OPTIMAL VEHICLE ROUTER WITH ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. A method for generating a route for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- identifying a start point and an end point for the vehicle;
identifying a spatial model of terrain encompassing the start point and the end point to form an identified spatial model; and
generating the route for the vehicle from the start point to the end point using the spatial model based on a cost to traverse a grid point within a grid to meet a number of criteria for energy management for the vehicle.
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Abstract
A method is present for generating a route for a vehicle. A start point and an end point are identified for the vehicle. A spatial model of terrain encompassing the start point and the end point is identified to form an identified spatial model. The route for the vehicle is generated from the start point to the end point using the spatial model based on a cost to traverse a grid point within a grid to meet a number of criteria for energy management for the vehicle.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for generating a route for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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identifying a start point and an end point for the vehicle; identifying a spatial model of terrain encompassing the start point and the end point to form an identified spatial model; and generating the route for the vehicle from the start point to the end point using the spatial model based on a cost to traverse a grid point within a grid to meet a number of criteria for energy management for the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for generating a route for a rover, the method comprising:
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identifying a start point and an end point for the rover; identifying a spatial model of terrain encompassing the start point and the end point, wherein the terrain comprises a gradient, and a surface condition for a number of locations within the terrain; including a plurality of energy levels within the spatial model as another dimension to form an identified spatial model; and generating the route for the rover from the start point to the end point using the identified spatial model based on a cost to traverse a grid point within a grid to meet a number of criteria for energy management for the vehicle, wherein the route comprises a number of segments in which each segment is associated with an energy level from the plurality of energy levels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a computer; program code for a route generation process stored on the computer, wherein the computer is capable of executing the program code to identify a start point and an end point for a rover;
identify a spatial model of terrain encompassing the start point and the end point, wherein the terrain comprises a gradient, and a surface condition for a number of locations within the terrain;
include a plurality of energy levels within the spatial model as another dimension to form the spatial model; and
generate the route for the rover from the start point to the end point using the spatial model based on a cost to traverse a grid point within a grid to meet a number of criteria for energy management for a vehicle, wherein the route comprises a number of segments in which each segment is associated with an energy level from the plurality of energy levels. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product for generating a route for a vehicle, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer recordable storage medium; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for identifying a start point and an end point for the vehicle; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for identifying a spatial model of terrain encompassing the start point and the end point to form an identified spatial model; and program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for generating the route for the vehicle from the start point to the end point using the spatial model based on a cost to traverse a grid point within a grid to meet a number of criteria for energy management for the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program product for generating a route for a rover, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer recordable storage medium; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for identifying a start point and an end point for the rover; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for identifying a spatial model of terrain encompassing the start point and the end point, wherein the terrain comprises a gradient, and a surface condition for a number of locations within the terrain; program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for including a plurality of energy levels within the spatial model as another dimension to form an identified spatial model; and program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for generating the route for the rover from the start point to the end point using the identified spatial model based on a cost to traverse a grid point within a grid to meet a number of criteria for energy management for the vehicle, wherein the route comprises a number of segments in which each segment is associated with an energy level from the plurality of energy levels. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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