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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
May. 08, 2019
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:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
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.