Environmentally friendly driving navigation
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1. A system for identifying an environmentally-friendly and/or fuel saving travel route, comprising:
- an input device;
a processor;
wherein the input device receives at least one travel parameter and wherein the travel parameter is stored for use by the processor, the processor configured to collect (i) road condition parameters comprising traffic velocity information data and road grade, and (ii) a vehicle energy/emissions data-model;
a computer program on a computer readable medium that cause the computer to;
associate the road condition parameters with one or a plurality of links in a travel route, the plurality of links representing one or more possible travel routes from a start point to a destination point;
calculate fuel consumption and/or emissions for a selected route using road condition parameters and vehicle energy/emission data-model; and
calculate a possible travel route from the start point to the destination point, wherein the route that uses the least fuel and/or produces the least emissions is identified as a travel route from the one or more possible travel routes.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to vehicle navigation systems. More specifically, the disclosure relates to vehicle navigation systems that utilize fuel use and emissions criteria as a parameter to determine directions between two locations.
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1. A system for identifying an environmentally-friendly and/or fuel saving travel route, comprising:
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an input device; a processor; wherein the input device receives at least one travel parameter and wherein the travel parameter is stored for use by the processor, the processor configured to collect (i) road condition parameters comprising traffic velocity information data and road grade, and (ii) a vehicle energy/emissions data-model; a computer program on a computer readable medium that cause the computer to; associate the road condition parameters with one or a plurality of links in a travel route, the plurality of links representing one or more possible travel routes from a start point to a destination point; calculate fuel consumption and/or emissions for a selected route using road condition parameters and vehicle energy/emission data-model; and calculate a possible travel route from the start point to the destination point, wherein the route that uses the least fuel and/or produces the least emissions is identified as a travel route from the one or more possible travel routes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for identifying an environmentally and/or fuel saving travel route, comprising:
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collecting (i) road conditions parameters comprising traffic velocity information data and road grade, and (ii) vehicle energy/emission data-model; associating the road conditions parameters with one or a plurality of links in a travel route, the plurality of links representing one or more possible travel routes from a start point to a destination point; calculating fuel consumption and/or emissions for a selected route using road condition parameters and vehicle energy/emission data-model; and calculating a possible travel route from the start point to the destination point, wherein the route that uses the least fuel and/or produces the least emissions is the possible travel route from the one or more possible travel routes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon instructions to cause a computer to
collect (i) road conditions parameters comprising traffic velocity information data and road grade, and (ii) vehicle energy/emission data-model; -
associate the road conditions parameters with one or a plurality of links in a travel route, the plurality of links representing one or more possible travel routes from a start point to a destination point; calculate fuel consumption and/or emissions for a selected route using road condition parameters and vehicle energy/emission data-model; and calculate a possible travel route from the start point to the destination point, wherein the route that uses the least fuel and/or produces the least emissions is the possible travel route from the one or more possible travel routes; and outputting the route that uses the least fuel and/or produces the least emissions to an operator.
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