VEHICLE ENERGY ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A vehicle alert system comprising:
- a controller configured to receive waypoint information indicative of non-driving energy consumption associated with a waypoint, to modify an estimate of vehicle energy necessary to travel to the waypoint based on the non-driving energy consumption to generate a modified estimate, and to issue an alert in response to the modified estimate exceeding a current vehicle energy.
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Abstract
A vehicle alert system may include a controller configured to receive a waypoint and a current vehicle energy, determine a route to the waypoint and vehicle energy necessary to accomplish the route, receive waypoint information indicative of non-driving energy consumption associated with the waypoint, and generate an adjustment factor based on the non-driving energy consumption. The controller may further be configured to attribute the adjustment factor to the vehicle energy necessary to accomplish the route, determine whether the attributed vehicle energy exceeds the current vehicle energy, and issue an alert in response to the attributed vehicle energy exceeding the current vehicle energy.
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1. A vehicle alert system comprising:
a controller configured to receive waypoint information indicative of non-driving energy consumption associated with a waypoint, to modify an estimate of vehicle energy necessary to travel to the waypoint based on the non-driving energy consumption to generate a modified estimate, and to issue an alert in response to the modified estimate exceeding a current vehicle energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle alert method comprising:
by a controller, receiving a waypoint and a current energy level, classifying the waypoint based on waypoint attributes indicative of potential non-driving energy consumption at the waypoint, generating an adjustment factor based on the potential non-driving energy consumption, modifying the current energy level by the adjustment factor, and issuing an alert in response to the modified energy level exceeding the current energy level. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle comprising:
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an interface; and a controller configured to, in response to an indication of expected non-driving energy consumption at a destination for the vehicle, issue an alert via the interface provided an estimate of vehicle energy necessary to travel to the drive cycle destination that is based on the expected non-driving energy consumption exceeds a current vehicle energy. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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