摘要 |
A system (100) for use in operating a vehicle (102) is provided. The system includes a transponder (202) configured to be coupled to an engine control system (204) within the vehicle (102), the transponder further configured to determine coordinates of the vehicle (102), and a central controller (104) configured to communicate with the transponder (202). The central controller (104) is further configured to receive position messages from the transponder (202), wherein the position messages include the coordinates of the vehicle (102) as determined by the transponder (202), determine a current route of travel of the vehicle (102), receive terrain data related to the current route, calculate a desired energy allocation for use by the engine control system (204), and transmit the desired energy allocation to the transponder (202), such that the engine control system (204) controls engine function based on the desired energy allocation. |