Intelligent vehicle controller
AssigneeLinamar Corporation
InventorsBogdan Havrisciuc, Edward N. Carlson
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Abstract
A method is provided for monitoring the operation of a vehicle powered by a fuel cell and a battery. The method comprises the steps of determining an energy capacity of the vehicle, estimating an energy required for the vehicle to travel on a route to a destination, determining whether the energy required is greater than the energy capacity, and if it is determined that the energy required is greater than the energy capacity, sending a notification to alert a driver of the vehicle.
Claims16
A method for monitoring the operation of a vehicle powered by a fuel cell and a battery, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a destination;
- determining a route to the destination;
- determining a top speed of the vehicle;
- determining an energy capacity of the vehicle;
- estimating an energy required for the vehicle to travel on the route to the destination;
- determining whether the energy required is greater than the energy capacity;
- if it is determined that the energy required is greater than the energy capacity, sending a notification to alert a driver of the vehicle;
- if it is determined that the energy required is not greater than the energy capacity, setting a maximum speed for the vehicle equal to the top speed for the vehicle;
- and
- if it is determined that the energy required is greater than the energy capacity, decreasing the maximum speed for the vehicle such that the maximum speed is less than the top speed.
A fuel cell electric vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel cell;
- a battery;
- and
- a control system, wherein the control system is configured to:
- determine an energy capacity of the vehicle;
- receive a destination;
- determine a route to the destination;
- determine a top speed of the vehicle;
- estimate an energy required for the vehicle to travel on the route to the destination;
- determine whether the energy required is greater than the energy capacity;
- if the control system determines that the energy required is not greater than the energy capacity, the control system is configured to set a maximum speed for the vehicle equal to the top speed for the vehicle;
- and
- if the control system determines that the energy required is greater than the energy capacity, the control system is configured to send a notification to alert a driver of the vehicle and the control system is configured to decrease the maximum speed for the vehicle such that the maximum speed is less than the top speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.