certain geographical position. This can be done in a number of different ways according to different embodiments, as previously mentioned.

In the illustrated example, cormod economy mode is associated with parts of the landscape that are flat or moderately hilly, while cormod power mode is associated with a closure, traced in the vehicle's direction 105. In one embodiment, power mode can be activated just before an uphill slope is drilled, and economy mode is activated the vehicle approaches 10 kroner on the uphill slope.

According to certain embodiments, a certain mode may be associated with a certain geographical position AND in addition one or more conditions, such as the inclination of the vehicle 100, the direction of view of the vehicle 100 or the rolling resistance of the vehicle at this geographical position. As a result, a certain geographical area can be associated with cormod power mode when it is passed uphill and with economy mode when the same geographical area is passed downhill, for example. In some embodiments, additional conditions may be added according to certain embodiments, such as that the vehicle 100 is at a certain geographical position, Icor on the uphill slope is steeper than a certain first boundary value and has a vehicle load that exceeds a certain second spruce value, etc.

According to one embodiment, the driver may associate certain geographical positions, based on topographical information at the geographical position, with an appropriate mode on a map, for example via a computer screen, a tablet, a touch screen, a mobile phone or similar device, which may be located in or outside the vehicle 100. This information can then be stored in a database in, or outside, the vehicle 100 and kept accessible to the vehicle 100, and in some embodiments also by other vehicles, when the geographical position is acquired.

According to certain embodiments, the calculating unit 310 may determine the inclination of the vehicle, for example by information measured with a inclination sensor in the vehicle 100. Furthermore, the vehicle 100 may determine the geographical position of the vehicle with a satellite positioning system such as GPS, the geographical position being associated with a certain inclination. or height. Furthermore, the vehicle 100 according to certain embodiments may comprise one or more sensors for determining the height of the vehicle via a pressure sensor, barometer, altimeter or other type of height feeder, alternatively obtained by a combination of relieving the value of several such topology-related instruments. Hereby, by continuously or with a certain time interval feeding the height of the vehicle, comparing it with a previously measured 12 value and determining a change in height in a certain direction, the inclination of the vehicle can be determined. Such a slope can be detected with an accelerometer, weighing instrument or other slope sensor, for example based on a p5 spirit level. In some alternative embodiments, 5N / a roller resistor / core resistor may be fed and stored. This makes it possible to detect the type of surface, such as gravel or asphalt. Furthermore, in some forms the time for data storage, or updating, can mean that, for example, data can be thinned out after a certain period of time. In some embodiments, the stored time can be used to filter the selection of statistics (for example, when a gravel road may be asphalted after a while, with previous data becoming obsolete).

The measured or calculated slope of the vehicle 100, or the slope of the geographical position valley. ' the vehicle 100 is located, can according to certain embodiments be compared with a spruce value, and d5 the slope exceeds this spruce value, the corm mode powermod can be activated, according to certain embodiments.

Figure 3A shows an example p5 vehicle interior of the vehicle 100, which comprises a system 300, arranged for building a database 3 to enable selection of corm mode in a control unit 180 for a wax 115 150 in a vehicle 100.

The vehicle 100 comprises a calculation unit 310, arranged for building the database 350, and for selecting the choir mode for the vehicle 100. In one embodiment, the vehicle 100 comprises a display 320, which may show, for example, current choir mode and / or proposed future choir mode, s5 illustrated in Figure 3B.

The vehicle 100 includes a position determining unit 330. This position determining unit 330 may be arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle, based on a satellite navigation system such as the Navigation Signal Timing and Ranging (Navstar) Global Positioning System (GPS), Differential GPS (DGPS), Galileo, GLONASS, or similar.

The position determining unit 330 in the vehicle 100 determines the geographical position of the vehicle. This position determination can be done continuously with a certain predetermined or configurable time interval according to different embodiments. Furthermore, alternatively, the Waren spiv, or a fellow passenger, can register or mark its position, for example via a keyboard, a touch screen 320 or similar input means. 13 Position determination based on satellite navigation is based on distance feeding with triangulation from a number of satellites 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4. The satellites 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4 continuously send out information about time and date (for example in coded form), identity (which satellite 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4 as sander), status and information on where the satellite 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4 is at any given time. The GPS satellites 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4 send information coded with coded difference, for example based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA). In this way, information from an individual satellite 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4 can be distinguished from the information of the others, based on a unique code used by the respective satellite 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360 -4. This transmitted information can then be received by a specially adapted GPS receiver, such as the position determining unit 330.

According to certain embodiments, the distance supply can cause the position determining unit 330 to feed the difference in time it takes for each satellite signal to reach the position determining unit 330. Since these signals travel at the speed of light, it is possible to find out how far it is to each satellite. 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4. Because the positions of the satellites are known, as they are continuously monitored by about 15-30 ground stations located mainly along and near the Earth's equator, it is then also possible to unravel where you are, latitude and longitude when you have fixed set the distance to at least three satellites 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4 by triangulation. For determining the altitude, signals from at least four satellites 360-1, 360-2, 360-3, 360-4 may be used according to certain embodiments.

The calculating unit 310 is further arranged to determine the geographical position 25 of the vehicle based on information from the position determining unit 330. Furthermore, the calculating unit 310 is arranged to determine the lamp mode at the determined geographical position. This mode may then be associated with the determined geographical position in the database 350. In some embodiments this database may be located in the vehicle 100. In other embodiments the database 350 may be located outside the vehicle 100.

Furthermore, the vehicle 100 may also comprise a communication device 340, arranged for wireless communication. Such wireless communication may be based on, for example, any of the following technologies: Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System 35 (UMTS), Code Division Access (CDMA), (CDMA) 2000), Time Division Synchronous CDMA (TD-SCDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced; Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards 802.11 a, ac, b, 14 g and / or n, Internet Protocol (IP), Bluetooth and / or Near Field Communication, (NFC ), or similar communication technology according to different embodiments. This enables the sanding of data including geographical positions associated with respective different corm modes, and respectively retrieval from the database 350 of data to select corm mode based on the determined geographical position. In the illustrated example, the database 350 is located outside the vehicle 100. An advantage of this is that the collected data can then be shared between different vehicles, for example belonging to the same farm, the same type of vehicle, vehicles with the same agar or all vehicles allowed access to this data according to different embodiments. As a result, for example, the mode of choice that an experienced driver makes when certain geographical positions can be stored and associated with them, a less experienced driver can have his vehicle make the same mode of choice when it reaches the same or corresponding geographical position.

In some embodiments, the database 350 may be located in the vehicle 100. This has the advantage that the vehicle 100 need not include the communication device 340, provided for wireless communication. Furthermore, increased robustness is achieved in the system as one is not dependent on radio communication with an external database 350. In addition, the time delay due to such communication can be eliminated.

Furthermore, the vehicle 100 may comprise one or more sensors for reading, for example, topographic data such as altitude and / or inclination. The instantaneous height of the vehicle can, as previously mentioned, be unloaded with the position determining unit 330. However, the height of the vehicle can also be detected, or alternatively detected with, for example, a pressure sensor, barometer, altimeter or other type of height feeder. Alternatively, the height of the vehicle can be determined by combining relieving the value from several such topology-related instruments, or by the driver making measurements or estimations of the height and recording these via an input means, such as a keyboard, a touch screen, a tablet, a mobile phone or the like.

In some embodiments, rolling resistance / choke resistance may be fed and stored by detectors provided therefor, associated with the geographical position at which they were fed. As a result, the type of substrate can be detected for the geographical position, such as gravel, bare clay or asphalt. This information can in turn be used as a basis for decision-making to choose suitable choir mode.

In one embodiment, the calculating unit 310 may communicate with the position determining unit 330 of the vehicle 100, as well as with various sensors and detectors in the vehicle 100, for example via the vehicle communication bus, which may be one or more of a cable; a data bus, such as a CAN bus (Controller Area Network bus), a MOST bus (Media Oriented Systems Transport), or any other bus configuration.

Calculation unit 310 may also, or alternatively, be provided for wireless communication over a fraction of 116 branches according to certain embodiments, for example flakes of the wireless branches listed above.

Figure 3B shows an example of how a cornering mode determined by the calculation unit 310, associated with a determined geographical position where the vehicle 100 is found to be located, is shown in a display 320 for the driver of the vehicle. In this example, the vehicle 100 is driven in economy mode, where the calculation unit 310 states that another mode, maneuver mode, is associated with the geographical position where the vehicle 100 is located. A proposal to change cormod can d5 according to certain embodiments be shown for -Waren, which can be given the opportunity to accept or reject such a change of cormod.

Figure 3C shows an example p5 how the vehicle 100 backs against a loading dock 370. In connection with the loading dock 370, a wireless sander 380 is arranged. The wireless transmitter 380 may be provided for wireless communication. Such wireless communication may be based on, for example, any of the following technologies: Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Code Division Access (CDMA), (CDMA 2000 ), Time Division Synchronous CDMA (TD-SCDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced; Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards 802.11 a, ac, b, g and / or n, Internet Protocol (IP), Bluetooth and / or Near Field Communication, (NFC) , or similar communication technology according to different embodiments.

According to one embodiment, a wireless receiver 340 in the vehicle 100 may receive wireless signals from the wireless transmitter 380, for example within a certain distance from the transmitter 380.

This received wireless signal may include an instruction to the vehicle 100 to second Icorm mode to maneuver mode, for example. When the vehicle 100 is fully loaded at the loading dock 370 and Icor from there and has traveled a distance exceeding a certain spruce value, the signal from the transmitter 380 becomes too weak and the vehicle 100 can return to the vehicle mode which the vehicle 100 had before arriving at the loading dock 370. 16 Figure 3D shows another embodiment in which the vehicle 100 passes a wireless transmitter 380, similar or identical to the wireless transmitter 380 described above in connection with Figure 3C.

The wireless transmitter 380 may be located, for example, at the gate or entrance to a plant area, where the wireless transmitter 380 may transmit a wireless signal including an instruction to the vehicle 100 to second mode to, for example, off-road mode or maneuver mode. When the vehicle 100 then unloads its load in the construction area and leaves it, ie. If the wireless transmitter 380 passes again, the vehicle 100 can be instructed to return to previous mode mode, or second mode mode again to another suitable mode mode, for example economy mode.

Figure 3E shows an example of vehicle interior in the vehicle 100, which includes a system 300, arranged to build a database 350 to enable selection of corm mode in a control unit 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100, similar to the system 300 presented in associated with Figure 3A.

A difference in this embodiment in relation to the embodiment in Figure 3A is that the database 350 is located in the vehicle 100, and that the vehicle comprises a detector 390, arranged to detect an optical code 395.

Such optical code 395 may be readable text or a readable letter; bar code such as EAN code; QR code or other similar graphically coded message. This optical code 395 may include an instruction for the vehicle 100 to change mode. For example, as it approaches a loading dock 370, the vehicle 100 may change mode to maneuver mode as the detector 390 detects the optical code 395 and the instruction contained therein is decoded.

Figure 3F shows an example of how different corm mode indications are mapped, ie associated or associated with different corm mode in a certain geographical position. Examples of chore mode can be economy mode, power mode, offroad mode, normal mode, maneuver mode, comfort mode, classic mode, or equivalent chore mode.

These examples of cormods and cormod indications do not constitute a complete list of all conceivable cormod indications, cormods and / or mappings between them.

In certain embodiments, when the current geographic position is detected, the vehicle 100 can detect a corm mode indication, or any additional conditions, which are associated with a particular corm mode. For example, the detected cormod indicator "perm vehicle speed> 20 km / h" may be associated with cormod economy mode and / or the detected cormod indication "slippery clack" may be associated with cormod offroadmod and / or the detected cormod indication "uphill may be steeper" associated with cormod power mode and / or the detected cormod indication "vehicle speed <5 km / h" may be associated with cormod maneuvering mode and / or the detected cormod indication "other vehicle failure" may be associated with cormod maneuvering mode, according to certain modes of operation. In certain embodiments, the core mode indication "Mgt rolling resistance", i.e. a detected rolling resistance that exceeds a certain pre-defined spruce value may be associated with the off-road mode. The control unit may, for example, comprise, or st5 in connection with a sensor, for example an accelerometer. If one compensates the value that this sensor reports, with the vehicle's longitudinal acceleration calculated from any speed sensor on the driveline, s5 current current slope can be determined. Based on this calculated slope, vehicle acceleration, vehicle mass and engine torque, the remaining thrust resistance (rolling resistance and air resistance) can be determined. D5 this becomes larger than normal, or exceeds a spruce value, it can be assumed that the surface on the road has been assembled and that it may be advisable to switch to off-road mode to improve accessibility. mxa '= F_engine-F_ (road incline) -F_ (rolling and air resistance), where "m" is the mass of the vehicle; "a" is the acceleration of the vehicle; F_engine is the force developed by the vehicle's engine 110; F_ (road incline) is choir resistance as a result of uphill; and F_ (rolling and air resistance) is the total core resistance of the vehicle's rolling resistance and air resistance.

Furthermore, the chore mode indication "vehicle acceleration in the vertical direction" which exceeds a certain p5 predefined spruce value can also be associated with off-road mode. For example, the vehicle 100 can be equipped with a vertical accelerometer, which can identify a bumpy vague if the response from the sensor varies vertically with high amplitude, ie. an amplitude exceeding a fixed spruce value.

Said corm mode indication can in some embodiments also be made dependent on other parameters such as vehicle weight; d5 there will be a statistical table for the usual vehicle weight range, for example 0 - 10 tonnes, 10 - 20 tonnes, 20 - 30 tonnes and 30 - 40 tonnes. For example, it may be the case that the vehicle 100 may change mode to power mode when it is loaded, for example with a weight that exceeds a certain spruce value and Icor in uphill, but otherwise run in economy mode. An advantage of this embodiment is that one can only drive the vehicle 100 in power mode when it is necessary to cope with a certain hill, for example, when the vehicle 100 is loaded over a spruce value, or loaded within a certain weight range, but otherwise the vehicle 100 can be driven in economics. In this way, industry can be saved.

According to some embodiments, the mode of power may be avoided, or not selected, if the mass of the vehicle is less than a certain spruce value. The weight of the vehicle can be estimated using sensors for this purpose in the vehicle 100.

In some embodiments, the mode of maneuvering may be associated with the driver choosing to reverse, whether or not the vehicle is 100 sffir still. Thereafter, the maneuver mode may be activated until the vehicle 100 either leaves the geographical position with which the maneuver mode is associated, or reaches a speed exceeding a predetermined speed limit; alternatively, gear up to a gear, which exceeds a certain spruce gear, such as the twin gear.

Furthermore, the choir mode maneuver mode may be associated with the choir mode indication "coupled trailer or trailer" in certain embodiments. For example, information can be obtained via the CAN network, which is distributed from a lighting control unit, about whether the vehicle 100 has a trailer or trailer connected or not. If the driver has previously only chosen to activate the maneuvering mode d5 trailer / trailer has been switched on, but never the d5 vehicle 100 cards without a trailer or trailer, this can be a decisive danger whether this driving mode should be activated or not.

Figure 4 illustrates an example p5 embodiment of the invention. The flow chart in Figure 4 illustrates a method 400 for constructing a database 350 for selecting convergence in a controller 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100. The database 350 may be located in the vehicle 100, or outside the vehicle 100 according to various embodiments. Examples of p5 mode mode can be economy mode, power mode, off-road mode, normal mode, maneuver mode, comfort mode, classic mode, or equivalent choir mode. The database 350 may include a representation of a landscape. In some embodiments, this representation of the landscape in database 350 may be coordinate-based, or matrix-based, where habitual matrix elements correspond to a two-dimensional section of the landscape.

In building the database 350, the method 400 may include the following steps 401-403: 19 Step 401 The position of the vehicle is determined by a position determining unit 330, for example by satellite-based positioning.

The determination of the geographical position of the vehicle 100 may in various embodiments be based on one or more of: a satellite-based positioning system, triangulation of signals sent from base stations in a mobile telephone, route planning data, trip feeder combination in combination with vehicle number, a wireless signal, image recognition and / or manual input of the driver of the vehicle.

Said satellite-based positioning may include or be based on, for example, GPS, Navstar, DGPS, Galileo, GLONASS, or the like. However, other forms of positioning may be included according to certain embodiments, for example the driver himself may mark his current position, for example on a touch screen, a keyboard or other input means to the position determining unit 330.

In some embodiments, the positioning may include determination of the basket carriage / carriage number, determination of the starting point and determination of the distance traveled from this starting point along the determined carriage, through the trip feeder of the vehicle.

The positioning may also in certain embodiments comprise detection of a visual code, which by image recognition can be interpreted as a position indication. In some embodiments, detection may be made of a wireless signal which may be perceived within a particular geographic area, indicating a position determination of the receiver, to that geographic area.

In some embodiments, the positioning may include determining the direction of travel of the vehicle at the determined geographical position. In certain embodiments, the direction of travel of the vehicle at the geographic position can be determined by determining from which direction the vehicle 100 entered the geographic position, and in which direction the vehicle 100 departed from the geographic position, respectively.

Step 402 Suitable choir mode at the determined 401 geographical position is ascertained.

Such finding of suitable mode at the determined 401 geographical position may in certain embodiments include a storage of the mode in which the driver loads at said geographical position, as well as shaving of the number of times the driver has selected this mode at said geographical position.

The finding of a suitable mode at the determined 401 geographical position may include the detection of a mode indication associated with a mode.

The detected chore mode indication "steady vehicle speed> 20 km / h" may be associated with chore mode economy mode; the detected chore mode indication "slippery clack" may be associated with chorus mode offroad mode; the detected cormod indication "uphill steeper than a certain spruce value" may be associated with cormod power mode; the detected cormod indication "vehicle speed <5 km / h" may be associated with cormod maneuvering mode and / or the detected cormod indication "other vehicle failure" may be associated with cormod maneuvering mode, to name a few examples of the connection between detected cormod mode indication.

The detection of the choir mode indication associated with a choir mode may include the detection of a location-related instruction to switch to a specified choir mode.

The determination of lamp mode at the determined 401 geographical position can in certain forms be made by the driver of the vehicle by a choice of mode at the determined 401 geographical position.

The determination of the appropriate driving mode at the determined 401 geographical position can in certain embodiments be made by the driver of the vehicle by defining in advance the appropriate driving mode at the determined 401 geographical position. In some embodiments this can be done by the driver of the vehicle entering his route in the vehicle's navigation system or GPS and indicating his destination, but also the type of target the destination is, for example loading bay, off-road area etc. In some embodiments the driver of the vehicle can also enter which mode the vehicle 100 is to hand over to when the destination is reached.

Step 403 The detected chorus mode detected 402 is stored associated with the determined 401 geographic location in the database 350.

The storage of the observed 402 suitable mode associated with the determined 401 geographical position in the database 350 can be done in certain embodiments as the number of times the driver has selected this mode at said geographical position reaches a spruce value, which 21 for example three times; four times by fern as the vehicle 100 passed the geographical position; fern times within a week, or similar spruce value.

Figure illustrates an embodiment of a calculation unit 310 for building a database 350 for selecting mode in a control unit 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100.

This calculation unit 310 is configured to perform at least some of the previously described method steps 401-403, included in the method 400 for building a database 350 for selecting mode in a control unit 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100.

Such choir mode may include, for example, economy mode, power mode, offroad mode, normal mode, maneuver mode, comfort mode, classic mode, or other equivalent mode mode.

In order to be able to build up the database 350 in a correct manner, and thereby enable a choice of mode in a control unit 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100, the calculating unit 310 contains a number of components which are described in more detail in the following text. Some of the described sub-components occur in some, but not necessarily all, forms of performance. There may also be additional electronics in the calculating unit 310, which is not entirely useful for understanding the function of the calculating unit 310 according to the invention and is therefore omitted in Figure 5, as in this description.

The calibration unit 310 comprises a processor circuit 520, arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit 330. The processor circuit 520 is also arranged to ascertain lamp mode at the determined geographical position.

Furthermore, the processor circuit 520 is also arranged to store the ascertained lamp mode, associated with the determined geographical position in the database 350.

The processor circuit 520 may also in certain embodiments be arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit 330. Furthermore, the processor circuit 520 may also be arranged to determine the direction of travel of the vehicle at the determined geographical position. The processor circuit 520 may further also be arranged to detect and store the cormod driver located at said geographical position and in further certain embodiments the number of times the object has been selected at the said geographical position. In some embodiments, storing the determined lamp mode, associated with the determined geographical position in the database 350, can be done when the number of times the item has selected this mode at said geographical position achieves a spruce value. In some embodiments, storing the detected lamp mode associated with the determined geographical position in the database 350 may be done when the number of times within a certain time period that the driver has selected this mode at said geographical position reaches a spruce value; or when the number of times the driver has selected this mode at said geographical position as a percentage of the total number of times the driver has passed the geographical position 5 reaches a spruce value.

Furthermore, the processor circuit 520 may also in certain embodiments be arranged to detect a corm mode indication associated with a corm mode and ascertain that this corm mode is appropriate at the determined geographical position. Such a mode mode indication associated with a particular mode mode may, for example, include that the mode mode indication "steady vehicle speed> 20 km / h" is associated with the mode mode economy mode; aft the detected Icormods indication "slippery deck" is associated with kormoden offroadmod; that the detected cormod indication "uphill steeper than a certain spruce value" is associated with cormod powermod; that the detected chore mode indication "vehicle speed <5 km / h" is associated with chore mode maneuvering mode and / or that the detected chore mode indication "other vehicle failure" is associated with chore mode maneuvering mode, for example.

The processor circuit 520 may also in some embodiments be arranged to detect a location-related instruction to switch to a specified chorus mode. This location-related instruction may include a wireless signal in some embodiments, or a graphical signal.

The processor circuit 520 is also arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit 330. Furthermore, the processor circuit 520 is also arranged to extract a chore mode associated with the determined geographical position of the vehicle from a database 350. The processor circuit 520 is also arranged to activate the extracted chord code. 180 for the gearbox 150 in the vehicle 100.

In some embodiments, the processor circuit 520 may also be arranged to extract a chrome mode associated with the determined geographical position of the vehicle from the database 350. Furthermore, the processor circuit 520 is also arranged to activate the extracted chrome mode in the control unit 180 for the gearbox 150 in the vehicle 100.

The processor circuit 520 may also in certain embodiments be arranged to detect a wireless signal including an instruction to switch to the extracted chorus mode and to activate the extracted chorus mode only when the wireless signal has been detected. In some embodiments, the processor circuit 520 is also provided to activate the extracted chrome mode in the control unit 180 for the gearbox 150 in the vehicle 100 only when the vehicle driver confirms such activation. The processor circuit 520 may be, for example, one or more Central Processing Unit (CPU), microprocessor or other logic designed to interpret and execute instructions and / or to read and write data. The processor circuit 520 may handle data for inflow, outflow or data processing of data including also buffering data, control functions and the like.

The calibration unit 310 may also comprise a signal receiver 510, arranged to receive a position determination of the vehicle 100 from a positioning unit 330 included in the vehicle 100, according to certain embodiments. Furthermore, the signal receiver 510 may also be arranged to receive the value from other sensors or feeders in, or associated with the vehicle 100, such as height feeder, tilt feeder, speed feeder, thermometer, clock, etc. Such feed data may refer to e.g. curvature of the plane, average speed, time, date, weather, temperature, speed, loaded gear, vehicle type and / or vehicle weight. Furthermore, the signal receiver 510 may also be arranged to receive data from the database 350 according to certain embodiments.

Furthermore, the calibration unit 310 may also comprise a memory 525 according to certain embodiments, arranged to store one or more corm mode indications, associated with a corm mode, possibly together with a geographical position.

The memory unit 525 may consist of, for example, a memory card, flash memory, USB memory, hard disk or other similar non-volatile data storage device of a permanent nature, for example one of the group: ROM (Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable PROM), Flash memory, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable PROM), etc. in various embodiments.

Furthermore, according to certain embodiments, the calculating unit 310 may also comprise a sanding circuit 530, arranged to send measured data or detected location-related data to the database 350, over a wireless or wired interface. In some embodiments, the sanding circuit 530 may be included in the calibration unit 310, so that they form a common unit. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the calculation unit 310 may be arranged to send data to a monitor 320. Furthermore, the invention comprises a computer program for constructing a database 350 for selecting chore mode in a control unit 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100, by performing a method 400 according to method steps 401-403, when the computer program is executed in a processor circuit 520 in a computing unit 310.

Figure 6 illustrates an example of an embodiment of the invention. The flow chart in Figure 6 illustrates a method 600 for selecting mode in a controller 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100. Such mode may include, for example, economy mode, power mode, offroad mode, normal mode, maneuver mode, comfort mode, classic mode, or other equivalent mode mode.

In order to successfully select corm mode in the control unit 180, the method 600 may include a number of steps 601-604. However, it should be noted that one of the steps described (step 603) is only included in certain alternative embodiments of the invention. The method 600 comprises the following steps: Step 601 The geographical position of the vehicle is determined via a position determining unit 330.

The determination of the geographical position of the vehicle 100 may in various embodiments be based on one or more of: a satellite-based positioning system, triangulation of signals sent from base stations in a mobile telephone, route planning data, trip feeder combination in combination with vehicle number, a wireless signal, image recognition and / or manual input of the driver of the vehicle.

Said satellite-based positioning may include or be based on, for example, GPS, Navstar, DGPS, Galileo, GLONASS, or the like. Other forms of positioning may, however, be included according to certain embodiments, for example the driver himself may mark his current position, for example on a touch screen, a keyboard or other input means to the position determining unit 330.

In some embodiments, the positioning may include determination of the basket carriage / carriage number, determination of the starting point and determination of the distance traveled from this starting point along the determined carriage, through the trip feeder of the vehicle.

The positioning may also in certain embodiments include detection of a visual code, which by image recognition can be interpreted as a position indication. In some embodiments, detection may be made of a wireless signal which may be perceived within a particular geographic area, indicating a position determination of the receiver, to that geographic area.

In some embodiments, the positioning may include determining the direction of travel of the vehicle at the determined geographical position. In certain embodiments, the direction of travel of the vehicle at the geographic position can be determined by determining from which direction the vehicle 100 entered the geographic position, and in which direction the vehicle 100 departed from the geographic position, respectively. Step 602 A chore mode associated with the determined geographical position of the vehicle 601 is extracted from a database 350. This extracted chore mode may include, for example, maneuvering mode, offroad mode, economy mode, power mode, classic mode and comfort mode or the like.

Step 603 This process step is included in some, but not necessarily all, embodiments of the process 600.

A wireless signal including an instruction to switch to the extracted 602 chorus mode is detected. This wireless signal may be emitted from a transmitter 380 located outside the vehicle 100.

Step 604 The extracted 602 choir mode is activated in the control unit 180 from the gearbox 150 in the vehicle 100.

In some embodiments including step 603, the extracted 602 chorus mode is activated only when the wireless signal is detected 603.

In some embodiments, the extracted 602 chorus mode is activated in the gearbox control unit 180 of the vehicle 100 only when the vehicle driver confirms the activation.

The activation of the extracted (602) mode is only possible in certain embodiments when a mode indicator associated with this mode is detected, where the mode indication "steady vehicle speed> 20 km / h" is associated with mode economy mode; where the detected chore mode indication "slippery clack" is associated with chore mode off-road mode; where the detected cormod indication "uphill steeper than a certain spruce value" is 26 associated with cormod powermod; where the detected chore mode indication "vehicle speed <5 km / h" is associated with chore mode maneuvering mode and / or where the detected chore mode indication "other vehicle failure" is associated with chore mode maneuver mode.

In some embodiments, the extracted 602 and / or activated choke mode 5 may be damaged in whole or in part by a driver 320 or the like. Ash exposure can also, or alternatively, be done through audio signals, rust messages, diodes, tactile signals communicated to the driver, or the like.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a computer program for selecting mode in a control unit 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100 for a vehicle 100, by performing a method 600 according to at least one of the previously described steps 601-604, the computer program being executed in a processor circuit 520 in a calculation unit 310.

Thereby, the method 600 according to steps 601-604 for selecting choir mode in a control unit 180 for a gearbox 150 in a vehicle 100, can be implemented by one or more processor circuits 520 in the calculation unit 310, together with computer program code in a non-volatile computer bar, any, some, some or all of the process steps 601-604 described above. Thereby, a computer program may include instructions for performing steps 601-604, as the computer program is loaded into the processor circuit 520 of the computing unit 310.

Furthermore, certain embodiments also include a system 300 for building a database 350 to enable selection of corm mode in a control unit 180 for a gear shaft 150 in a vehicle 100. This system 300 includes a database 350, a position determining unit 330 in the vehicle 100, and a calculation unit 310.

Some embodiments of the invention also include a vehicle 100, which includes a database 300 system for enabling selection of a vehicle mode, including a database 350, a position determining unit 330 in the vehicle 100, and a calculation unit 310. The database 350 may then, in various embodiments, be located in the vehicle 100, or outside the vehicle 100, but accessible from the vehicle by wireless communication according to, for example, one of the previously listed communication technologies. 27

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PATENT REQUIREMENTS A method (600) for selecting gear mode in a control unit (180) for a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100), the method (600) being characterized by: determining (601) the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit (330); extracting (602) a mode associated with the determined geographical position of the vehicle (601) from a database (350); and activating (604) the extracted (602) co-mode in the control unit (180) for the gearbox (150) in the vehicle (100). The method (600) of claim 1, further comprising: detecting (603) a wireless signal comprising an instruction to switch to the extracted (602) corm mode and activating (604) the extracted (602) corm mode only when the wireless signal was detected (603). The method (600) of any of claims 1-2, wherein the actuation (604) of the extracted (602) chrome mode in the gearbox control unit (180) of the vehicle (100) is performed only when the vehicle driver confirms the actuation (604). ). The method (600) according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the determination (601) of the geographical position of the vehicle is based on: a satellite-based positioning system, triangulation of signals sent from base stations by mobile phone, route planning data, trip operator parking in combination with car number, a wireless signal, image recognition and / or manual entry of the vehicle's driver. The method (600) according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the activation (604) of the extracted (602) chore mode is only done when a chore mode indicator associated with chore mode is detected, where the chore mode indication "steady vehicle speed> 20 km / h" is associated with Icor- mode economics mode; where the detected chore mode indication "slippery deck" is associated with chore mode off-road mode; where the detected cormod indication "uphill steeper than a certain spruce value" is associated with cormod powermod; where the detected chore mode indication "vehicle speed <5 km / h" is associated with chore mode maneuvering mode and / or where the detected chore mode indication "other vehicle failure" is associated with chore mode maneuvering mode. 28 Calculation unit (310) for selecting co-mode in a control unit (180) for a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100), wherein the calculation unit (310) may be characterized by: a processor circuit (520), arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit (330); and arranged to extract a chore mode associated with the determined geographical position of the vehicle from a database (350); and is also arranged to activate the extracted chrome mode in the control unit (180) for the gearbox (150) in the vehicle (100). Computer program for selecting mode in a control unit (180) for a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100), by performing a method (600) according to any one of claims 1-5, when the computer program is executed in a processor circuit (520). ) in a calculating unit (310) according to claim 6. A method (400) for constructing a database (350) for selecting mode in a control unit (180) comprises a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100), the method (400) being characterized by: determining (401) of the geographical position of the vehicle with a position determining unit (330); ascertaining (402) a suitable mode of operation at the determined (401) geographical position; and storing (403) the detected (402) lamp mode associated with the determined (401) geographic position in the database (350). The method (400) of claim 8, wherein the finding (402) of lamp mode at the determined (401) geographical position comprises storing the mode driver loaded at said geographical position and shaving the number of times the driver selected this mode at said geographic position. position; and wherein the storing (403) of the detected (402) suitable chore mode associated with the determined (401) geographical position in the database (350) is done when the number of times the driver has selected this chore mode at said geographical position obtains a spruce value. The method (400) of any of claims 8-9, wherein the finding (402) of lamp mode at the determined (401) geographic position comprises detecting an Icor mode indication associated with a choir mode. The method (400) of claim 10, wherein the detected chore mode indication "steady vehicle speed> 20 km / h" is associated with chore mode economy mode; where the detected chore mode indication "slippery deck" is associated with chore mode off-road mode; where the 29 detected cormod indication "uphill steeper than a certain spruce value" is associated with cormod powermod; where the detected chore mode indication "vehicle speed <5 km / h" is associated with chore mode maneuvering mode and / or where the detected chore mode indication "other vehicle failure" is associated with chore mode maneuver mode. The method (400) of any of claims 10-11, wherein the detection of the cormod indication associated with a cormod comprises detecting a location-related instruction to switch to a specified cormod. The method (400) of any of claims 8-12, wherein the finding (402) of lamp mode at the determined (401) geographical position is made by the driver of the vehicle by a selection of mode at the determined (401) geographical position. The method (400) according to any of claims 8-13, wherein the finding (402) of lamp mode at the determined (401) geographical position is made by the driver of the vehicle by defining in advance lamp mode at the determined (401) geographical position. A calculation unit (310) for constructing a database (350), for selecting a mode in a control unit (180), receives a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100), the calculation unit (310) being characterized by: a processor circuit (520). ), arranged to determine the geographical position of the vehicle via a position determining unit (330); and arranged to ascertain lampiness at the determined geographical position; and arranged to store the detected lamp mode associated with the determined geographical position in the database (350). A computer program for constructing a database (350), for selecting a mode in a control unit (180) for a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100), by performing a method (400) according to any one of claims 8-14. , when the computer program is executed in a processor circuit (520) in a computing unit (310) according to claim 15. A system (300) for constructing a database (350) for selecting corm mode in a control unit (180) for a gearbox (150) in a vehicle (100), comprising: a database (350); a position determining unit (330) in the vehicle (100); and a calculating unit (310) according to any one of claims 6 or 15. A vehicle (100), comprising a system (300) according to claim 17. 1/10