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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2012
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Yanchai Zhang, Dunlap, IL (US);
Evan Earl Jacobson, Edwards, IL (US);
Bryan Thomas Siegel, Brimfield, IL (US);
Timothy Michael O'Donnell, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computing system may provide guidance to a vehicle with hybrid power systems on how to efficiently engage the hybrid systems and the primary power source on a given plan. As a result, additional efficiency may be obtained.