Navigation system for vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing a driving range of a vehicle, the method comprising the following steps:
- a) predicting driving routes based on a determined start and target route points based on a stored road network model;
b) providing additional situation related data comprising environmental factors; and
c) determining a most economical route with regards to a minimized energy consumption.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to vehicles, specifically to an improved navigation system. In order to provide a technology, which will permit drivers of vehicles to better predict consumption and to conserve energy, for example energy in the form of electric battery power or fuel, and to extend the vehicle'"'"'s driving range, a method for optimizing a driving range of a vehicle, the method typically comprising the following steps: a) predicting driving routes based on a determined start and target route points based on a stored road network model; b) providing additional situation related data comprising environmental factors; c) calculating energy consumption of energy stored on board the vehicle for the predicted driving routes based on the situation related data; and d) determining a most economical route with regards to a minimized energy consumption.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for optimizing a driving range of a vehicle, the method comprising the following steps:
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a) predicting driving routes based on a determined start and target route points based on a stored road network model; b) providing additional situation related data comprising environmental factors; and c) determining a most economical route with regards to a minimized energy consumption. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16)
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10. A driving range optimizer for a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one storage unit; a data interface; and a user interface; wherein the at least one processor is configured to predict driving routes based on determined start and target route points based on a stored road network model; and
to determine a most economical route with regards to a minimized energy consumption;wherein a road network model is stored on the at least one storage unit; wherein the at least one data interface is configured to provide additional situation related data comprising environmental factors; and wherein the user interface is configured to provide the most economical route. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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