Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced electric drive mode having predicted destinations to reduce engine starts
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Application No.: US14851723Application Date: 2015-09-11
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Publication No.: US10093304B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Jimmy Kapadia , Kenneth James Miller , Kenneth Frederick
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent David Kelley
- Main IPC: B60W20/12
- IPC: B60W20/12 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W10/08 ; B60W50/00 ; B60W20/20

Abstract:
A system and method for controlling a vehicle includes controlling a vehicle according to a first mode in response to a calculated likelihood exceeding a threshold likelihood, and controlling the vehicle according to a second mode otherwise. The calculated likelihood corresponds to the likelihood that the vehicle is within a threshold distance of a current drive cycle final destination. The calculated likelihood is derived from geolocation data collected from geolocation systems in at least one vehicle across a plurality of vehicle drive cycles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170072937A1 ENHANCED ELECTRIC DRIVE MODE HAVING PREDICTED DESTINATIONS TO REDUCE ENGINE STARTS Public/Granted day:2017-03-16
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