Method, apparatus, computer program and computer program product for processing data of a route profile for a vehicle

An apparatus to process route profile data for a vehicle, wherein the apparatus is configured to:

• determine, by the apparatus of the vehicle, a first set of the route profile data for a predetermined route section of a route of the vehicle, the first set of route profiled data being based on data provided by a sensor apparatus of the vehicle, the first set of the route profile data being representative of at least a first local physical road characteristic of the predetermined route section at geo-spatial positions according to a first geo-spatial resolution,
• read, by the apparatus of the vehicle, a second set of the route profile data, the second set of the route profile data being at least partly related to the predetermined first route section, the second set of the route profile data being representative of at least a second local physical road characteristic at geo-spatial positions according to a second geo-spatial resolution more precise than the first geo-spatial resolution of the first set of route profile data,
• determine, by the apparatus of the vehicle, a degree of similarity between the first set of the route profile data and the second set of the route profile data,
• assign, based on the determined degree of similarity, the second set of the route profile data to at least one of:
• conditions immediately surrounding the vehicle, and a time-dependent mapping function of influences that the route has on the vehicle, within at least one vehicle function control system of the vehicle.

A computer program product comprising computer-readable code that is stored on non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein when executed by a data processing apparatus of a vehicle, the computer-readable code is to:

• determine, by the data processing apparatus of the vehicle, a first set of the route profile data for a predetermined route section of a route of the vehicle, the first set of route profiled data being based on data provided by a sensor apparatus of the vehicle, the first set of the route profile data being representative of at least a first local physical road characteristic of the predetermined route section at geo-spatial positions according to a first geo-spatial resolution,
• read, by the data processing apparatus of the vehicle, a second set of the route profile data, the second set of the route profile data being at least partly related to the predetermined first route section, the second set of the route profile data is being representative of at least a second local physical road characteristic at geo-spatial positions according to a second geo-spatial resolution more precise than the first geo-spatial resolution of the first set of route profile data,
• determine, by the data processing apparatus of the vehicle, a degree of similarity between the first set of the route profile data and the second set of the route profile data,
• assign, based on the determined degree of similarity, the second set of the route profile data to at least one of:
• conditions immediately surrounding the vehicle, and a time-dependent mapping function of influences that the route has on the vehicle, within at least one vehicle function control system of the vehicle.