Vehicle route selection based on energy usage
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1. A method for providing dynamically adjustable routing of a powered vehicle, the method comprising:
- by a computer system comprising computer hardware and a communication device,generating feasible routes;
analyzing the feasible routes based on an energy use;
identifying a preferred route based on the analysis;
determining navigation instructions based on the preferred route to navigate the powered vehicle along a transportation route connecting a plurality of stops via a network of streets in a geographic region;
outputting the navigation instructions for presentation to a user of the powered vehicle;
calculating a new set of feasible routes at each stop during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route, the new set of feasible routes based on new information received by the communication device, the new information affecting energy use of the powered vehicle during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route;
determining whether there is a new preferred route by calculating and ranking the energy use of each new set of the feasible routes; and
outputting new navigation instructions on the determination that there is the new preferred route, the new navigation instructions based on the new preferred route, the new navigation instructions being output for presentation to the user of the powered vehicle during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route.
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Abstract
Vehicle management systems and associated processes can consider energy consumption when selecting routes for fleet vehicles. Vehicle management systems and associated processes are described that, in certain embodiments, evaluate vehicle energy usage based on factors such as terrain or elevation, vehicle characteristics, driver characteristics, road conditions, traffic, speed limits, stop time, turn information, traffic information, and weather information, and the like. The features described herein may also be implemented for non-fleet vehicles, such as in personal vehicle navigation systems.
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1. A method for providing dynamically adjustable routing of a powered vehicle, the method comprising:
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by a computer system comprising computer hardware and a communication device, generating feasible routes; analyzing the feasible routes based on an energy use; identifying a preferred route based on the analysis; determining navigation instructions based on the preferred route to navigate the powered vehicle along a transportation route connecting a plurality of stops via a network of streets in a geographic region; outputting the navigation instructions for presentation to a user of the powered vehicle; calculating a new set of feasible routes at each stop during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route, the new set of feasible routes based on new information received by the communication device, the new information affecting energy use of the powered vehicle during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route; determining whether there is a new preferred route by calculating and ranking the energy use of each new set of the feasible routes; and outputting new navigation instructions on the determination that there is the new preferred route, the new navigation instructions based on the new preferred route, the new navigation instructions being output for presentation to the user of the powered vehicle during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing dynamically adjustable routing of a powered vehicle, the system comprising:
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a communication device; and processing circuitry comprising physical computer hardware configured to; generate feasible routes; analyze the feasible routes based on an energy use; identify a preferred route based on the analysis; determine navigation instructions based on the preferred route to navigate the powered vehicle along a transportation route connecting a plurality of stops via a network of streets in a geographic region; output the navigation instructions for presentation to a user of the powered vehicle; calculate a new set of feasible routes at each stop during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route, the new set of feasible routes based on new information received by the communication device, the new information affecting energy use of the powered vehicle during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route; determine whether there is a new preferred route by calculating and ranking the energy use of each new set of the feasible routes; and output the new preferred route on the determination that there is a new preferred route, the new preferred route being output for presentation to the user of the powered vehicle during the course of travel of the powered vehicle along the transportation route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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