Travel support device, travel support method, and drive support system
US9476721B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/72
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A travel support device includes a planner adapted to plan vehicle travel modes to be respectively assigned to each of a plurality of sections into which a travel route from a current location to a destination is divided. To each of the sections, the planner is adapted to assign, based on a road load associated with each section, a travel mode among a first mode, in which the remaining energy charge of the battery of the vehicle is not maintained, and a second mode, in which the remaining energy charge of the battery is maintained. The planner is adapted to identify, from among the sections, an excessive altitude change section, in which a change of altitude is predicted to be greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and assign the second mode with priority to the excessive altitude change section.
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