System for operating a vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for operating a vehicle (2), wherein the system comprises at least one device (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) for determining the degree of sustainability of an object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), a navigation device (4), and an internal display (5) in the vehicle (2), wherein the at least one device (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) is configured to determine the degree of sustainability for each object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) located in the vicinity of the vehicle (2) and to transmit this information to the navigation device (4), wherein the internal display (5) is configured to display the degree of sustainability and to suggest to the occupant that an object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) be selected based on its degree of sustainability among the objects (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d). 10b, 10c, 10d) to select and drive to them with the vehicle (2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a system for operating a vehicle and a method for operating a vehicle.

[0002] Publication US 2023 / 196246 A1 describes a system and a procedure for determining a sustainability score.

[0003] A method for proving the use of a type of energy by an energy supplier is known from publication DE 10 2021 200 273 A1.

[0004] The publication DE 202024 100 071 U1 describes an urban sustainability assessment classification system.

[0005] Against this background, it was a challenge to operate a vehicle in a suitably sustainable way.

[0006] This problem is solved by a system and a method with the features of the independent claims. Embodiments of the system and the method are described in the dependent claims and the description.

[0007] The system according to the invention is designed for operating a vehicle. The system comprises at least one device for determining and / or ascertaining the degree of sustainability of an object, a navigation device that can be arranged or is arranged in the vehicle, and an internal display field that can be arranged or is arranged in the vehicle's interior. The at least one device is designed to determine and / or ascertain the degree of sustainability for each object that is located in the vicinity of the vehicle and is reachable by the vehicle, and to transmit this information to the navigation device in or of the vehicle.The navigation device is also designed to display the specific degree of sustainability to a vehicle occupant on and / or the internal display field, and to suggest to the occupant that they select an object, depending on its degree of sustainability, from among the objects usually available, and drive to it as their destination.

[0008] The system also includes a computing unit or control unit to be, or which can be, arranged or is arranged in the vehicle, which is designed to determine, for example using artificial intelligence, an index for the use of multiple objects for the occupant, taking into account objects selected by the occupant as destinations with regard to their respective degree of sustainability as displayed by the navigation device and which are or have been visited by the vehicle.

[0009] Furthermore, the system features an external display field, such as a screen and / or a light indicator, which is assigned to, assignable to, or connected to the vehicle and is designed to display the index for the use of multiple objects, depending on the degree of sustainability of the objects (e.g., for additional sustainability measures), thus communicating this information externally. This external display field can be located on an exterior wall of the vehicle or inside the vehicle, visible through a window.

[0010] The sustainability index for the occupant, which is to be determined and presented in detail, depends on the occupant's selection of an object, whereby the occupant drives or has driven to the object selected according to its degree of sustainability, which is registered by the navigation device, and the driver thus reacts to information on the sustainability of objects.

[0011] The at least one device for determining and / or recognizing the sustainability of objects outside a vehicle is assigned to at least one object and is designed to provide the navigation system with the degree of sustainability of the at least one object, e.g., via a standardized interface and / or by radio-based signals via electromagnetic waves. The vehicle can, for example, receive signals about the degree of sustainability from the at least one device for objects in the vicinity via an antenna as a communication module. The at least one device can also be used or applied in conjunction with artificial intelligence.

[0012] It is possible that the at least one device is assigned to a single object or to several objects simultaneously. It is also possible that a central device is provided for all objects, which is directly assigned to at least one object and / or indirectly assigned to at least one other object, possibly via at least one decentralized device that is directly assigned to the other object. In this case, a degree of sustainability, directly determined by a decentralized device for an object, is provided to the central device and, from there, to the navigation device.

[0013] The method according to the invention is intended for operating a vehicle. For each object located in the vicinity of the vehicle and reachable by the vehicle, a degree of sustainability is determined and / or ascertained, transmitted to a navigation device in or on the vehicle, and displayed to a vehicle occupant. The occupant is then prompted to select an object from among the objects based on its degree of sustainability and to drive the vehicle to that object.

[0014] The method can be implemented with a system, for example, an embodiment of the presented system, which includes at least one device for determining the degree of sustainability, a navigation device, and an internal display in the vehicle. It is intended that the vehicle can be operated and / or used sustainably by selecting sustainable objects that the occupant, e.g., the driver, chooses as destinations. Accordingly, the occupant can behave sustainably while carrying out the method.

[0015] The environment, whose objects are considered with regard to their degree of sustainability, is located, for example, within a definable and / or, for example, passenger-adjustable radius around the current location of the vehicle. Each object has a rating scale for sustainability, ranging from a minimum value, representing minimal or no sustainability, to a maximum value, representing maximum sustainability.

[0016] It is possible that the occupant prefers objects that exhibit at least a threshold value as a degree of sustainability. If, within an initially defined radius of the environment, there are only objects whose degree of sustainability is lower than the threshold value, the radius can be increased in the design of the procedure until at least one object is found within the enlarged environment whose degree of sustainability is at least as high as or higher than the threshold value.

[0017] If a comparison of several objects in the environment reveals that they share at least one common aspect for the occupant—for example, fulfilling at least one identical function and / or having the same composition—the object with the highest degree of sustainability with regard to this common aspect is selected and proposed as the destination. The objects are generally fixed in place within the environment.

[0018] In this context, objects are considered to be buildings or real estate, e.g., parking garages or houses; service facilities; locations, e.g., restaurants or bars; routes, e.g., roads, including those over bridges or through tunnels; infrastructure facilities; other, usually adjacent, vehicles; and / or localities, e.g., cities or villages. Some objects can be buildings, service facilities, and / or locations that are places of consumption, e.g., shops, supermarkets, shopping centers, or organic farms.

[0019] Furthermore, the degree of sustainability for a given object is determined and / or ascertained by or with at least one device directly or indirectly associated with that object, depending on at least one aspect of the object, usually using artificial intelligence. Aspects to be considered when determining and / or ascertaining the degree typically include the production of at least one product, e.g., products or goods, that is produced and / or provided by the object; the structure and / or material composition of the object; its mode of operation, e.g., energy consumption; at least one function of the object as a functional facility; and / or at least one service provided by the object. This also applies to the construction of a building as an object made from renewable raw materials. Regarding the mode of operation, e.g., active operation, consideration is given to whether, for example,Green electricity and / or biological water treatment will be used for the respective property.

[0020] At least one, and usually every, aspect is considered using a calculation model to determine the degree of sustainability of the respective objects. This aspect is fed into or incorporated into the calculation model. The degree of sustainability for the objects is then determined and / or calculated by at least one device using this calculation model. Information about the degree of sustainability of the objects is provided to the vehicle and / or the occupant, e.g., the driver, via the navigation device integrated into a navigation system. Artificial intelligence (AI) may be used by at least one device to carry out this process.

[0021] In its implementation, the system provides the degree of sustainability of each object and / or a derived index for object use by the inmate, depending on the object's sustainability rating. This rating is displayed on a scale with varying levels of sustainability, ranging from a minimum to a maximum value. The sustainability rating can be presented to the inmate via an internal display, for example, using a traffic light system with different colors assigned to different levels, or a grading system with varying grades from very good to poor and / or unsatisfactory. The objects are classified according to their sustainability by at least one device.

[0022] Based on the sustainability level of objects in the vehicle's surroundings, as determined and displayed to the occupant, use cases are derived for the occupant and / or the vehicle itself. For example, the system might suggest to the occupant that they use a sustainably constructed parking garage in a metropolitan area as a possible "village." The use of sustainable objects is then recorded in the occupant's sustainability index as a vehicle user. The occupant can then make concrete choices regarding sustainable mobility behavior, such as shopping in sustainable supermarkets and / or driving only on sustainably constructed roads, thereby further enhancing the sustainability of their life through their use of the vehicle.

[0023] The navigation system and its internal display can then show and / or highlight areas in the vicinity containing unsustainable objects. Taking the level of sustainability into account, it is possible to partially or completely bypass these areas with the vehicle and instead drive only to areas with objects that exhibit a high degree of sustainability. The procedure can be activated by the occupant by pressing a function button on the navigation device, and the occupant can specify that only sustainable objects should be visited and used, if possible.

[0024] The use of sustainable objects by the vehicle's occupant can be recorded and analyzed in the vehicle's computer unit. This analysis and the resulting personalized sustainability index for the occupant can be used to calculate their sustainable footprint as a vehicle user.

[0025] It is understood that the features mentioned above and those to be explained below can be used not only in the combinations specified, but also in other combinations or on their own, without leaving the scope of the present invention.

[0026] The invention is schematically illustrated with reference to embodiments in the drawing and is described schematically and in detail with reference to the drawing. Fig. Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of the system according to the invention for carrying out an embodiment of the method according to the invention.

[0027] Fig. Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of a vehicle 2 and several stationary objects 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d located in the vicinity of the vehicle 2. The objects 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d are real estate or buildings, and a service is provided by and / or within each of these objects.

[0028] The embodiment of the system according to the invention comprises a navigation device 4 arranged in the vehicle 2, an internal display field 5, a computing unit 6, an external display field 8 on an outer wall of the vehicle 2 and a communication module 14 of the vehicle 2 designed as an antenna.

[0029] Furthermore, the system comprises several devices 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, each device 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d being assigned to an object 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d. In the embodiment of the method according to the invention, each device 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d determines and / or ascertains a degree of sustainability of the object 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d to which the device 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d is assigned. The degree of sustainability is determined by each device 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d depending on at least one aspect for the respective object 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, here using artificial intelligence.The aspects considered here are the material properties of the respective object 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, its energy consumption, the type of energy consumed by the object 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d when providing a service, as well as the material properties of products provided by the object 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, and / or the energy consumed in their production.

[0030] Information on the degree of sustainability according to a rating scale for each object 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d is transmitted to the communication module 14 by the devices 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d via electromagnetic signals, forwarded to the navigation device 4, and displayed to an occupant, e.g., the driver, of the vehicle 2 via the internal display field 5. Based on this information, the occupant can select the object 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d with the highest degree of sustainability from among several options and drive to it in the vehicle 2, assisted by the navigation device 4.

[0031] Furthermore, the processing unit 6, taking into account objects 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, which are selected and / or have been visited by the occupant according to their respective degree of sustainability, determines an index for the occupant's use of objects 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d with regard to their sustainability. This index is displayed externally by the display field 8. REFERENCE MARK: 2 vehicles 4 Navigation device 5 Display field 6 Calculation unit 8 Display field 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d Object 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d Device 14 Communication module QUOTES INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION

[0000] This list of documents cited by the applicant was automatically generated and is included solely for the reader's convenience. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA accepts no liability for any errors or omissions. Cited patent literature

[0000] US 2023 / 196246 A1

[0002] DE 10 2021 200 273 A1

[0003] DE 202024 100 071 U1

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Claims

[1] System for operating a vehicle (2), wherein the system comprises at least one device (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) for determining the degree of sustainability of an object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), a navigation device (4), and an internal display (5) in the vehicle (2), wherein the at least one device (12a, 12b, 12c, 12d) is configured to determine the degree of sustainability for each object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) located in the vicinity of the vehicle (2) and to transmit this to the navigation device (4), wherein the internal display (5) is configured to display the degree of sustainability and to suggest to the occupant that an object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) be selected based on its degree of sustainability among the objects (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) to select and drive to as the destination with the vehicle (2). [2] System according to claim 1, comprising a computing unit (6) to be arranged in the vehicle (2), which is configured to determine for the occupant an index for the use of several objects (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) depending on the degree of sustainability, taking into account objects (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) that are visited by the occupant taking into account their respective degree of sustainability. [3] System according to claim 2, comprising an external display field (8) which is assigned to the vehicle (2) and is configured to display the index for the use of the objects (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) depending on the degree of sustainability. [4] Method for operating a vehicle (2) wherein, for each object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) located in the vicinity of the vehicle (2), the degree of sustainability is determined, transmitted to a navigation device (4) in the vehicle (2) and displayed to an occupant of the vehicle (2), suggesting to the occupant to select an object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) depending on the degree of its sustainability among the objects (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) and to drive to it as a destination with the vehicle (2). [5] Method according to claim 4, wherein, in the event that several objects (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) have at least one common aspect for the occupant, the object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) with the highest degree of sustainability is proposed as the target. [6] Method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the objects (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) are buildings, service facilities, premises, routes, other vehicles (2) and / or localities. [7] Method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the degree of sustainability for a given object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) is determined depending on the production of at least one product provided by the object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), depending on the structure and / or material composition of the object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d), depending on the mode of operation of the object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) and / or depending on at least one service provided by the object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d). [8] Method according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the degree of sustainability of each object (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) is provided via a rating scale.

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