US 11,953,336 B2
Vehicle and control method thereof
Kyeongsoo Song, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,993.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0027321 (KR), filed on Mar. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0282981 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01)
CPC G01C 21/3469 (2013.01) [B60L 58/12 (2019.02); G01C 21/3476 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a battery;
a navigation system; and
a control device connected to the battery and the navigation system;
wherein the control device is configured to:
receive information on a point of departure, a destination of the vehicle, a first desired distance to empty (DTE) at a stopover, and a second desired DTE at the destination of the vehicle for charging the battery, based on an external electronic device through the communication device or a user input through an input device;
generate a first virtual driving route comprising the point of departure and the destination, through the navigation system based on the received information;
identify a first position corresponding to the first desired DTE information on the first virtual driving route;
generate a virtual region with respect to the first position;
identify a first charging station included in the virtual region;
generate a virtual driving route of the vehicle, in which the first charging station is designated as a virtual stopover; and
control the navigation system to display the virtual driving route of the vehicle based on an estimated state of charge (SOC) of the battery corresponding to the virtual driving route,
wherein the first desired DTE indicates DTE information of the vehicle desired by a user when the vehicle arrives at the stopover,
wherein the control device receives the first desired DTE information at the stopover of the vehicle based on a user input through the input device, and
wherein, when the virtual region does not include a charging station, the control device outputs a message to notify the user to increase the first desired DTE at the stopover so as to allow the user to re-input the first desired DTE at the stopover.
 
10. A control method of a vehicle comprising:
receiving information on a point of departure, a destination of the vehicle, a first desired distance to empty (DTE) at a stopover, and a second desired DTE at the destination of the vehicle for charging a battery based on an external electronic device through the communication device or a user input through an input device;
generating a first virtual driving route comprising the point of departure and the destination through a navigation system based on the received information;
identifying a first position corresponding to the first desired DTE information on the first virtual driving route;
generating a virtual region with respect to the first position; and
identifying a first charging station included in the virtual region;
generating a virtual driving route of the vehicle, in which the first charging station is designated as a virtual stopover, through the navigation system;
controlling the navigation system to display the virtual driving route of the vehicle based on an estimated state of charge (SOC) of the battery corresponding to the virtual driving route; and
when the virtual region does not include a charging station, outputting a message to notify a user to increase the first desired DTE at the stopover so as to allow the user to re-input the first desired DTE at the stopover,
wherein the first desired DTE indicates DTE information of the vehicle desired by the user when the vehicle arrives at the stopover, and
wherein the first desired DTE is received based on a user input through the input device.