Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous vehicle refueling locator
- Patent Title (中): 自动车辆加油定位器
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Application No.: US14542444Application Date: 2014-11-14
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Publication No.: US09400500B2Publication Date: 2016-07-26
- Inventor: Michael J. Delp
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: B60D1/04
- IPC: B60D1/04 ; G01F23/00 ; B60K35/00 ; G05D1/02 ; B67D7/04

Abstract:
An automated driving system can determine, based on input from one or more sensors disposed on an autonomous vehicle, a required fuel level to complete a planned vehicle path and a current fuel level for the autonomous vehicle. If the current fuel level is below the required fuel level, the automated driving system can identify one or more refueling stations and send an indication to a driver of the autonomous vehicle requesting selection of one of the identified refueling stations. If a refueling station selection is received, the automated driving system can update the planned vehicle path to include a stop at the selected refueling station. If a refueling station selection is not received, the automated driving system can determine a critical fuel level. If the current fuel level falls below the critical fuel level, the automated driving system can drive the autonomous vehicle to a proximate refueling station.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160139600A1 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE REFUELING LOCATOR Public/Granted day:2016-05-19
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