Driving route situation prediction for vehicle performance optimization

US8725408B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Thomas Hochkirchen · Vaals, NL
• Mark Eifert · Hessen, DE
• Maurice Rienks · Eindhoven, NL
• Christian Ress · Walzbachtal, DE
• Aria Etemad · Aachen, DE
• Marcus Boerger · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2006
• Grant date: May 13, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 12, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Y2300/476
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for prediction and identification of journey situations. A method for prediction of journey situations has the following steps: defining a plurality of standard journey situations, with each standard journey situation being characterized by a group of driving state parameters; defining a plurality of route state parameters in order to describe the state of a journey route; determining an association rule which associates in each case one group of values of the route state parameters with a standard journey situation; recording of an intended journey route; determining values of the route state parameters for the intended journey route; and associating the intended journey route with one of the standard journey situations on the basis of the association rule.