Identifying cost effective routes using vehicle fuel economy values that are specific to the roadway type
US9175971B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3469
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Computer readable program instructions perform a method including identifying a starting location and a destination for traveling in a vehicle and identifying multiple available routes. Each route includes roadway segments that have a roadway type selected from multiple roadway types reflecting a set of roadway conditions. The method obtains a fuel price available to the vehicle, obtains a fuel economy value for the vehicle on each roadway type, and calculates a cost of driving each of a plurality of available routes. The cost of driving each available route is the sum of the cost of driving each segment of the route, wherein the cost of driving each roadway segment is the mathematical product of a length of the roadway segment and the available fuel price divided by the fuel economy for the vehicle on the roadway type for the roadway segment. The lowest cost route is then identified.
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