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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Oskar Johansson, Stockholm, SE;
Maria Södergren, Segeltorp, SE;
Fredrik Roos, Segeltorp, SE;
SCANIA CV AB, , SE;
Abstract
A method for determination of at least one reference value for controlling a vehicle's speed is described. The method may entail making a first prediction vand a second prediction vof a vehicle speed along a horizon, said first prediction based on an engine torque Twhich retards the vehicle as compared with a conventional cruise control, and said second prediction based on an engine torque Twhich accelerates the vehicle as compared with a conventional cruise control; comparing said respective first prediction vand second prediction vof the vehicle speed with a lower limit value vand/or an upper limit value vwhich delineate a range within which the vehicle's speed should be; and determining at least one reference value based on at least one of said respective comparisons and said first prediction vand second prediction vof the vehicle speed along the horizon.