SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROUTE INFORMATION TO A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for providing route information to a driver of a vehicle given a predetermined destination having more than one route available to reach the predetermined destination, the vehicle including an engine and an energy storage device operable to output electrical energy to vehicle electrical loads, the method comprising:
- receiving an input indicating a vehicle operating preference including at least one of a relative travel time to reach the predetermined destination or a relative fuel economy for the vehicle;
determining operating characteristics for the vehicle for at least some of the routes available to reach the predetermined destination, the operating characteristics including at least one of a predicted travel time to reach the predetermined destination and a predicted fuel economy for the vehicle;
selecting one of the routes based at least in part on the determined operating characteristics and the received vehicle operating preference; and
providing an informational output indicating the selected route.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing route information to a driver of a vehicle given a predetermined destination having more than one route available to reach the predetermined destination includes receiving a driver input indicating a vehicle operating preference. Operating characteristics for the vehicle, such as a predicted time to reach the predetermined destination, are determined for at least some of the routes. One of the routes is selected based at least in part on the determined operating characteristics and the vehicle operating preference. An informational output is provided to the driver indicating the selected route.
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1. A method for providing route information to a driver of a vehicle given a predetermined destination having more than one route available to reach the predetermined destination, the vehicle including an engine and an energy storage device operable to output electrical energy to vehicle electrical loads, the method comprising:
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receiving an input indicating a vehicle operating preference including at least one of a relative travel time to reach the predetermined destination or a relative fuel economy for the vehicle; determining operating characteristics for the vehicle for at least some of the routes available to reach the predetermined destination, the operating characteristics including at least one of a predicted travel time to reach the predetermined destination and a predicted fuel economy for the vehicle; selecting one of the routes based at least in part on the determined operating characteristics and the received vehicle operating preference; and providing an informational output indicating the selected route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing route information to a driver of a vehicle given a predetermined destination having more than one route available to reach the predetermined destination, the vehicle including an engine, and an energy storage device operable to output electrical energy to vehicle electrical loads, the method comprising:
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receiving an input indicating driver operating preferences for the vehicle, the driver operating preferences including at least one of a relative travel time to reach the predetermined destination or a relative fuel economy for the vehicle; executing an algorithm for at least some of the routes available to reach the predetermined destination, the algorithm including a plurality of variables defined by respective operating characteristics for the vehicle, including at least one of a predicted travel time for the vehicle to reach the predetermined destination and a predicted fuel economy for the vehicle, the driver operating preferences acting as modifiers for the variables; selecting one of the routes based at least in part on the execution of the algorithm; and providing an informational output indicating the selected route. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing route information to a driver of a vehicle given a predetermined destination having more than one route available to reach the predetermined destination, the vehicle including a powertrain having an engine and an energy storage device operable to output electrical energy to vehicle electrical loads, the system comprising:
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a control system operatively connected to the powertrain and including at least one controller, the control system being configured to; receive inputs related to driver operating preferences for the vehicle, receive route information for the routes, including for each of the routes at least one of;
a distance to the predetermined destination traveling the route, topography and geography of the route, traffic infrastructure of the route, current traffic conditions along the route, or current weather conditions along the route, andexecute an algorithm for at least some of the routes available to reach the predetermined destination, the algorithm being configured to use operating characteristics for the vehicle for each of the at least some routes, apply a respective weighting factor to at least one of the operating characteristics, and rank each of the at least some routes based at least in part on the weighted operating characteristics, the control system being further configured to select one of the routes based at least in part on the execution of the algorithm, and to provide an informational output indicating the selected route. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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