ELECTRIC VEHICLE DISPLAY SYSTEMS

• US 20170028866A1
• Filed: 07/31/2015
• Published: 02/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: MILLER, Kenneth James, MARTIN, Douglas Raymond, PERKINS, William Paul
• Granted Patent: US 10,351,009 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/161 Explanation of functions, e.g. instructions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/166 Navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/168 Target or limit values
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/169 Remaining operating distance or charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/174 Economic driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/28 characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/08 including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/30 including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/10 Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/12 using control strategies taking into account route information estimation or calculation of non-directly measurable driving parameters B60W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/40 Controlling the engagement or disengagement of prime movers, e.g. for transition between prime movers power-up or power-down of the driveline B60W30/192
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/244 Charge state
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/10 Accelerator pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2552/20 Road profile, i.e. the change in elevation or curvature of a plurality of continuous road segments
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/65 Data transmitted between vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2710/06 Combustion engines, Gas turbines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 : Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 : Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/84 : Data processing systems or methods, management, administration
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/903 : having energy storing means, e.g. battery, capacitor

Abstract

An electric vehicle display system may include a battery, an interface configured to present at least one selectable icon configured to control a battery powered vehicle feature, and a controller programmed to, in response to state-of-charge (SOC) data indicating that a trip range exceeds a possible driving range, update the selectable icon to indicate a suggested adjustment to the vehicle feature to decrease power demand of the feature.

Claims

1. An electric vehicle display system comprising:

a battery;

an interface configured to present at least one selectable icon configured to control a battery powered vehicle feature; and

a controller programmed to, in response to state-of-charge (SOC) data indicating that a trip range exceeds a possible driving range, update the selectable icon to indicate a suggested adjustment to the vehicle feature to decrease power demand of the feature.

2. The display system of claim 1, wherein the selectable icon is updated to include an animation surrounding the selectable icon.

3. The display system of claim 1, wherein the selectable icon is updated to include a control panel overlaid configured to present the suggested adjustment to the vehicle feature.

4. The display system of claim 1, wherein the selectable icon is updated to include an interactive graphic display configured to indicate a current pedal position with respect to a pedal threshold indicating the position of the pedal at which a gas engine will start.

5. The display system of claim 1, wherein the selectable icon is updated to include an electric power alert configured to present a selectable option to reserve electric energy for later.

7. An electric vehicle display system comprising:

a battery;

an interface configured to present an icon configured to control a battery powered vehicle feature; and

a controller programmed to

receive state-of-charge (SOC) data from the battery, and

in response to the SOC data indicating a current SOC being less than a minimum threshold, present an alert configured to enhance the icon to prompt adjustment of the feature to decrease power demand of the feature.

6. The display system of claim 7, wherein the selectable icon is configured to selectably control the vehicle feature affecting the battery SOC.

8. The display system of claim 7, wherein the alert includes an animation surrounding the icon.

9. The display system of claim 7, wherein the alert includes a control panel configured to present selectable options that control the vehicle feature.

10. The display system of claim 7, wherein the alert includes an interactive graphic display indicating a current pedal position with respect to a pedal threshold indicating the position of the pedal at which a gas engine will start.

11. The display system of claim 7, wherein the alert includes an electric power alert presenting a selectable option to reserve electric energy for later.

12. A method comprising:

receiving state-of-charge (SOC) data indicating a driving range; and

in response to the SOC data indicating a trip range is to exceed the driving range, presenting an enhanced selectable icon, via a vehicle display, configured to control a battery powered vehicle feature to encourage adjustment of the feature to decrease power demand of the feature.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the enhanced selectable icon includes an animation.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the enhanced selectable icon includes a control panel configured to present selectable options for controlling the vehicle feature.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the enhanced selectable icon includes an interactive graphic display indicating a current pedal position with respect to a pedal threshold indicating the position of the pedal at which a gas engine will start.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the enhanced selectable icon includes an electric power alert presenting a selectable option to reserve electric energy for later.