Coasting timer for predictive acceleration

A system for predictive acceleration of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• an accelerator pedal;
• a sensor coupled to the accelerator pedal, the sensor configured to measure depression of the accelerator pedal;
• and
• an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:
• determine a current coasting map;
• determine a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the current coasting map;
• determine the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from the sensor;
• and
• activate one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type, wherein the predicted acceleration type is one of the following:
• a negative acceleration, and the one or more subsystems comprises a regenerative braking system;
• and
• a positive acceleration, and the one or more subsystems comprises an engine.

A system for predictive acceleration of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• an accelerator pedal;
• a sensor coupled to the accelerator pedal, the sensor configured to measure depression of the accelerator pedal;
• and
• an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:
• determine a current coasting map;
• determine a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the current coasting map;
• determine the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from the sensor;
• activate one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type;
• determine an acceleration has occurred prior to the end of the coasting interval duration;
• and
• modify the current coasting map.

A system for predictive acceleration of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• an accelerator pedal;
• a sensor coupled to the accelerator pedal, the sensor configured to measure depression of the accelerator pedal;
• and
• an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:
• determine a current coasting map;
• determine a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the current coasting map;
• determine the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from the sensor;
• activate one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type;
• determine a driving pattern of the vehicle is inconsistent with the current coasting map;
• and
• determine an updated coasting map based, at least in part, on the driving pattern.

A method for predictive acceleration of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining, by an electronic control unit (ECU), a current coasting map;
• determining, by the ECU, a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the current coasting map;
• determining, by the ECU, the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from a sensor coupled to an accelerator pedal;
• activating, by the ECU, one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type;
• and
• storing, by the ECU, a plurality of coasting maps in a memory, the current coasting map selected from the plurality of coasting maps.

A method for predictive acceleration of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining, by an electronic control unit (ECU), a current coasting map;
• determining, by the ECU, a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the current coasting map;
• determining, by the ECU, the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from a sensor coupled to an accelerator pedal;
• and
• activating, by the ECU, one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type, wherein the predicted acceleration type is one of the following:
• a negative acceleration, and the one or more subsystems comprises a regenerative braking system;
• and
• a positive acceleration, and the one or more subsystems comprises an engine.

A method for predictive acceleration of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining, by an electronic control unit (ECU), a current coasting map;
• determining, by the ECU, a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the current coasting map;
• determining, by the ECU, the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from a sensor coupled to an accelerator pedal;
• activating, by the ECU, one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type;
• and
• determining, by the ECU, an acceleration has occurred prior to the end of the coasting interval duration;
• and
• modifying, by the ECU, the current coasting map.

A method for predictive acceleration of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining, by an electronic control unit (ECU), a current coasting map;
• determining, by the ECU, a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the current coasting map;
• determining, by the ECU, the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from a sensor coupled to an accelerator pedal;
• activating, by the ECU, one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type;
• and
• determining, by the ECU, a driving pattern of the vehicle is inconsistent with the current coasting map;
• and
• determining, by the ECU, an updated coasting map based, at least in part, on the driving pattern.

A system for predictive acceleration of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• an accelerator pedal;
• a sensor coupled to the accelerator pedal, the sensor configured to measure depression of the accelerator pedal;
• an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to:
• determine a driver profile does not contain a driver coasting map;
• determine a baseline coasting map;
• determine a coasting interval duration based, at least in part, on the baseline coasting map;
• determine the coasting interval duration has started based, at least in part, upon a measurement received from the sensor;
• activate one or more subsystems of the vehicle prior to the end of the coasting interval duration, the one or more subsystems determined based, at least in part, on a predicted acceleration type;
• and
• create a first driver coasting map based, at least in part, on a first observed driving pattern of the vehicle.