Method and device for controlling a vehicle cruise control

摘要

A method and device are provided for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle, the method including registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle, registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible.

主权项

1. Method for controlling a vehicle cruise control in a vehicle, comprising
registering a starting point and an end destination for a possible traveling route of the vehicle; registering a desired traveling time for the traveling route; using a computer, calculating and setting limits for parameters of the cruise control in order to arrive at the end destination on the desired traveling time with as low fuel consumption as possible, recalculating the limits as soon as an unexpected occurrence happens when traveling between the starting point and the end destination, and which occurrence affects vehicle average speed in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time; in connection to the step of calculating and setting the limits and based on the desired traveling time, selecting a gear shifting pattern which is estimated to give lowest fuel consumption; and controlling the vehicle to select gears according to the selected gear shifting pattern.