Patent ID: 9682624
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60L,B60T,B60W,G01C,G06F,G07C,G08G,Y02T

Claim:
1. A device for optimizing fuel consumption in a vehicle, comprising: a memory configured to store (i) map data, (ii) location data and (iii) driver command inputs; a sensor interface configured to connect to a plurality of sensors within said vehicle; and a processor configured to execute control logic, wherein (i) said driver command inputs comprise a route, (ii) said location data comprises at least one of (a) elevations, (b) weather conditions and (c) other environmental conditions and (iii) said control logic is configured to (a) divide said route into route segments, (b) calculate energy values that would be consumed by said vehicle when traveling said route segments based on variations in power applied from an electric motor of said vehicle and an internal combustion engine of said vehicle and (c) determining an efficient application of power from said electric motor and said internal combustion engine based on a summation of said energy values given an amount of energy available to said electric motor and said internal combustion engine.