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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Katsumi Kono, Toyota, JP;
Tomoharu Maeda, Toyota, JP;
Takaaki Tokura, Nagoya, JP;
Takeshi Yasuda, Yokkaichi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A driving control device that is mounted on a vehicle including an electric motor and an internal combustion engine as power sources includes a processor. The processor is configured to: acquire a destination of the vehicle; acquire a past driving history from a point of departure to the destination; acquire a desired state of charge that is a state of charge of a battery desired when the vehicle arrives at the destination; estimate a predicted amount of regenerative energy based on the driving history; set a first section and a second section based on the predicted amount of regenerative energy and the desired state of charge; and control driving of the vehicle based on the first section and the second section.