System for producing an adaptive driving strategy based on emission optimization
First Claim
1. A system for reducing the emissions of a vehicle through the use of an adaptive driving strategy, said system comprising:
- a road scenario sensor for detecting upcoming road scenarios;
a vehicle control unit capable of manipulating vehicle parameters; and
a computer processing unit having an ideal emission model, said computer processing unit receives an input from said road scenario sensor to determine an upcoming driving event, said computer processing unit compares said upcoming driving event with said ideal emission model to determine a driving strategy which configures the vehicle to reduce emissions for said upcoming driving event;
wherein said vehicle control unit implements said driving strategy.
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Abstract
The system includes a road scenario sensor, a vehicle control unit, and a computer processing unit. The road scenario sensor detects upcoming road scenarios for the system vehicle. The computer processing unit receives an input from the road scenario sensor and determines a upcoming driving event based upon the detected upcoming road scenarios. The computer processing unit compares the upcoming driving event with an ideal emissions model having acceptable emission thresholds to determine an adaptive driving strategy. The adaptive driving strategy configures the system vehicle to reduce emissions for the upcoming driving event. The adaptive driving strategy optionally includes an optimal acceleration rate and/or an optimal power management strategy. The optimal acceleration rate is based upon the required speed of the vehicle at the upcoming driving event and the distance from the vehicle to the upcoming driving event, and the ideal emissions model having acceptable emission thresholds.
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1. A system for reducing the emissions of a vehicle through the use of an adaptive driving strategy, said system comprising:
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a road scenario sensor for detecting upcoming road scenarios; a vehicle control unit capable of manipulating vehicle parameters; and a computer processing unit having an ideal emission model, said computer processing unit receives an input from said road scenario sensor to determine an upcoming driving event, said computer processing unit compares said upcoming driving event with said ideal emission model to determine a driving strategy which configures the vehicle to reduce emissions for said upcoming driving event; wherein said vehicle control unit implements said driving strategy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for reducing the emissions of a vehicle through the use of an adaptive driving strategy, said system comprising:
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a road scenario sensor to detect upcoming events, said road sensor capable of determining a required speed of the vehicle at said upcoming event and a distance from the vehicle to said upcoming event; an emission sensor to detect an actual emissions of the vehicle; a velocity sensor to determine a velocity of the vehicle; an acceleration sensor to determine an acceleration of the vehicle; a vehicle control unit to capable of manipulating an operation of a drive train of the vehicle; and a computer processing unit having an ideal emission model with acceptable emission thresholds and a drive train model of the vehicle stored therein; wherein said computer processing unit determines a type of upcoming event of the vehicle based upon input from said road scenario sensor and determines upcoming actions of the vehicle required to comply with said upcoming event; said computer processing unit determines an optimal acceleration rate based upon said required speed, said distance to said upcoming event, said vehicle velocity, said vehicle acceleration, said ideal emission model and said drive train model, said optimal acceleration rate being an acceleration with the lowest amount of vehicle emissions produced which will accelerate the vehicle from said vehicle velocity to said required speed within said distance to said upcoming event; wherein said vehicle control unit manipulates the operation of the drive train of the vehicle such that said vehicle acceleration is equal to said optimal acceleration rate.
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11. A method of reducing the emissions of a vehicle through the use of an adaptive driving strategy, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining an upcoming event of the vehicle; determining upcoming actions of the vehicle required to comply with said upcoming event; comparing said determined upcoming actions of the vehicle with an ideal emission model; determining an adaptive driving strategy that reduces vehicle emissions for said upcoming actions; and implementing said adaptive driving strategy. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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