Managing vehicle information

• US 10,086,710 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2016
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: XL Hybrids, Inc. (The Shyft Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: XL Hybrids
• Inventors: Ashton, Justin, Brenner, Neal Ennis
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatib, Rami
• Application Number:
  US15/205,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20170096074A1
• Time in Patent Office: 816 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/10 using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/00 Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A system includes a computing device for receiving information representative of activities of an operating first vehicle that includes a propulsion system. The computing device is configured to produce one or more control parameters from the received information in combination with information received from other vehicles, and, provide the one or more control parameters to control operations of a second vehicle.

Claims

1. A computing device-implemented method comprising:

receiving information representative of activities of an operating first vehicle that includes a hybrid electric propulsion system;

producing one or more control parameters from the received information in combination with information received from other;

providing the one or more control parameters for controlling operations of a second vehicle to the second vehicle, wherein the second vehicle includes a hybrid electric propulsion system; and

controlling operations of the hybrid electric propulsion system of the second vehicle by a controller sending the provided control parameters to components of the hybrid electric propulsion system of the second vehicle, wherein the control parameters include a level of assistance that an electric motor of the second vehicle provides to a combustion engine of the second vehicle and wherein the control parameters relate to operation of a regenerative braking system.

2. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein producing the one or more control parameters is executed internal to the first vehicle.

3. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein producing the one or more control parameters is executed external to the first vehicle.

4. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second vehicle is the first vehicle.

5. A system comprising:

a computing device for receiving information representative of activities of an operating first vehicle that includes a hybrid electric propulsion system; and

wherein the computing device is configured to produce one or more control parameters from the received information in combination with information received from other vehicles, provide the one or more control parameters for controlling operations of a second vehicle to the second vehicle, wherein the second vehicle includes a hybrid electric propulsion system; and

controlling operations of the hybrid electric propulsion system of the second vehicle by a controller sending the provided control parameters to components of the hybrid electric propulsion system of the second vehicle, wherein the control parameters include a level of assistance that an electric motor of the second vehicle provides to a combustion engine of the second vehicle and wherein the control parameters relate to operation of a regenerative braking system.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein producing the one or more control parameters is executed internal to the first vehicle.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein producing the one or more control parameters is executed external to the first vehicle.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the second vehicle is the first vehicle.

9. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that are executable by a processing device, and upon such execution cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving information representative of activities of an operating first vehicle that includes a hybrid electric propulsion system;

producing one or more control parameters from the received information in combination with information received from other vehicles;

providing the one or more control parameters for controlling operations of a second vehicle to the second vehicle, wherein the second vehicle includes a hybrid electric propulsion system; and

controlling operations of the hybrid electric propulsion system of the second vehicle by a controller sending the provided control parameters to components of the hybrid electric propulsion system of the second vehicle, wherein the control parameters include a level of assistance that an electric motor of the second vehicle provides to a combustion engine of the second vehicle and wherein the control parameters relate to operation of a regenerative braking system.

10. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9, wherein producing the one or more control parameters is executed internal to the first vehicle.

11. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9, wherein producing the one or more control parameters is executed external to the first vehicle.

12. The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 9, wherein the second vehicle is the first vehicle.