Control information output device
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1. A control information output device for a vehicle, the device comprising:
- a travel route accumulating unit configured to accumulate as travel route information a place of departure, a destination, information that specifies a travel route, and a travel frequency of the specified travel route;
a destination assuming unit configured to assume a destination when a driving start position is considered as the place of departure based on the accumulated travel route information;
a route assuming unit configured to assume an expectable travel route from the driving start position to the assumed destination, based on the accumulated travel route information;
a road characteristic storing unit configured to store road characteristic information for each predetermined road unit;
an additional road characteristic storing unit configured to store, as road characteristic additional information for each predetermined road unit, at least a consumed electric energy actually measured in a travel of the vehicle; and
a control information outputting unit configured to read, road characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route and additional characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route from the road characteristic storing unit and the additional road characteristic storing unit, respectively,the control information outputting unit being further configured to output the read road characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route and the read additional road characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route, to predetermined equipment as control information.
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Abstract
A control information output device assumes not only a destination but also a travel route based on accumulated travel route information. Moreover, after a travel is started, if it is found that an assumed travel route is incorrect, assumption of the destination and assumption of the travel route are performed again. Therefore, accuracy of the control information outputted to a driving force control unit is high, and accordingly, it is possible for the driving force control unit to perform control of charging/discharging with an improved energy utilization factor.
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1. A control information output device for a vehicle, the device comprising:
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a travel route accumulating unit configured to accumulate as travel route information a place of departure, a destination, information that specifies a travel route, and a travel frequency of the specified travel route; a destination assuming unit configured to assume a destination when a driving start position is considered as the place of departure based on the accumulated travel route information; a route assuming unit configured to assume an expectable travel route from the driving start position to the assumed destination, based on the accumulated travel route information; a road characteristic storing unit configured to store road characteristic information for each predetermined road unit; an additional road characteristic storing unit configured to store, as road characteristic additional information for each predetermined road unit, at least a consumed electric energy actually measured in a travel of the vehicle; and a control information outputting unit configured to read, road characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route and additional characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route from the road characteristic storing unit and the additional road characteristic storing unit, respectively, the control information outputting unit being further configured to output the read road characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route and the read additional road characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route, to predetermined equipment as control information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for outputting control information, the method comprising:
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storing road characteristic information for each predetermined road unit; storing, as road characteristic additional information for each predetermined road unit, at least a consumed electric energy actually measured in a travel of the vehicle; accumulating as travel route information a place of departure, a destination, information able to specify a travel route, and a travel frequency of the specified travel route; assuming a destination when a driving start position is considered as the place of departure based on the accumulated travel route information; assuming an expectable travel route from the driving start position to the assumed destination, based on the accumulated travel route information; reading the road characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route and road characteristic additional information corresponding to the assumed travel route from the stored road characteristic information and the stored road characteristic additional information, respectively; and outputting the read road characteristic information corresponding to the assumed travel route and the read road characteristic additional information corresponding to the assumed travel route, to predetermined equipment as control information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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