Method and device for regulating a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle
AssigneeScania CV AB
InventorsSimon STEINMEYER, Marc-Michael MEINECKE, Pär GERMAN, Jon ANDERSSON
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Abstract
Regulation of a longitudinal acceleration of a main vehicle (10), particularly a truck, includes: detecting a driving behavior of vehicles traveling in front of a preceding vehicle that is traveling immediately in front of the main vehicle (10), regulating the longitudinal acceleration of the main vehicle (10) based on an evaluation of the driving behavior of the vehicles in such a way as to minimize energy consumption of the main vehicle (10).
Claims10
A method for regulating a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle (10), particularly a truck, comprising:
- detecting a driving behavior of vehicles traveling in front of a preceding vehicle that is traveling immediately in front of the vehicle (10), and regulating the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle (10) based on an evaluation of the driving behavior of the vehicles in such a way as to minimize an energy consumption of the vehicle (10).
The method as in one of the preceding claims,
- characterized in that
- a headway distance between the vehicle (10) and the preceding vehicle is kept smaller, the more lane change maneuvers per time unit are detected between the vehicle (10) and the preceding vehicle.
The method as in one of the preceding claims,
- characterized in that
- the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle (10) is regulated as a function of at least one of the following items of information:
- an uphill slope of a roadway on which the vehicle (10) is currently traveling,
- a weight of the vehicle (10), and
- a starting torque of the vehicle (10) which the vehicle (10) must apply in order to launch from a standstill.
The method as in one of the preceding claims,
- characterized in that
- the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle (10) is regulated to minimize energy consumption in such a way as to minimize a frequency of stopping processes of the vehicle (10) in which the vehicle (10) comes to a complete stop.
A device for regulating a longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle (10), particularly a truck,
- wherein the device (20) comprises control means (2) and sensing means (1),
- wherein the sensing means (1) are adapted to detect a driving behavior of vehicles traveling in front of a preceding vehicle that is traveling immediately in front of the vehicle (10),
- wherein the control means (2) are adapted to regulate the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle (10) as a function of the driving behavior of the vehicles so as to minimize an energy consumption of the vehicle (10).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.