System and method for improving energy efficiency of a vehicle based on determined relationships between a plurality of routes
First Claim
1. A method of optimizing energy efficiency of a vehicle for known routes, the method comprising:
- collecting, by a processor, and storing, in a memory, first time data of a first previously-travelled route and first location data for the first previously-travelled route;
collecting, by the processor, and storing, in the memory, second time data of a second previously-travelled route and second location data for the second previously-travelled route;
determining, by the processor, a link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route based on at least one of the first time data, the first location data, the second time data, or the second location data;
categorizing, by the processor, the link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route into a respective link category of a plurality of link categories based on a time period between the vehicle having travelled the first previously-travelled route and the vehicle having travelled the second previously-travelled route;
determining or predicting, by the processor, a predicted route that includes the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route that the vehicle will travel over; and
controlling, by the processor, a sequence of a usage of an engine and a battery of the vehicle in advance of or during travelling of the vehicle on the predicted route based on the respective link category of the link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route to optimize the energy efficiency of the vehicle for travel along the predicted route.
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Abstract
A method/system for optimizing vehicle operations for a predicted route and/or a route set. The method/system may record location data and time data for a route. Two or more routes can be linked to form a route set by analyzing the location data and time data of the routes using a linking threshold. The linking threshold may be based on a relationship between locations and/or times of different routes. The vehicle may predict that a particular route segment or route will likely be driven. An operation of a unit or a device of the vehicle over the predicted route and/or route set may be adjusted based on information stored regarding the predicted route and/or route set in order to enhance the energy efficiency of the vehicle. The links may be categorized as having different types in order to apply a different control strategy to different types of links.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing energy efficiency of a vehicle for known routes, the method comprising:
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collecting, by a processor, and storing, in a memory, first time data of a first previously-travelled route and first location data for the first previously-travelled route; collecting, by the processor, and storing, in the memory, second time data of a second previously-travelled route and second location data for the second previously-travelled route; determining, by the processor, a link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route based on at least one of the first time data, the first location data, the second time data, or the second location data; categorizing, by the processor, the link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route into a respective link category of a plurality of link categories based on a time period between the vehicle having travelled the first previously-travelled route and the vehicle having travelled the second previously-travelled route; determining or predicting, by the processor, a predicted route that includes the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route that the vehicle will travel over; and controlling, by the processor, a sequence of a usage of an engine and a battery of the vehicle in advance of or during travelling of the vehicle on the predicted route based on the respective link category of the link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route to optimize the energy efficiency of the vehicle for travel along the predicted route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of optimizing energy efficiency of a vehicle for known routes, the method comprising:
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collecting, by a processor, and storing, in a memory, first time data corresponding to a first previously-travelled route and including a start time of the first previously-travelled route and an end time of the first previously-travelled route, and second time data corresponding to a second previously-travelled route and including a start time of the second previously-travelled route and an end time of the second previously-travelled route; collecting, by the processor, and storing, in the memory, first location data corresponding to a first previously-travelled route and including a start location of the first previously-travelled route and an end location of the first previously-travelled route, and second location data corresponding to a second previously-travelled route and including a start location of the second previously-travelled route and an end location of the second previously-travelled route; storing, in the memory, a linking threshold; determining, by the processor, a link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route when the processor determines that the vehicle will travel on the second previously-travelled route subsequent to traveling on the first previously-travelled route based on at least one of the first time data, the second time data, the first location data, the second location data or the linking threshold; categorizing, by the processor, the link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route into a respective link category of a plurality of link categories based on a time period between the vehicle having travelled the first previously-travelled route and the vehicle having travelled the second previously-travelled route; determining or predicting, by the processor, a predicted route that includes the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route that the vehicle will travel over; and controlling, by the processor, a sequence of a usage of an engine and a battery of the vehicle in advance of or during travelling of the vehicle on the predicted route based on the respective link category of the link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route to optimize the energy efficiency of the vehicle for travel along the predicted route. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system for optimizing energy efficiency of a vehicle for known routes, the system comprising:
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a memory for storing first time data and first location data for the first previously-travelled route, and for storing second time data and second location data for the second previously-travelled route; and a processor configured to; determine a link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route based on the first time data, the first location data, the second time data, or the second location, categorize the link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route into a respective link category of a plurality of link categories based on a time period between the vehicle having travelled the first previously-travelled route and the vehicle having travelled the second previously-travelled route, determine or predict a predicted route that includes the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route that the vehicle will travel over based on a current location, a current time, the first previously-travelled route, the second previously-travelled route, or the link between the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route, and control a sequence of a usage of an engine and a battery of the vehicle in advance of or during travelling of the vehicle on the first previously-travelled route and the second previously-travelled route based on the respective link category. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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