Method of predicting the future operation of a vehicle
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1. A method of predicting a future operation of a vehicle wherein the method comprises automatically carrying out the steps of:
- identifying a user of the vehicle;
monitoring one or more operating parameters of the vehicle for each trip conducted by the user;
storing data collected from the monitoring for the user;
establishing and storing common patterns of operation from the stored data for the user;
determining a current common pattern of operation based on the user of the vehicle, the one or more operating parameters, and the stored common patterns of operation;
using current common pattern of operation for predicting the future operation of the vehicle during a current trip; and
using the predicted future operation of the vehicle during the current trip to improve at least one of charging of a battery of the vehicle, a supply of a reductant to an exhaust aftertreatment device of the vehicle, and a control of an engine of the vehicle for the purpose of regenerating the exhaust aftertreatment device of the vehicle;
wherein the method of predicting the future operation of the vehicle is carried out via an electronic processing system.
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Abstract
A method for predicting the future operation of a vehicle is disclosed which uses stored data representative of commonly followed routes to predict the future operation of the vehicle for the current trip. By establishing that the route currently being followed is comparable to one of the commonly followed routes, information relating to that “common route” is then used to predict the future operation of the vehicle for the current trip.
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1. A method of predicting a future operation of a vehicle wherein the method comprises automatically carrying out the steps of:
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identifying a user of the vehicle; monitoring one or more operating parameters of the vehicle for each trip conducted by the user; storing data collected from the monitoring for the user; establishing and storing common patterns of operation from the stored data for the user; determining a current common pattern of operation based on the user of the vehicle, the one or more operating parameters, and the stored common patterns of operation; using current common pattern of operation for predicting the future operation of the vehicle during a current trip; and using the predicted future operation of the vehicle during the current trip to improve at least one of charging of a battery of the vehicle, a supply of a reductant to an exhaust aftertreatment device of the vehicle, and a control of an engine of the vehicle for the purpose of regenerating the exhaust aftertreatment device of the vehicle; wherein the method of predicting the future operation of the vehicle is carried out via an electronic processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19)
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8. A vehicle having an electronic processing system to provide a prediction of a future operation of a vehicle for a current trip wherein the electronic processing system is operable to automatically:
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identify a user of the vehicle; monitor one or more operating conditions of the vehicle for each trip conducted by the user; store data collected from the monitoring for the user in a memory; establish and store common patterns of operation from the stored data for the user; determine a current common pattern of operation based on a comparison between a current pattern of operation with the stored common patterns of operation for the user, where the determining is not based on a navigation system; use the current common pattern of operation to predict the future operation of the vehicle during the current trip if the current pattern of operation conforms to a particular one of the stored common patterns of operation for the user; and use the predicted future operation of the vehicle during the current trip to improve at least one of charging of a battery of the vehicle, a supply of a reductant to an exhaust aftertreatment device of the vehicle, and a control of an engine of the vehicle for the purpose of regenerating the exhaust aftertreatment device of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of predicting a future operation of a vehicle wherein the method comprises, via an electronic processing system, automatically carrying out the steps of:
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identifying a user of the vehicle; monitoring one or more operating parameters of the vehicle for each trip conducted by the user; storing data collected from the monitoring for the user; establishing and storing common patterns of operation from the stored data for the user; determining a current common pattern of operation based on the user of the vehicle, the one or more operating parameters, and the stored common patterns of operation; using current common pattern of operation for predicting the future operation of the vehicle during a current trip; and using the predicted future operation of the vehicle during the current trip to improve of charging of a battery of the vehicle, a supply of a reductant to an exhaust aftertreatment device of the vehicle, and a control of an engine of the vehicle for the purpose of regenerating the exhaust aftertreatment device of the vehicle; wherein the monitoring the one or more operating parameters of the vehicle for each trip conducted by the user comprises monitoring a number of characteristic parameters against one of time and distance travelled for a duration of the trip; wherein the characteristic parameters are a combination of characteristic vehicle parameters and characteristic user parameters; wherein the characteristic vehicle parameters comprise engine speed, vehicle speed, and engine torque. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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