Target speed determination device, target speed determination method and program, vehicle control device, and vehicle

A target speed determination method using a target speed determination device that determines target speed of a vehicle that performs acceleration or deceleration based on a difference between current speed and the target speed, the target speed determination method comprising steps of:

• causing a power consumption calculation unit to set the target speed in a plurality of sections of a track, and calculate power consumption when the vehicle has traveled on the track, based on the target speed;
• causing a target speed change unit to change a combination of the target speeds in the plurality of sections set in the power consumption calculation unit;
• causing an evaluation value calculation unit to calculate an evaluation value based on an evaluation function of multiplying the power consumption calculated by the power consumption calculation unit by a predetermined weight, for each combination of the target speeds;
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• causing a target speed determination unit to determine a combination of the target speeds for which the evaluation value is minimized to be a target speed in each section of the vehicle.

A program for causing a computer of a target speed determination device that determines target speed of a vehicle that performs acceleration or deceleration based on a difference between current speed and the target speed to function as:

• a power consumption calculation unit that sets the target speed in a plurality of sections of a track, and calculates power consumption when the vehicle has traveled on the track, based on the target speed;
• a target speed change unit that changes a combination of the target speeds in the plurality of sections set in the power consumption calculation unit;
• an evaluation value calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value based on an evaluation function of multiplying the power consumption calculated by the power consumption calculation unit by a predetermined weight, for each combination of the target speeds;
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• a target speed determination unit that determines a combination of the target speeds for which the evaluation value is minimized to be a target speed in each section of the vehicle.