Method and module for determining of reference values for a vehicle control system
First Claim
1. A method performed by a data processor for automatically determining set-point values for a vehicle'"'"'s control system, the method comprising the steps of:
- A) determining a horizon by means of position data and map data of an itinerary including route segments with at least one characteristic for each segment;
B) calculating threshold values for said at least one characteristic of each segment according to one or more vehicle-specific values;
C) comparing said at least one characteristic of each segment with the calculated threshold values and assigning each segment within the horizon to a respective category of a plurality of categories according to the results of the comparisons, wherein the threshold values serve as boundaries for the assigning of the segments to the plurality of categories;
D) calculating set-point values for the vehicle'"'"'s control system across the horizon according to rules pertaining to the categories to which segments within the horizon are assigned;
E) regulating the vehicle according to the set-point values.
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Abstract
A method for determining set-point values for a vehicle'"'"'s control systems having the steps of: determining a horizon by means of position data and map data of an itinerary made up of route segments with at least one characteristic for each segment; calculating threshold values for at least one characteristic of segments according to one or more vehicle-specific values, which threshold values serve as boundaries for assigning segments to various categories; comparing the at least one characteristic of each segment with the calculated threshold values and placing each segment within the horizon in a category according to the results of the comparisons; calculating set-point values for the vehicle'"'"'s control systems across the horizon according to rules pertaining to the categories in which segments within the horizon are placed; regulating the vehicle according to the set-point values. Also a module adapted to determining set-point values for a control system in the vehicle.
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16 Claims
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1. A method performed by a data processor for automatically determining set-point values for a vehicle'"'"'s control system, the method comprising the steps of:
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A) determining a horizon by means of position data and map data of an itinerary including route segments with at least one characteristic for each segment; B) calculating threshold values for said at least one characteristic of each segment according to one or more vehicle-specific values; C) comparing said at least one characteristic of each segment with the calculated threshold values and assigning each segment within the horizon to a respective category of a plurality of categories according to the results of the comparisons, wherein the threshold values serve as boundaries for the assigning of the segments to the plurality of categories; D) calculating set-point values for the vehicle'"'"'s control system across the horizon according to rules pertaining to the categories to which segments within the horizon are assigned; E) regulating the vehicle according to the set-point values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A module for determining set-point values for a vehicle'"'"'s control system, which module comprises:
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a horizon unit configured and operable to determine a horizon by means of received position data and map data of an itinerary for the vehicle, the itinerary comprising route segments with at least one characteristic for each segment; a processor unit incorporating a data processor, the processor unit configured and operable; to calculate threshold values for the at least one characteristic of each segment according to one or more vehicle-specific values; to compare the at least one characteristic of each segment with the calculated threshold values and to assign each segment to a respective category according to the results of the comparisons, wherein the threshold values serves as boundaries for the assigning of the segments to the categories; to calculate set-point values for the vehicle'"'"'s control systems across the horizon according to rules pertaining to the categories to which the segments within the horizon are assigned, wherein the control system regulates the vehicle according to the set-point values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium incorporating computer program instructions for enabling a computer system in a vehicle to:
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A) determine a horizon by means of position data and map data of an itinerary including route segments with at least one characteristic for each segment; B) calculate threshold values for said at least one characteristic of each segment according to one or more vehicle-specific values; C) compare said at least one characteristic of each segment with the calculated threshold values and assigning each segment within the horizon to a respective category of a plurality of categories according to the results of the comparisons, wherein the threshold values serve as boundaries for the assigning of the segments to the plurality of categories; D) calculate set-point values for the vehicle'"'"'s control system across the horizon according to rules pertaining to the categories to which segments within the horizon are assigned; E) regulate the vehicle according to the set-point values, when the computer program instructions are run on the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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