Iterative sequential velocity and state of charge setpoint selection for autonomous vehicles

An automotive vehicle comprising:

• an electric machine;
• an engine;
• and
• one or more controllers programmed to
• a) generate an initial state of charge profile and an initial vehicle velocity profile for a travel route,
• b) for each initial velocity setpoint defining the initial vehicle velocity profile, generate a plurality of updated state of charge setpoints,
• c) for each of the initial velocity setpoints, select one of the updated state of charge setpoints to define an updated state of charge profile,
• d) for each of the updated state of charge setpoints that defines the updated state of charge profile, generate a plurality of updated velocity setpoints,
• e) for each of the updated state of charge setpoints that defines the updated state of charge profile, select one of the updated velocity setpoints to define an updated velocity profile, and
• f) control operation of the electric machine and engine according to the updated state of charge profile and updated velocity profile over the travel route to drive actual state of charge and velocity values toward corresponding ones of the updated state of charge setpoints and updated velocity setpoints.