Adaptive cruise speed control assistant systems and methods thereof

A method for setting up “new adaptive cruise speed” of a vehicle(s) equipped with an adaptive cruise speed control assistant system (100), the method (1000) comprising:

• receiving input comprising starting and end points of the route;
• receiving vehicular information comprising speed versus mileage characteristics under standard constant speed conditions as per vehicle make and model, battery status, fuel status comprising fuel volume and dynamic fuel volume, Passenger Factor (PF), Tyre Pressure factor (TPF), Use Factor (UF), Air Conditioning Factor (ACF), Load Factor (LF) and Net Factor (NF) from a battery information unit (106A), a fuel tank (108), a passenger counter (116), tyre pressure monitoring sensor, an air conditioning status monitor (118), and a load sensor respectively;
• receiving route information comprising route type, specific route, alternate routes, a particular nearest functional fuel or charging station from respective sources, meeting hours, meeting IN and OUT timing schedule, place coordinates, time restrictions, route restrictions, and, if any jam due to a plurality of factors comprising traffic, people, event occurrence, natural calamities, accidents, road construction in all possible routes from the starting point until the end point;
• processing the input, the vehicular information, and the route information;
• determining GPS coordinates of the vehicle with respect to the route to be followed by the vehicle, other vehicles and other point of interest enroute or otherwise;
• analysing the processed input to take a decision if to set up ‘new adaptive cruise speed’ or override the ‘new adaptive cruise speed’;
• setting the ‘new adaptive cruise speed’ automatically or as per the instructions provided by the user to override the ‘new adaptive cruise speed’;
• actuating fuel supply or current supply in the vehicle in conformation with the decision;
• controlling speed of wheels of the vehicle in conformation with the decision;
• displaying the query for the user if to follow the ‘new adaptive cruise speed’ or override the ‘new adaptive cruise speed’, followed by displaying the selected speed accordingly;
• wherein the method (1000) comprising adapting to set the cruise speed basis speed versus goals comprising range, mileage, fuel running and refuel cost per km, fuel or charge refill, fuel volume per km, and travel distance and time restrictions compliance in different geographical areas depending upon average of a number of factors comprising Passenger Factor (PF), Tyre Pressure factor (TPF), Use Factor (UF), Air Conditioning Factor (ACF), Load Factor (LF) and Net Factor (NF) as per vehicle make and model.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of an adaptive cruise speed control assistant system, cause the processor(s) to:

• receive input comprising starting and end points of a route, vehicular information, and route information;
• analyze vehicle parameters including speed, mileage, battery status from a battery information unit, fuel status from a fuel tank, Passenger Factor (PF) from a passenger counter, Tyre Pressure Factor (TPF) from a tyre pressure monitoring sensor, Use Factor (UF) from an odometer, Air Conditioning Factor (ACF) from an air conditioning status monitor (118), Load Factor (LF) from a load sensor, and Net Factor (NF);
• determine a new adaptive cruise speed based on range, fuel or charge availability, route restrictions, cost optimization, and time-of-day conditions;
• actuate a controller having an actuator to adjust fuel or current supply to conform with the determined adaptive cruise speed;
• and
• communicate the adaptive cruise speed and control status to a display or a connected Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) for confirmation or override by the user;
• wherein the new adaptive cruise speed is adapted dynamically based on speed versus goals comprising range, mileage, refuel or recharge cost per kilometer, and travel distance or time compliance in different geographical areas depending upon the average of Passenger Factor (PF), Tyre Pressure Factor (TPF), Use Factor (UF), Air Conditioning Factor (ACF), Load Factor (LF), and Net Factor (NF) as per vehicle make and model.

A vehicle comprising:

• a propulsion system;
• a plurality of sensors including a battery information unit, a fuel meter associated with a fuel tank, a tyre pressure monitoring sensor, a passenger counter, and a load sensor;
• a control unit in communication with the sensors;
• and
• an adaptive cruise speed control assistant system configured to:
• receive route and vehicular information via an input device;
• analyze the vehicular parameters to determine a new adaptive cruise speed based on a Net Factor (NF) derived from Passenger Factor (PF), Tyre Pressure Factor (TPF), Use Factor (UF), Air Conditioning Factor (ACF), and Load Factor (LF);
• and
• control the propulsion system of the vehicle by actuating a controller having an actuator in conformation with the determined adaptive cruise speed;
• wherein the adaptive cruise speed control assistant system adapts to maintain an optimized speed profile to complete the journey with compliance to travel time restrictions, minimum fuel or charge cost, and mileage optimization under varying geographical conditions using data from a GPS cloud server.