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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin M. Rocci, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael David Beeney, Canton, MI (US);
Mark Anthony Rockwell, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 30/181 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); B60W 30/18127 (2013.01); B60W 30/18154 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G08G 1/012 (2013.01); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01); G08G 1/0116 (2013.01); G08G 1/09675 (2013.01); G08G 1/096725 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01); G08G 1/096783 (2013.01); G08G 1/096791 (2013.01); G08G 1/165 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); B60W 2550/143 (2013.01); B60W 2550/22 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to receive information indicating the presence of an upcoming obstacle along a route and determine a vehicle-control strategy to minimize expected fuel usage between a current location and an obstacle location. The processor may further control the vehicle in accordance with the control strategy or recommend driver actions in accordance with the control strategy.