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Patent No.:

US 11491999 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022

Filed:

May. 08, 2019

Adjusting an operating mode of a vehicle based on an expected resource level

Applicant:

Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hiromitsu Urano, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Kentaro Ichikawa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Junya Ueno, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., Los Altos, CA (US);

Attorney:

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Primary Examiner:

Abdhesh K Jha

Assistant Examiner:

Alexander George Matta

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/22 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/08 (2013.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B60K 6/22 (2013.01); B60W 2050/007 (2013.01); B60W 2400/00 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2556/00 (2020.02); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/91 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling an operating mode of a vehicle is presented. The method includes determining a current range of the vehicle while the vehicle is operating in a first operating mode. The method also includes determining a distance to a destination. The method further includes controlling the vehicle to operate in a second operating mode instead of the first operating mode when the range is less than the distance to the destination.

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Urano, Hiromitsu. (2022). Adjusting an operating mode of a vehicle based on an expected resource level (U.S. Patent No. 11491999). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11491999

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