System and method for long-haul trip planning for commercial vehicles transportation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for controlling operation of a vehicle travelling from a starting location to a target location, the method comprising:
- generating a travel itinerary by selecting different highway segments on a map for the vehicle to drive over at respective speeds from the starting location to the target location subject to an arrival time deadline for arriving at the target location, each highway segment having a distance that can be driven at the respective speed in less than a continuous driving time limit;
sending the travel itinerary to a vehicle drive controller, the travel itinerary including instructions to make a stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit; and
controlling operation of the vehicle, by the vehicle drive controller, to drive the vehicle over the different highway segments at the respective speeds from the starting location to the target location while making the stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit according to the received travel itinerary.
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Abstract
A computer system for controlling operation of a vehicle travelling from a starting location to a target location includes a memory and a semiconductor-based processor forming one or more logic circuits configured to generate a travel itinerary by selecting different highway segments on a map for the vehicle to drive over at respective speeds from the starting location to the target location subject to an arrival time deadline for arriving at the target location. Each of the highway segments has a distance that can be driven at the respective speed in less than a continuous driving time limit. The computer system sends the travel itinerary to a vehicle operator to drive the vehicle over the different highway segments with instructions to make a stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling operation of a vehicle travelling from a starting location to a target location, the method comprising:
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generating a travel itinerary by selecting different highway segments on a map for the vehicle to drive over at respective speeds from the starting location to the target location subject to an arrival time deadline for arriving at the target location, each highway segment having a distance that can be driven at the respective speed in less than a continuous driving time limit; sending the travel itinerary to a vehicle drive controller, the travel itinerary including instructions to make a stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit; and controlling operation of the vehicle, by the vehicle drive controller, to drive the vehicle over the different highway segments at the respective speeds from the starting location to the target location while making the stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit according to the received travel itinerary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system for controlling operation of a vehicle travelling from a starting location to a target location, the system comprising a memory and a semiconductor-based processor, the memory and the processor forming one or more logic circuits configured to:
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generate a travel itinerary by selecting different highway segments on a map for the vehicle to drive over at respective speeds from the starting location to the target location subject to an arrival time deadline for arriving at the target location, each highway segment having a distance that can be driven at the respective speed in less than a continuous driving time limit; and send the travel itinerary to a vehicle drive controller, the travel itinerary including instructions to make a stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit; and control operation of the vehicle, by the vehicle drive controller, to drive the vehicle over the different highway segments at the respective speeds from the starting location to the target location while making the stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit according to the received travel itinerary. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, including instructions which, when executed by a microprocessor, cause a computer system to:
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generate a travel itinerary by selecting different highway segments on a map for the vehicle to drive over at respective speeds from the starting location to the target location subject to an arrival time deadline for arriving at the target location, each highway segment having a distance that can be driven at the respective speed in less than a continuous driving time limit; send the travel itinerary to a vehicle operator to drive the vehicle over the different highway segments at the respective speeds from the starting location to the target location, the travel itinerary including instructions to make a stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit; and control operation of the vehicle, by the vehicle drive controller, to drive the vehicle over the different highway segments at the respective speeds from the starting location to the target location while making the stop at the end of each highway segment to stay below the continuous driving time limit according to the received travel itinerary. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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