• DocumentCode
    2098220
  • Title

    Sentience - Using electronic horizon data to improve hybrid vehicle fuel economy

  • Author

    Walker, R.L.

  • Author_Institution
    TRL Ltd., Wokingham, UK
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    20-22 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The Sentience programme seeks to show the effectiveness of an enhanced powertrain control system that utilises geographical and situational awareness to improve fuel efficiency and emissions. The concept is to utilise information about impending events (e.g. road topology) to optimise the efficiency of vehicle systems. This paper will explain the motivation for the development of Sentience, the project objectives and the direction in which the project is expected to progress.
  • Keywords
    control engineering computing; data handling; fuel economy; power transmission (mechanical); road traffic control; traffic engineering computing; Sentience programme; electronic horizon data; enhanced powertrain control system; enhanced vehicle control systems; fuel emission improvement; geographical awareness; hybrid vehicle fuel economy improvement; impending events; information utilization; road topology; situational awareness; vehicle system efficiency optimization; Fuel Economy; Hybrid; Telematics; Topological Data; Traffic Data;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Road Transport Information and Control - RTIC 2008 and ITS United Kingdom Members' Conference, IET
  • Conference_Location
    Manchester
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-86341-920-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4562178