SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL DECELERATION OF A VEHICLE USING REGENERATIVE BRAKING
First Claim
1. A regenerative braking system for a vehicle, the regenerative braking system comprising:
- at least one detecting device, the at least one detecting device detecting information about at least one target object located ahead of the vehicle;
an electronic control unit having a processor, the electronic control unit in electronic communication with the at least one detecting device to receive the information about the at least one target object; and
a computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;
receive information about a velocity of the vehicle,determine a velocity of the at least one target object based on the information from the at least one detecting device,determine a maximum deceleration of the vehicle that can be reached by the regenerative braking system without applying physical brakes of the vehicle, anddetermine an optimal braking point to begin maximum regenerative braking, the optimal braking point being a point at which maximum regenerative braking can sufficiently slow the vehicle before reaching the target object without applying the physical brakes of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A regenerative braking system for a vehicle. The system includes at least one detecting device or sensor, and an electronic control unit having a processor and a computer readable medium. The sensor detects information about at least one target object located ahead of the vehicle. The electronic control unit is in electronic communication with the sensor to receive the information about the at least one target object and stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive information about a velocity of the vehicle, determine a velocity of the at least one target object based on the information from the at least one detection device, determine a maximum deceleration of the vehicle that can be reached by the regenerative braking system without applying physical brakes of the vehicle, and determine an optimal braking point to begin maximum regenerative braking.
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20 Claims
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1. A regenerative braking system for a vehicle, the regenerative braking system comprising:
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at least one detecting device, the at least one detecting device detecting information about at least one target object located ahead of the vehicle; an electronic control unit having a processor, the electronic control unit in electronic communication with the at least one detecting device to receive the information about the at least one target object; and a computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive information about a velocity of the vehicle, determine a velocity of the at least one target object based on the information from the at least one detecting device, determine a maximum deceleration of the vehicle that can be reached by the regenerative braking system without applying physical brakes of the vehicle, and determine an optimal braking point to begin maximum regenerative braking, the optimal braking point being a point at which maximum regenerative braking can sufficiently slow the vehicle before reaching the target object without applying the physical brakes of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of optimal deceleration of a vehicle by using a regenerative braking system, the method comprising:
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detecting, by at least one detecting device, information about at least one target object located ahead of the vehicle; receiving, at an electronic control unit, information about the target object from the at least one detecting device; receiving, at the electronic control unit, information about a velocity of the vehicle; determining, with a processor of the electronic control unit, a velocity of the at least one target object based on the information from the at least one detecting device; determining, with the processor, a maximum deceleration that can be produced by the regenerative braking system without applying physical brakes of the vehicle; determining, with the processor, an optimal braking point to begin maximum regenerative braking, the optimal braking point being a point at which maximum regenerative braking can sufficiently slow the vehicle before reaching the target object without applying the physical brakes of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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