MANAGING VEHICLE VELOCITY
First Claim
1. A system for managing vehicle velocity, comprising:
- a slope component receiving slope information associated with a driving environment of a vehicle;
a controller area network (CAN) receiving a current velocity associated with the vehicle;
a determination component calculating an estimated velocity for the vehicle based on the current velocity of the vehicle and the slope information associated with the driving environment of the vehicle; and
a control component adjusting a velocity of the vehicle based on the estimated velocity and the slope information.
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Abstract
Techniques or systems for managing vehicle velocity are provided herein. For example, a system for managing vehicle velocity may receive slope information associated with a driving environment of a vehicle. This slope information may be obtained by cross-referencing a global positioning system (GPS) location of the vehicle with a slope database, which may be used to map the GPS location to corresponding slope information. The GPS location may be obtained from an on-board GPS unit or a third-party GPS device, such as a GPS component of a mobile device. The system may retrieve a current velocity associated with the vehicle and adjust a velocity of a vehicle accordingly, such as by accelerating or decelerating the vehicle. The system may calculate an estimated velocity based on the current velocity and the slope information. In this way, vehicle velocity may be managed or controlled.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing vehicle velocity, comprising:
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a slope component receiving slope information associated with a driving environment of a vehicle; a controller area network (CAN) receiving a current velocity associated with the vehicle; a determination component calculating an estimated velocity for the vehicle based on the current velocity of the vehicle and the slope information associated with the driving environment of the vehicle; and a control component adjusting a velocity of the vehicle based on the estimated velocity and the slope information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing vehicle velocity, comprising:
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referencing slope information associated with a driving environment of a vehicle; receiving a current velocity associated with the vehicle; determining whether to accelerate, decelerate, or coast based on the current velocity of the vehicle and the slope information associated with driving environment of the vehicle; and controlling a velocity of the vehicle based on the determination, wherein the referencing, the receiving, the determining, or the controlling is implemented via a processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed via a processing unit on a computer performs acts, comprising:
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receiving slope information associated with a driving environment of a vehicle; receiving a current velocity associated with the vehicle; calculating an estimated velocity for the vehicle based on the current velocity of the vehicle and the slope information associated with the driving environment of the vehicle; and adjusting a velocity of the vehicle based on the estimated velocity and the slope information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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