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1. A method for improving energy efficient operation of a vehicle, comprising:
- monitoring vehicle operating characteristics;
modeling operation of said vehicle, said modeling utilizing said vehicle operating characteristics to estimate energy consumption rates of said vehicle across an allowable vehicle operating range; and
generating a control output to said vehicle on the basis of said energy consumption rates.
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Abstract
A method for improving energy efficient operation of a vehicle includes monitoring vehicle operating characteristics, modeling operation of the vehicle by utilizing the vehicle operating characteristics to estimate energy consumption rates of the vehicle across an allowable vehicle operating range, and generating a control output to the vehicle on the basis of the energy consumption rates.
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1. A method for improving energy efficient operation of a vehicle, comprising:
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monitoring vehicle operating characteristics; modeling operation of said vehicle, said modeling utilizing said vehicle operating characteristics to estimate energy consumption rates of said vehicle across an allowable vehicle operating range; and generating a control output to said vehicle on the basis of said energy consumption rates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for improving energy efficient operation of a vehicle, comprising:
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operating said vehicle under cruise control; initiating an energy efficiency mode including defining an allowable speed range and a desired speed within said allowable speed range; monitoring vehicle operating characteristics; estimating energy consumption rates across said allowable speed range and for a plurality of transmission gear states on the basis of said vehicle operating characteristics; and selecting a cruise speed within said allowable speed range and a transmission gear state on the basis of said energy consumption rates. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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