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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Ashish S. Krupadanam, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Edward J. Grant, East Lansing, MI (US);
Donn W. Glander, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Pei-chung Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Man-feng Chang, Troy, MI (US);
Sanjeev M. Naik, Troy, MI (US);
Balarama V. Murty, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William C. Lin, Birmingham, MI (US);
Ashish S. Krupadanam, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Edward J. Grant, East Lansing, MI (US);
Donn W. Glander, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Pei-Chung Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Man-Feng Chang, Troy, MI (US);
Sanjeev M. Naik, Troy, MI (US);
Balarama V. Murty, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
William C. Lin, Birmingham, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for improving energy efficient operation of a vehicle includes monitoring vehicle operating characteristics, modeling operation of the vehicle by utilizing the vehicle operating characteristics to estimate energy consumption rates of the vehicle across an allowable vehicle operating range, and generating a control output to the vehicle on the basis of the energy consumption rates.