Vehicle control device
US11904833B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2710/0688
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A boundary is at an engine drive restricted zone where operation of the internal combustion engine is restricted. An adjusting device adjusts of at least one of the temperature inside the cabin using electric power, the humidity inside the cabin using electric power, or the air pollution degree inside the cabin. In response to a prediction that (1) a host vehicle will enter the inside of the engine drive restricted zone and that (2a) the time period for the host vehicle to reach the boundary is within a preset time period or that (2b) the distance between the host vehicle and the boundary is within a preset distance, the value of at least one of the temperature inside the cabin, the humidity inside the cabin, and the air pollution degree inside the cabin is reduced before the host vehicle enters the inside of the engine drive restricted zone.
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