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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2019
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventor:

Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01C 21/3492 (2013.01); G05D 1/0217 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an exemplary embodiment, a method for determining a route using route segment characterizations is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a processor, a destination. The method further includes determining, by the processor, one or more routes to the destination from a first location. The method further includes dividing, by the processor, each of the one or more routes into one or more route segments. The method further includes characterizing, by the processor, each of the one or more route segments according to propulsion resources available to a vehicle. The method further includes providing, by the processor, an optimized route from the one or more routes based on the characterization of the one or more route segments.


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