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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ali Soloukmofrad, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel Lewis Boston, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ameen Al-khafaji, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mohsen Lakehal-Ayat, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to determine that travel data, reflecting previous travel, exists for an upcoming route segment. The processor is also configured to derive a fuel-efficient control strategy for the upcoming segment, based on fuel efficient behavior reflected in the travel data. The processor is further configured to execute the control strategy in a vehicle while the vehicle travels over the route segment to instruct vehicle control in accordance with the control strategy for at least a portion of the segment.