Energy-Aware Vehicle Trip Planning With Reachable Stops
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing navigation systems do not provide adequate decision support for determining whether a vehicle has sufficient energy to complete a trip and identify potential intermediate destinations without additional charging.
Innovation Solution
A computing device or system integrated with or transportable by a vehicle that identifies current travel capability based on available energy, providing information on charging duration and potential destinations reachable without additional charging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If navigation systems provide total travel distance and time information, then users can plan their routes, but users still must manually calculate energy requirements and determine if the vehicle has sufficient energy to complete the trip
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation system automatically calculates and provides energy requirement information without requiring user intervention. The system self-determines the energy needed for the trip based on route parameters and vehicle characteristics, eliminating the need for users to perform manual energy calculations while planning their trips
2Loss of information
If the system provides comprehensive travel information including intermediate destinations, then users can make better routing decisions, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The travel information is segmented into distinct components: total travel distance, total travel time, energy requirements, intermediate destinations, and charging opportunities. This segmentation allows the system to provide comprehensive information without overwhelming complexity, as each component can be calculated and presented independently using standardized algorithms
Data Source
AI summary
Various disclosed embodiments include systems, vehicles, and methods for providing decision support to a person planning to make a trip in a vehicle. In an illustrative embodiment, a computing device has computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions configured to cause the computing device to identify a current travel capability for the vehicle based on available energy aboard the vehicle. A selection of travel information is presented to a user of the computing device. The travel information may include information including a duration of charging required to provide sufficient additional energy to perform a first trip, at least one range of additional travel possible without additional charging after performing the first trip, and at least one potential intermediate destination reachable while performing the first trip without undertaking additional charging.