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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Vivek A. Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Phani Vajapeyazulla, Columbus, IN (US);
Kenneth Follen, Greenwood, IN (US);
An Wu, Columbus, IN (US);
Barty L. Moffett, Seymour, IN (US);
Howard R. Frost, Columbus, IN (US);
Vivek A. Sujan, Columbus, IN (US);
Phani Vajapeyazulla, Columbus, IN (US);
Kenneth Follen, Greenwood, IN (US);
An Wu, Columbus, IN (US);
Barty L. Moffett, Seymour, IN (US);
Howard R. Frost, Columbus, IN (US);
Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle speed-based operational cost optimization module provides an optimized velocity profile over a given route while also considering imposed constraints such as deviation from time targets, deviation from maximum governed speed limits, etc. Given current vehicle speed, engine state and transmission state, the present disclosure optimally manages the engine map to provide a recommended vehicle speed that optimizes fuel consumption. Exemplary embodiments provide for offline and online optimizations relative to fuel consumption. The benefit is increased freight efficiency in transporting cargo from source to destination by minimizing fuel consumption and maintaining drivability.