Method and devices for specifying an operating strategy profile

A device for specifying an operating strategy profile for operation of a vehicle, comprising:

• a control device in the vehicle, which control device is configured to execute a process of:
• transmitting driving route data that characterize a scheduled driving route for an upcoming journey of the vehicle to a central database device;
• receiving operating strategy data from the central database device, which operating strategy data characterize a proposed geo-referenced global operating strategy profile defined with respect to an entirety of the driving route for the operation of the vehicle during its journey on the driving route;
• acquiring, via sensors, operating data, which characterize at least one of an operating status and a driving situation of the vehicle during its journey on the driving route, and determining a local operating strategy profile for the operation of the vehicle during its continued journey on the driving route on the basis of the acquired operating data;
• selecting between the global operating strategy profile and the local operating strategy profile as an operating strategy profile to be applied for the operation of the vehicle during its continued journey on the driving route;
• and
• applying the selected operating strategy profile for the operation of the vehicle on the driving route.

A method for specifying a global geo-referenced operating strategy profile with respect to a driving route, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, from a vehicle, (i) positions of the vehicle along a driving route driven by the vehicle or driving route data that characterize the route driven by the vehicle, and one or both of (ii) operating data that characterize an operating status of the vehicle or a driving situation during its journey on the driving route, and (iii) operating strategy data that characterize an operating strategy profile of the vehicle applied during its journey on the driving route, from a central database;
• specifying a global operating strategy profile for an entirety of the driving route on the basis of the received positions of the vehicle or of the route data, and at least one of the operating data and the operating strategy data;
• receiving, from at least one additional vehicle, driving route data that characterize the route driven by the vehicle;
• transmitting the specified global operating strategy profile to the at least one additional vehicle,
• iteratively executing the method, by virtue of at least one of operating data that characterize an operating status of the at least one additional vehicle or a driving situation during the journey of the at least one additional vehicle on the driving route, operating strategy data that characterize an operating strategy profile of the at least one other vehicle applied during its journey on the driving route, being received from the central database device and by the global operating strategy profile for this route being specified afresh on the basis of the operating data, and the operating strategy data for the route being driven as well as the previously identified global operating strategy.

A central database device, comprising a server with a database, which is configured to execute the process of:

• receiving, from a vehicle, at least one of (i) positions of the vehicle along a driving route driven by the vehicle or driving route data that characterize the route driven by the vehicle, (ii) operating data that characterize an operating status of the vehicle or a driving situation during its journey on the driving route, and (iii) operating strategy data that characterize an operating strategy profile of the vehicle applied during its journey on the driving route, from a central database;
• specifying a global operating strategy profile for this driving route on the basis of the received positions of the vehicle or of the route data and at least one of the operating data and the operating strategy data;
• receiving, from at least one additional vehicle, driving route data that characterize the route driven by the vehicle;
• transmitting the specified global operating strategy profile to the at least one additional vehicle,
• iteratively executing the method, by virtue of at least one of operating data that characterize an operating status of the at least one additional vehicle or a driving situation during the journey of the at least one additional vehicle on the driving route, and operating strategy data that characterize an operating strategy profile of the at least one other vehicle applied during its journey on the driving route, being received from the central database device and by the global operating strategy profile for this route being specified afresh on the basis of at least one of the operating data and the operating strategy data for the route being driven as well as the previously identified global operating strategy.