Systems and methods for vehicle powertrain calibration selection strategy
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsShehan Haputhanthri, Matthew Joseph, Merwyn Cheruvathur
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for selectively controlling a powertrain of a vehicle along pre-planned travel routines. In one example, a method comprises receiving a travel request at a controller of a vehicle, determining a travel route and a powertrain calibration in a mutually dependent manner from a plurality of potential travel routes and a plurality of powertrain calibrations, and operating the vehicle according to the powertrain calibration along the travel route. In this way, preferences pertaining to the travel request may be effectively met.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- receiving a travel request at a controller of a vehicle;
- via the controller,
- comparing a plurality of powertrain calibrations corresponding to a set of travel routes with each of a plurality of potential travel routes to mutually assign a ranking to powertrain calibration and travel route pairs, the set of travel routes being similar to the plurality of potential travel routes and are selected from a plurality of travel routes;
- coincidentally determining a travel route and a powertrain calibration for the travel route based on the ranking;
- and
- operating the vehicle according to the powertrain calibration along the travel route.
A method comprising:
- in response to receiving a travel request at a controller of a vehicle, determining a plurality of potential travel routes for the travel request;
- querying a powertrain calibration database to identify a plurality of travel routes that are similar to the plurality of potential travel routes, where the plurality of travel routes are associated with a plurality of powertrain calibrations;
- mutually evaluating the plurality of potential travel routes and the plurality of powertrain calibrations to coincidentally select a travel route and a powertrain calibration that fulfills the travel request;
- and
- operating the vehicle along the travel route using the powertrain calibration selected for the travel route,
- wherein mutually evaluating the plurality of potential travel routes and the plurality of powertrain calibrations includes assigning a weight to potential travel route and powertrain calibration pairs;
- and
- wherein selecting the travel route and the powertrain calibration that fulfills the travel request is a based on the weight assigned to the potential travel route and powertrain calibration pairs.
A system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a powertrain calibration database that stores a plurality of travel routes and associated powertrain calibrations;
- and
- a controller with computer readable instructions stored on non-transitory memory that when executed, cause the controller to:
- receive a transportation request;
- determine a plurality of potential travel routes for the transportation request;
- identify a subset of travel routes from the plurality of travel routes that are similar to the plurality of potential routes;
- compare powertrain calibrations corresponding to the subset of travel routes with each of the plurality of potential travel routes in order to mutually assign a ranking to powertrain calibration and travel route pairs;
- select a powertrain calibration and a travel route based on the ranking;
- and
- operate the vehicle via the powertrain calibration along the travel route.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.