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REACHABLE RANGE CALCULATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

  • US 20140303826A1
  • Filed: 12/05/2012
  • Published: 10/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reachable range calculation apparatus for computing a range that a vehicle traveling on stored energy is able to reach, comprising:

  • a storage part stores beforehand information on a required amount of energy consumed when the vehicle moves, by using each of a plurality of areas into which a map has been divided as a unit;

    an integration part integrates, with respect to movement of the vehicle from a specified origin to a surrounding area, a required amount of energy on the basis of the required amount of energy stored in the storage part, each time the vehicle moves between areas; and

    a range determination part determines, on the basis of a provided specified amount of energy and an integrated required amount of energy obtained by the integration part integrating energy-consumption amounts, a reachable range, which is a range of areas that the vehicle is able to reach using the specified amount of energy.

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