Systems and methods for route planning
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a plurality of input devices in a vehicle system, route information for each of a plurality of possible routes, vehicle information of the vehicle system, and cargo load information for each of one or more cargo loads and a performance target, wherein the performance target includes at least one of a cost minimization strategy, a system wear minimization strategy, and an income maximization strategy;
determining, with a controller, a model of the vehicle system based on at least one of a powertrain, an air handling system, a fuel management system, and an exhaust aftertreatment system, the powertrain including an engine and a transmission;
running a simulation based on the model of the vehicle system, the route information, the vehicle information, the cargo load information, and the performance target; and
determining one or more route reference recommendations based on a result of the simulation.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a recommended route reference for a vehicle based on simulations of a model of the vehicle including load information, route information, and a cost strategy, and providing commands to an output device based on the recommended route reference to provide an operator of the vehicle with feedback on the recommended route reference and/or to control the vehicle.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from a plurality of input devices in a vehicle system, route information for each of a plurality of possible routes, vehicle information of the vehicle system, and cargo load information for each of one or more cargo loads and a performance target, wherein the performance target includes at least one of a cost minimization strategy, a system wear minimization strategy, and an income maximization strategy; determining, with a controller, a model of the vehicle system based on at least one of a powertrain, an air handling system, a fuel management system, and an exhaust aftertreatment system, the powertrain including an engine and a transmission; running a simulation based on the model of the vehicle system, the route information, the vehicle information, the cargo load information, and the performance target; and determining one or more route reference recommendations based on a result of the simulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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with a controller in a vehicle system, interpreting, one or more cargo load references and one or more performance targets from a user input device, wherein the performance targets include at least one of a cost minimization strategy, a system wear minimization strategy, and an income maximization strategy; interpreting a plurality of available routes from a mapping input device, each of the available routes including route information; generating a model of a vehicle of the vehicle system, the vehicle including a powertrain, an intake system, an exhaust system, and an exhaust aftertreatment system, the powertrain including an engine and a transmission; simulating the model of the vehicle based on the available routes and route information, the cargo load references, and the performance targets; and determining a route reference recommendation based on a result of simulating the model, wherein generating the model of the vehicle is based on at least one of the powertrain, the intake system, the exhaust system, and the exhaust aftertreatment system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle including a powertrain and an exhaust aftertreatment system, wherein the powertrain includes an engine and a transmission; and an electronic controller in operative communication with a plurality of inputs operable to provide signals indicating conditions of at least a portion of the vehicle, wherein the electronic controller includes; a vehicle modeling module structured to determine a model of the vehicle; a cost analysis module structured to determine a cost index function based on a cost strategy including at least one of minimizing a total cost, minimizing an emission output cost, minimizing a vehicle wear cost, minimizing a consumer cost, minimizing a ton-mile cost, minimizing a vehicle maintenance cost, and minimizing a cargo cost; and a route reference determination module structured to determine a recommended route reference based on the vehicle model, the cost index function, a plurality of possible routes, and at least one of a torque curve, a fuel condition, an emission condition, a vehicle wear condition, a vehicle condition, a load condition, a route condition, an environment condition, a cost, and a constraint condition. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle including a powertrain, an air handling system, a fuel management system, and an exhaust aftertreatment system, wherein the powertrain includes an engine and a transmission; and an electronic controller in operative communication with a plurality of inputs operable to provide signals indicating conditions of at least a portion of the vehicle, wherein the electronic controller includes; a vehicle modeling module structured to determine a model of the vehicle based on at least one of the powertrain, the air handling system, the fuel management system, the exhaust aftertreatment system, and a vehicle condition; a cost analysis module structured to determine a cost index function based on the model of the vehicle and a cost strategy, wherein the cost strategy comprises a cost minimization strategy that includes at least one of a minimizing total cost, an minimized emission output cost, a minimized vehicle wear cost, a minimized consumer cost, a minimized ton-mile cost, a minimized vehicle maintenance cost, and a minimized cargo cost; a simulation module structured to run one or more simulations based on the vehicle model, the cost index function, available route information of a plurality of available routes, and at least one of a vehicle performance information, a load information, and a constraint; and a route reference determination module structured to determine one or more route reference recommendations based on the simulations. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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