Controlling a motor vehicle based upon wind

Abstract

One or more devices, systems, and/or methods for controlling a motor vehicle based upon wind are provided. For example, a first measurement of wind detected by a first sensor coupled to the motor vehicle may be received from the first sensor. A second measurement of wind associated with a location of the motor vehicle may be received from a server. A wind effect (e.g., cost, inefficiency, danger, etc.) on the motor vehicle may be determined based upon the first measurement of wind and/or the second measurement of wind. A corrective action for the motor vehicle may be determined based upon the wind effect, and may be implemented on the motor vehicle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving at least one of a first measurement of wind detected by a first sensor coupled to a motor vehicle or a second measurement of wind associated with a location of the motor vehicle;   determining a wind effect on the motor vehicle based upon at least one of the first measurement of wind or the second measurement of wind;   determining a corrective action for the motor vehicle based upon the wind effect; and   implementing the corrective action on the motor vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 detecting an object within a threshold distance of a door of the motor vehicle.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , comprising:
 determining that a probability of the door of the motor vehicle physically contacting the object exceeds a threshold probability based upon the wind effect.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the implementing the corrective action comprises:
 modifying a resistance of opening the door of the motor vehicle from a first resistance to a second resistance based upon the determining that the probability of the door of the motor vehicle physically contacting the object exceeds the threshold probability.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the implementing the corrective action comprises:
 activating a warning to indicate a danger of the door of the motor vehicle physically contacting the object.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 determining that a difficulty of opening a door of the motor vehicle exceeds a threshold difficulty based upon the wind effect,   wherein the implementing the corrective action comprises activating a mechanism to assist in opening the door of the motor vehicle.   
     
     
         7 . A computing device comprising:
 a processor; and   memory comprising processor-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause performance of operations for controlling a motor vehicle based upon wind, the operations comprising:
 receiving, from a first sensor coupled to the motor vehicle, a first measurement of wind detected by the first sensor; 
 determining a wind effect on the motor vehicle based upon the first measurement of wind; 
 detecting an object within a threshold distance of a door of the motor vehicle; 
 determining that a probability of the door of the motor vehicle physically contacting the object exceeds a threshold probability based upon the wind effect; 
 determining a corrective action for the motor vehicle based upon the wind effect; and 
 implementing the corrective action on the motor vehicle, wherein the implementing comprises:
 modifying a resistance of opening the door of the motor vehicle from a first resistance to a second resistance based upon the determining that the probability of the door of the motor vehicle physically contacting the object exceeds the threshold probability. 
 
   
     
     
         8 . The computing device of  claim 7 , the operations comprising:
 receiving, from a server, a second measurement of wind associated with a location of the motor vehicle, wherein the wind effect on the motor vehicle is determined based upon the second measurement of wind.   
     
     
         9 . The computing device of  claim 8 , the operations comprising:
 prior to receiving the second measurement of wind, determining the location of the motor vehicle based upon a GPS sensor.   
     
     
         10 . The computing device of  claim 9 , the operations comprising:
 prior to receiving the second measurement of wind, providing, via a network connection, the location of the motor vehicle to the server, wherein the second measurement of wind is received responsive to providing the location to the server.   
     
     
         11 . The computing device of  claim 7 , the operations comprising:
 prior to determining the wind effect, selecting a database, associating wind measurements with wind effects, from a plurality of databases based upon a determination that the wind effects in the database correspond to a first type of motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle is of the first type of motor vehicle, wherein the wind effect is determined based upon the database.   
     
     
         12 . The computing device of  claim 7 , wherein the implementing the corrective action comprises:
 activating a warning to indicate a danger of the door of the motor vehicle physically contacting the object.   
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions that when executed cause performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 receiving, from a first sensor coupled to a motor vehicle, a first measurement of wind detected by the first sensor;   determining a wind effect on the motor vehicle based upon the first measurement of wind;   determining that a difficulty of opening a door of the motor vehicle exceeds a threshold difficulty based upon the wind effect;   determining a corrective action for the motor vehicle based upon the wind effect; and   implementing the corrective action on the motor vehicle, wherein the implementing comprises:
 activating a mechanism to assist in opening the door of the motor vehicle. 
   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory machine readable medium of  claim 13 , the operations comprising:
 receiving, from a server, a second measurement of wind associated with a location of the motor vehicle, wherein the wind effect on the motor vehicle is determined based upon the second measurement of wind.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory machine readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the mechanism comprises a mechanical mechanism that uses one or more actuators. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the mechanism comprises a mechanical mechanism that uses air compression. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the mechanism comprises a mechanical mechanism that uses oil compression. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the mechanism is associated with changing the difficulty of opening the door from a first level of difficulty associated with requiring an application of a first amount of force to a second level of difficulty associated with requiring an application of a second amount of force. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the second amount of force is less than the first amount of force. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine readable medium of  claim 13 , wherein the implementing the corrective action comprises:
 notifying a user of the motor vehicle of at least one of the wind effect, one or more risks associated with the wind effect or one or more consequences associated with the wind effect.