Method and computer program product for estimating a travel time for a vehicle

摘要

A method and software are provided for estimating a travel time for a vehicle including the steps of determining a route for which the travel time is to be estimated, dividing the route into route sections, wherein each route section has substantially constant road characteristics, selecting a vehicle configuration for the vehicle, retrieving, from a database, an estimated travel time for each route section based on each route section for the selected vehicle configuration, aggregating the estimated travel times for each route section from the database into a total travel time for the determined route. Furthermore a method for creating, and using, the database is provided.

主权项

1. A method for estimating a travel time for a vehicle comprising the steps of:
determining a route for which the travel time is to be estimated; dividing the route into route sections, wherein each route section has substantially constant road characteristics; selecting a vehicle configuration for the vehicle; retrieving, via a computer, from a database, an estimated travel time for each route section based on each route section for the selected vehicle configuration; and aggregating, via the computer, the estimated travel times for each route section from the database into a total travel time for the determined route, wherein the database comprises traveling data corresponding to the vehicle accelerating up to a predetermined cruising speed, allowing for estimating the vehicle's travel time for an accelerating portion of the route section wherein the database comprises traveling data corresponding to braking the vehicle from a predetermined max speed to substantially standing still, allowing for estimating the vehicle's travel time for a braking portion of the route section.