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 (10) comprising the steps of:
determining a route for which the travel time is to be estimated; dividing said route into route sections (32, 34, 36), wherein each route section has substantially constant road characteristics; selecting a vehicle configuration for said vehicle (10); retrieving, from a database, an estimated travel time for each route section based on each route section for said selected vehicle configuration; and aggregating the estimated travel times for each route section from the database into a total travel time for said determined route.