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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
May. 13, 2022
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Jens Kastens, Tettnang, DE;
Heidi Rathgeb, Lindenberg, DE;
Alexander Graf, Immenstaad, DE;
Nicolas Blum, Julbach, DE;
Andrea Agostinelli, Munich, DE;
Dominic Schmidt, Karlsruhe, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A method for determining a vehicle configuration () adapted to driving behavior of a person includes: determining a driving profile () of the person, wherein the driving profile () includes a speed profile and/or an acceleration profile of a vehicle () controlled by the person; determining category values () for the driving profile () for a plurality of vehicle configurations (), wherein the category values () include one or both of an energy consumption and CO2 emissions of the particular vehicle configuration (), wherein the energy consumption and/or the CO2 emissions are/is calculated from the speed profile and/or the acceleration profile; and determining an optimal vehicle configuration () by ascertaining vehicle configuration values () for each vehicle configuration () by weighting the category values () for each vehicle configuration () and selecting an optimal vehicle configuration value ().