Control of vehicular systems in response to anticipated conditions predicted using predetermined geo-referenced maps
CA 2240057 C · Owner: Salzman, Gerald E. · Inventors: Watt, John D.; Salzman, Gerald E.; Orsborn, Jesse H.
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A control system for controlling a vehicle system at least partly in response to an anticipated condition along the vehicle's course of travel is disclosed herein. The vehicle includes a drive train powered by an engine and the anticipated condition may affect engine load. The control system includes a location signal generation circuit for receiving positioning signals and generating location signals therefrom, a memory circuit for storing a predetermined geo-referenced map including map data indicative of anticipated conditions along the course of travel which may affect engine load, and a control circuit. The control circuit predicts the anticipated condition using at least the location …
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- Filed June 9, 1998 and granted January 2, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 9, 2018.
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