US 12,460,936 B2
Propulsion stress aware navigation routing
Donald K. Grimm, Utica, MI (US); Talus Park, Dexter, MI (US); Ante Gojsalic, Zagreb (HR); and Josip Kovačvić, Nasice (HR)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,772.
Prior Publication US 2024/0192001 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3453 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3896 (2020.08)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for routing a vehicle based on roadway characteristics, the system comprising:
a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) for determining a geographical location of the vehicle;
a vehicle communication system for communicating with server systems; and
a vehicle controller in electrical communication with the GNSS and the vehicle communication system, wherein the vehicle controller is programmed to:
determine a vehicle mass, vehicle height, and vehicle width, wherein to determine the vehicle mass, vehicle height, and vehicle width, the vehicle controller is further programmed to:
retrieve a predetermined mass of the vehicle, a predetermined height of the vehicle, and a predetermined width of the vehicle from a non-transitory memory of the vehicle controller;
determine a towing status of the vehicle, wherein the towing status includes a trailering status and a non-trailering status;
prompt an occupant of the vehicle to provide a trailer weight, a trailer height, and a trailer width in response to determining that the towing status is the trailering status;
determine the vehicle mass to be the predetermined mass of the vehicle, the vehicle height to be the predetermined height of the vehicle, and the vehicle width to be the predetermined width of the vehicle in response to determining that the trailering status is the non-trailering status; and
determine the vehicle mass to be a sum of the predetermined mass of the vehicle and the trailer weight, the vehicle height to be a larger of the predetermined height of the vehicle and the trailer height, and the vehicle width to be a larger of the predetermined width of the vehicle and the trailer width in response to determining that the trailering status is the trailering status;
receive a navigation request from an occupant of the vehicle; and
determine a navigation route using at least the GNSS and the vehicle communication system in response to receiving the navigation request, wherein the navigation route is based at least in part on the vehicle mass, vehicle height, and vehicle width.