Method and apparatus for route completion likelihood display

• US 9,713,963 B2
• Filed: 02/18/2013
• Issued: 07/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Liu, Yimin, MacNeille, Perry Robinson, Loftus, Michael Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Melton, Todd
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROBERSON, JASON R
• Application Number:
  US13/769,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20140236403A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,618 Days
• Field of Search: 701 22, 701 36, 701400
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/003 to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/34 Cabin temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/622 by satellite navigation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/66 Ambient conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/662 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/68 Traffic data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/72 Charging station selection relying on external data
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/80 Time limits
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/12 by confirmation, e.g. of the input
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/14 by input of vehicle departure time
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/18 by enquiring driving style
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/20 by driver identification
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/50 by future state prediction
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/52 drive range estimation, e.g. of estimation of available travel distance
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/54 Energy consumption estimation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/58 Departure time prediction
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/12 Recording operating variables ; Monitoring of operating variables
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to send likelihood-of-success request, including vehicle state information. The processor is further configured to receive information representing likelihood of reaching route points, utilizing a current vehicle charge, along with effects on the likelihood based on one or more power utilization changes. The processor is also configured to interactively display the received information and receive power utilization change selection. Also, the processor is configured to calculate a new likelihood of reaching the points based on the selection and display updated information based on the calculation.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a request for a route-success probability calculation;

receive vehicle data;

gather route-data affecting vehicle power usage;

calculate varied percentage chances of reaching a plurality of points along a route, based at least in part on the received and gathered data;

calculate percentage chance changes based on possible vehicle system power utilization changes; and

return the calculated varied percentage chances and percentage chance changes to a requesting entity.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes a vehicle location.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes a vehicle destination.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes a vehicle charge level.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes a driver profile.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle data includes a vehicle identification.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the route-data includes at least one of traffic, weather, traffic feature or terrain data.