Method and device for controlling a vehicle cruise control
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1. Method for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle, comprisingregistering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle;
- registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route;
using a computer, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible,recalculating the limits as soon as an unexpected occurrence happens when traveling between the starting point and the end destination, and which occurrence affects vehicle average speed in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time;
in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time, selecting a gear shifting pattern which is estimated to give lowest fuel consumption; and
controlling the vehicle to select gears according to the selected gear shifting pattern.
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A method and device are provided for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle, the method including registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle, registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible.
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1. Method for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle, comprising
registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle; -
registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route; using a computer, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible, recalculating the limits as soon as an unexpected occurrence happens when traveling between the starting point and the end destination, and which occurrence affects vehicle average speed in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time; in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time, selecting a gear shifting pattern which is estimated to give lowest fuel consumption; and controlling the vehicle to select gears according to the selected gear shifting pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle cruise control comprising a control unit for controlling vehicle speed of a vehicle, a route identifying device and a cruise control driver interface, wherein the control unit is arranged to perform a method for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle comprising, the method comprising:
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registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle; registering, a desired traveling time for the traveling route; using a computer, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible, recalculating, the limits as soon as an unexpected occurrence happens when traveling between the starting point and the end destination, and which occurrence affects vehicle average speed in connection to the step of calculating and setting, the limits and based on the desired traveling, time; and in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time, selecting a gear shifting, pattern which is estimated to give lowest fuel consumption.
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9. A computer comprising program code configured to perform a method for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle comprising, the method comprising:
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registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle; registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route; using a computer, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible, recalculating the limits as soon as an unexpected occurrence happens when traveling between the starting point and the end destination, and which occurrence affects vehicle average speed in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time; and in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time, selecting a gear shifting pattern which is estimated to give lowest fuel consumption.
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10. A computer program product on a non-transitory medium comprising program code for performing a method for controlling a vehicle cruise control, in a vehicle comprising:
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registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle; registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route; using a computer, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible, recalculating the limits as soon as an unexpected occurrence happens when traveling between the starting point and the end destination, and which occurrence affects vehicle average speed in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time; and in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time, selecting a gear shifting pattern which is estimated to give lowest fuel consumption.
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11. A non-transitory computer memory or a non-transitory, nonvolatile data storage medium, for use in a computing environment, the memory comprising a computer readable program code to perform a method for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle comprising, the method comprising:
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registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle; registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route; using a computer, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible, recalculating the limits as soon as an unexpected occurrence happens when traveling between the starting point and the end destination, and which occurrence affects vehicle average speed in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time; and in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time, selecting a gear shifting pattern which is estimated to give lowest fuel consumption.
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