System and method for vehicle propulsion control

A system for controlling vehicle propulsion, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• identify at least one route characteristic of a portion of a most probable path;
• determine a vehicle energy consumption profile for a vehicle based on at least historical data indicating energy consumption of the vehicle for at least a portion of a route previously traversed by the vehicle having at least one route characteristic corresponding to the at least one route characteristic of the portion of the most probable path;
• determine, for the most probable path, a route energy consumption profile based on the at least one route characteristic of the portion of the most probable path and the vehicle energy consumption profile;
• determine a target vehicle speed profile based on the at least one route characteristic and the vehicle energy consumption profile;
• and
• selectively control vehicle propulsion based on the target vehicle speed profile.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• identifying at least one route characteristic of a portion of a most probable path;
• determining a vehicle energy consumption profile for a vehicle based on at least historical data indicating energy consumption of the vehicle for at least a portion of a route previously traversed by the vehicle having at least one route characteristic corresponding to the at least one route characteristic of the portion of the most probable path;
• determining a current state of charge of a vehicle battery of the vehicle;
• determining, for the most probable path, a route energy consumption profile based on the at least one route characteristic of the portion of the most probable path and the vehicle energy consumption profile;
• calculating an estimated remaining charge for the vehicle battery at an end of the most probable path based on the state of charge of the vehicle battery and the route energy consumption profile;
• determining whether the estimated remaining charge for the vehicle battery is within a vehicle battery charge range;
• in response to a determination that the estimated remaining charge is less than a lower limit of the vehicle battery charge range:
• determining a target vehicle speed profile based on the at least one route characteristic, the vehicle energy consumption profile, and the state of charge of the vehicle battery;
• and
• generating an indication;
• and
• providing the indication.