Apparatus and method for predicting and avoiding degradation of electrical drive components in a vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsEsther Alberts, Marcel Ewers
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Abstract
A system and method for predicting and avoiding degradation of an electrical drive component in a vehicle. A determination unit determines road attributes of a planned route of the vehicle. A prediction unit continuously predicts a type of degradation of an electrical drive component in the vehicle with respect to the determined road attributes. In response to the prediction unit predicting the type of degradation of the drive component, a control unit anticipatorily controls the drive component such that the predicted type of degradation of the drive component does not occur.
Claims8
A system for predicting and avoiding degradation of an electrical drive component in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a determination unit configured to determine road attributes of a planned route of the vehicle;
- a prediction unit configured to continuously predict a type of degradation of an electrical drive component in the vehicle with respect to the determined road attributes;
- and
- a control unit configured to, in response to the prediction unit predicting the type of degradation of the drive component, anticipatorily control the drive component such that the predicted type of degradation of the drive component does not occur.
A method for predicting and avoiding degradation of an electrical drive component in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining, via a determination unit, road attributes of a planned route of the vehicle;
- continuously predicting, via a prediction unit, a type of degradation of an electrical drive component with reference to the determined road attributes;
- and
- in response to predicting the type of degradation of the drive component by the prediction unit:
- anticipatorily control the drive component, via a control unit, such that the predicted type of degradation of the drive component does not occur.
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