Vehicle Speed Track Adjustment for Route-Specific Energy Saving

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for evaluating fuel efficiency in motor vehicles do not accurately account for route-specific conditions, vehicle specifications, and emergency stops, limiting their effectiveness in reducing energy consumption and adapting driving modes.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that generate an energy-efficient track for a motor vehicle by adjusting speed profiles based on actual route conditions and vehicle data, allowing for precise energy consumption reduction and return to efficient motion after unexpected stops.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple separate algorithms are used to determine steering angle, acceleration, and braking independently, then comprehensive vehicle control is achieved, but computational complexity and processing time increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle control accuracyVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate algorithms (steering angle determination, acceleration determination, braking determination) into a single integrated algorithm that processes track geometry data and vehicle state simultaneously to generate all control commands. This merging reduces computational overhead and processing time while maintaining comprehensive vehicle control along the predefined track.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Use of energy by moving object

If real-time adjustment of vehicle parameters is implemented, then energy efficiency is improved, but system complexity and response time requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-calculates optimal vehicle parameters (speed, acceleration, steering angle) based on track geometry data before vehicle arrival at specific track sections. This preliminary determination allows real-time energy-efficient operation without requiring complex real-time adjustments, as the optimal parameters are predetermined and simply executed during vehicle operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The algorithm dynamically adjusts vehicle parameters (speed, acceleration, steering) based on real-time vehicle state and upcoming track geometry, optimizing energy consumption throughout the journey. The system continuously adapts control commands to match actual vehicle conditions while maintaining energy efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Manufacturing precision

If detailed track geometry data is processed, then route accuracy and vehicle control precision are improved, but data processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveroute accuracyVSAvoiddata processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system processes and stores detailed track geometry data (curves, gradients, intersections) in advance before vehicle operation. This pre-processing creates a ready-to-use reference database that enables rapid real-time control decisions without requiring intensive processing during actual vehicle operation, thus maintaining high route accuracy while minimizing processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4348185B1Generating an adjustment energy-efficient track for a vehicle
Publication Date: 2026.05.06 PANKOV BORIS VALEREVICH
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AI summary

The proposed invention relates to methods for controlling energy consumption by a motor vehicle, and can be used in transportation industry. Technical problem to be solved by the claimed invention is to provide a method, a device, a system, a motor vehicle, and a computer-readable medium that do not possess the drawbacks of the prior art and thus make it possible to generate an accurate adjustment energy-efficient track for a motor vehicle that allows to reduce energy consumption by the motor vehicle on the specific portion of the route, as well as to return the vehicle in operation, after an emergency and/or unexpected stop, back to moving in accordance with the main energy-efficient track.