Drive mode guide system for vehicle and method thereof

1. A drive mode guide system for a vehicle provided with a plurality of drive modes, comprising:

an input unit configured to receive data input by the user, wherein the data input by the user is destination data;

a road information storage unit configured to store information related to a road state;

a real-time information storage unit configured to receive and store environmental information in real time;

a vehicle information storage unit configured to store information related to the vehicle;

a control unit configured to extract a possible-traveling path and a drive mode for the vehicle based on the real-time information, vehicle information and road state information; and

an output unit configured to output the possible-traveling path and the drive mode received from the control unit,

wherein the control unit is configured to:

extract the possible-traveling path for the vehicle from the destination data received from the input unit,

extract an expected consumed energy flow for the possible-traveling path from information received from the road information storage unit, the real-time information storage unit, and the vehicle information storage unit, and

extract a drive mode suitable for the expected consumed energy flow for the possible-traveling path and the traveling information from the plurality of drive modes, wherein the expected consumed energy flow is extracted by configuring the control unit to:

calculate a dynamic load state applied to the vehicle during virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information received from the road information storage unit, the real-time information storage unit, and the vehicle information storage unit;

calculate a fluid resistance state applied to the vehicle during the virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information received from the real-time information storage unit and the vehicle information storage unit;

calculate a fuel consumption rage of the vehicle during virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information on the calculated dynamic load state and fluid resistance state of the vehicle; and

calculate a heat load state of the vehicle from information received from the vehicle information storage unit based on the expected energy flow in the vehicle.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:

extract a plurality of possible-traveling paths for the vehicle from information inputted to the input unit,

extract the expected consumed energy flow for each of the plurality of possible-traveling paths,

extract a possible-traveling path with minimum energy consumption from the plurality of possible-traveling paths in consideration of the expected consumed energy flow for each of the possible-traveling paths, and

extract a drive mode suitable for the traveling information of the possible-traveling path with the minimum energy consumption.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit further configured to:

extract a plurality of possible-traveling paths of the vehicle from the information inputted to the input unit,

extract the expected consumed energy flow for each of the plurality of possible-traveling paths, and

extract a drive mode suitable for the expected consumed energy flow and the traveling information for each of the possible-traveling paths.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the road state information stored in the road information storage unit includes geographical characteristics of the road and traffic rule information of the road.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the environmental information stored in the real-time information storage unit includes real-time road traffic situation information and weather information.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the vehicle state information stored in the vehicle information storage unit includes heat load state information of the vehicle.

7. A drive mode guide output method of a drive mode guide system for a vehicle including a plurality of drive modes, the method comprising:

inputting a destination;

extracting, by a control unit, a possible-traveling path for the vehicle from the inputted destination;

collecting, by the control unit, road state information related to the extracted possible-traveling path for the vehicle, real-time environmental information, and vehicle information;

extracting, by the control unit, an expected consumed energy flow from the collected road state information, real-time environmental information, and vehicle information, wherein the expected consumed energy flow is extracted by:

calculating a dynamic load state applied to the vehicle during virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information received from the road information storage unit, the real-time information storage unit, and the vehicle information storage unit,

calculating a fluid resistance state applied to the vehicle during virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information received from the real-time information storage unit and the vehicle information storage unit,

calculating a fuel consumption rate of the vehicle during virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information on the calculated dynamic load state and fluid resistance state of the vehicle, and

calculating a heat load state of the vehicle from information received from the vehicle information storage unit based on the expected energy flow in the vehicle;

extracting, by the control unit, a suggested drive mode suitable for the expected consumed energy flow for the possible-traveling path and the traveling information from the plurality of drive modes; and

outputting, by the control unit, the suggested drive mode.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein when a plurality of possible-traveling paths for the vehicle are extracted, the expected consumed energy flow is extracted for each of the possible-traveling paths.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

extracting, by the control unit, a possible-traveling path with the minimum energy consumption from the plurality of possible-traveling paths in consideration of the expected consumed energy flow extracted for each of the possible-traveling paths.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the road state information is selected from a group consisting of geographical characteristics of the road and traffic rule information along the possible-traveling path. from a group consisting of real-time road traffic situation information and weather information.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the real-time environmental information is selected from a group consisting of real-time road traffic situation information and weather information.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the vehicle state information includes heat load state information of the vehicle.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that extract at least one possible-traveling path for the vehicle from an input destination;

program instructions that collect road state information related to the extracted possible-traveling path for the vehicle, real-time environmental information, and vehicle information;

program instructions that extract an expected consumed energy flow from the collected road state information, real-time environmental information, and vehicle information, wherein the expected consumed energy flow is extracted by;

calculating a dynamic load state applied to the vehicle during virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information received from the road information storage unit, the real-time information storage unit, and the vehicle information storage unit,

calculating a fluid resistance state applied to the vehicle during virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information received from the real-time information storage unit and the vehicle information storage unit,

calculating a fuel consumption rate of the vehicle during virtual travel through the possible-traveling path from information on the calculated dynamic load state and fluid resistance state of the vehicle, and

calculating a heat load state of the vehicle from information received from the vehicle information storage unit based on the expected energy flow in the vehicle;

program instructions that extract a suggested drive mode suitable for the expected consumed energy flow for the possible-traveling path and the traveling information from the plurality of drive modes; and

program instructions that output the suggested drive mode.