Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for improving energy efficiency of a vehicle based on known route segments
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Application No.: US14230557Application Date: 2014-03-31
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Publication No.: US09695760B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Mohammad E. Dufford , Joshua D. Payne
- 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: Snell & Wilmer LLP
- Main IPC: F02D29/02
- IPC: F02D29/02 ; B60W30/18 ; F02N11/08

Abstract:
A method/system for maintaining the energy efficiency history of predicted route segments in a database, providing adaptive feedback to hybrid vehicle controls, and displaying the energy efficiency history to the driver. As the vehicle travels on a route, the system stores energy efficiency information for route segments. The system may include sensors, a memory, and a processor to learn energy efficiency information based on how fuel and battery power are used over a route segment and/or route. The method/system may utilize energy efficiency information to adjust a start/stop engine threshold of a hybrid vehicle. When the processor predicts that the vehicle will travels on the predicted route segment again, the vehicle may optimize powertrain parameters such as the start/stop engine threshold during traveling on the predicted route segment and/or before reaching the predicted route segment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150275787A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF A VEHICLE BASED ON KNOWN ROUTE SEGMENTS Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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