Patent ID: 11912263
Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. An apparatus for controlling propulsion of a vehicle comprising:
a processor; and
a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
identify at least one route characteristic of a portion of a route being traversed by the vehicle;
identify a projected vehicle stop point or projected vehicle slowdown point associated with the portion of the route being traversed by the vehicle;
identity at least one vehicle parameter using a velocity dependent resistance force of a road load function;
determine a vehicle energy consumption profile for the vehicle based on at least:
historical data indicating energy consumption of the vehicle for at least a portion of a route previously traversed by the vehicle having at least one route characteristic corresponding to the at least one route characteristic of the portion of the route being traversed by the vehicle;
the at least one vehicle parameter; and
a plurality of other vehicle parameters of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of other vehicle parameters includes at least a weight of the vehicle and a manufacturer provided vehicle energy efficiency;

determine a target coast end speed based on the at least one route characteristic, the vehicle energy consumption profile, a rolling friction of the vehicle, a draft coefficient of the vehicle, and the projected vehicle stop point or projected vehicle slowdown point;
determine a target coast start point based on the at least one route characteristic and the target coast end speed; and
selectively control vehicle propulsion of the vehicle based on the target coast start point.