Planning apparatus
First Claim
1. A planning apparatus for creating a travel plan of a hybrid vehicle that uses an internal combustion engine and a motor as a driving power source and performs control on how to use the internal combustion engine and the motor according to the created travel plan, the apparatus comprising:
- a plan section storage for specifying and storing a plan section of the travel plan in a storage medium;
a travel route presenter for presenting the plan sections stored in the storage medium and for allowing an occupant of the hybrid vehicle to specify an expected travel route of occupant choice; and
a travel plan creator for creating the travel plan by, according to an operation of the occupant, employing the expected travel route of occupant choice as the plan section of the travel plan.
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Abstract
A planning apparatus for use in a hybrid vehicle specifies a plan section for the purpose of creating a travel plan, and stores the plan section in a durable storage medium. The medium-stored plan section is then presented for an occupant of the vehicle, for the purpose of confirmation. The stored plan section may be modified according to an intention of the occupant, thereby enabling the occupant'"'"'s intention to be reflected to the plan section. Then, the plan section reflecting the occupant'"'"'s intention is used to create a travel plan of the hybrid vehicle.
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1. A planning apparatus for creating a travel plan of a hybrid vehicle that uses an internal combustion engine and a motor as a driving power source and performs control on how to use the internal combustion engine and the motor according to the created travel plan, the apparatus comprising:
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a plan section storage for specifying and storing a plan section of the travel plan in a storage medium; a travel route presenter for presenting the plan sections stored in the storage medium and for allowing an occupant of the hybrid vehicle to specify an expected travel route of occupant choice; and a travel plan creator for creating the travel plan by, according to an operation of the occupant, employing the expected travel route of occupant choice as the plan section of the travel plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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