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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 05, 2009
Edward D. Tate, Jr., Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Michael O. Harpster, Jr., Oakland Township, MI (US);
Edward D. Tate, Jr., Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Michael O. Harpster, Jr., Oakland Township, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for selecting a route from a starting location to a predetermined destination includes a vehicle having a battery, a data storage medium, and a processor. The data storage medium stores a map database that describes a road network defining a plurality of possible routes from the starting location to the predetermined destination. The processor is configured to determine whether any of the possible routes belong to a set of routes the vehicle can complete using only the energy in the battery. The processor is configured to select, of the routes belonging to the set, that route having an optimized value for the attribute.