IP Library Granted Patent US 9,174,550
Granted Patent B2
US 9,174,550 · App. 13/855,225 · Granted Nov 3, 2015

Electric vehicle driving support system

Inventors: Takamasa Koshizen (Wako, JP); Junji Eguchi (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,174,550
App. No.
13/855,225
Granted
Nov 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric vehicle driving support system includes an acquisition unit that acquires predictive information of traffic congestion calculated based on acceleration of an electric vehicle and an economical driving mode output unit that outputs a control instruction to prioritize speed maintenance or acceleration when the predictive information of traffic congestion acquired by the acquisition unit indicates a non-congestion tendency, and that outputs a control instruction to prioritize deceleration when the predictive information of traffic congestion indicates a congestion tendency.

Claims (11)

1. An electric vehicle comprising: an electric vehicle driving support system comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor programmed to comprise:

an acquisition unit that acquires predictive information of traffic congestion calculated based on acceleration of the electric vehicle;

an economical driving mode output unit that outputs a control instruction to prioritize speed maintenance or acceleration of the electric vehicle when the predictive information of traffic congestion acquired by the acquisition unit indicates a non-congestion tendency, and that outputs a control instruction to prioritize deceleration when the predictive information of traffic congestion indicates a congestion tendency, the congestion tendency is a tendency of non-rectify of a traffic flow and represents a high possibility of traffic congestion to occur or a high possibility of previously-occurring traffic congestion, and the non-congestion tendency is a tendency of non-rectify of a traffic flow and represents a low possibility of traffic congestion to occur or a low possibility of previously-occurring traffic congestion;

a regeneration prioritization mode output unit that outputs a control instruction to prioritize deceleration of the electric vehicle regardless of whether the predictive information of traffic congestion indicates a non-congestion tendency or the predictive information of traffic congestion indicates a congestion tendency; and

a setting unit that sets which of the economical driving mode output unit and the regeneration prioritization mode output unit to select depending on a selection from a driver.

2. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , the electric vehicle driving support system further comprising:

a display unit that changes a display mode depending on details of the control instruction output from the economical driving mode output unit.

3. The electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is programmed to further comprise:

a control unit that controls the driving of the electric vehicle depending on details of the control instruction output from the economical driving mode output unit.

4. The electric vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is programmed to further comprise:

a control unit that controls the driving of the electric vehicle depending on details of the control instruction output from the economical driving mode output unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2013
From: KOSHIZEN, TAKAMASA; EGUCHI, JUNJI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030243/0767 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-085327 · Apr 4, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130268152A1 · Oct 10, 2013