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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Qing Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Mark Phillips, Northville, MI (US);
Ryan Abraham Mcgee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xiaoyong Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Qing Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Mark Phillips, Northville, MI (US);
Ryan Abraham McGee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xiaoyong Wang, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a route for a vehicle includes receiving input indicative of a driver's dynamic control of the vehicle, determining the driver's driving style based on the input, and selecting values of parameters representing the driver's anticipated dynamic control of the vehicle based on the driving style. The method also includes identifying a plurality of candidate routes between an origin and destination, partitioning each of the candidate routes into a set of predefined route patterns, and determining an energy usage associated with each of the candidate routes based on the selected values and the set of predefined route patterns defining the candidate route. The method further includes identifying the candidate route having the minimum energy usage and providing output describing the route having the minimum energy usage.