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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yanan Zhao, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ming Lang Kuang, Canton, MI (US);
Anthony Mark Phillips, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/445 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/104 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/108 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/52 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
An engine, electric machine and battery of a vehicle are operated, in certain examples, such that a state of charge of the battery is generally maintained while the real-time fuel consumption is estimated and minimized by the use of route segmentation and a predictive average power calculation.