JP2010132240A - Running support apparatus, running support method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a running support apparatus, a running support method, and a computer program capable of achieving running considering a surrounding environment of a planned travel route. <P>SOLUTION: The running support apparatus acquires route information and vehicle information of the planned travel route of a vehicle 2; estimates driving force necessary for the vehicle 2 for each section when running the planned travel route, based on the acquired route information and vehicle information of the planned travel route; determines whether there is a section where the estimated driving force of the vehicle 2 for each section is not less than a threshold; specifies a motor running recommendation section for recommending running with a drive motor 5 as a driving source from a peripheral environment of the planned travel route in the planned travel route, when it is determined there is no section where the estimated driving force of the vehicle 2 for each section is not less than the threshold; and generates a control schedule 49, based on the specified motor running recommendation section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a driving support device, a driving support method, and a computer program that generate a control schedule of a drive source when a vehicle travels on a planned travel route and performs control based on the generated control schedule.

  In recent years, in addition to gasoline vehicles that use an engine as a drive source, an electric vehicle that uses a motor driven based on electric power supplied from a battery as a drive source, or a hybrid vehicle that uses a motor and an engine together as a drive source Etc. exist.

Conventionally, in the hybrid vehicle, a motor and engine control schedule is generated for the planned travel route.
Here, as a conventional technique for generating the control schedule, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-98726, there is a technique for reducing fuel consumption in the entire route. Specifically, a control schedule is generated in which a section having good driving efficiency when traveling using the engine as a drive source is set as a section traveling using the engine as the drive source.
JP-A-2004-98726 (pages 9 to 12, FIGS. 4 and 5)

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, there is a case where a control schedule effective for reducing fuel consumption in the entire route cannot be generated depending on the planned travel route. For example, when driving while controlling the motor and engine for each section according to the generated control schedule, and when driving using the motor and engine as the drive source without following the generated control schedule (for example, the remaining battery level is This is a case where there is not much difference in fuel consumption between the case where only the motor is used as the drive source until the quantity is equal to or less than the predetermined value, and the case where the engine is used as the drive source thereafter. In such a case, the fuel consumption in the whole route cannot be effectively reduced.

  However, even if it is not possible to generate an effective control schedule that reduces fuel consumption in the entire route, there may be a section that should partially contribute to the environment in the planned traveling route. For example, there are a section where exhaust gas emission should be suppressed and a section where engine drive sound should be reduced.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and when an effective control schedule for reducing fuel consumption cannot be generated, a section in which the surrounding environment of the planned travel route should be considered, for example, an engine A driving support device, a driving support method, and a computer program that generate a control schedule that considers a section in which driving noise and exhaust gas emission should be reduced, and that allow driving in consideration of the surrounding environment of the planned driving route. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the travel support device (1) according to claim 1 of the present application specifies a planned travel route for a vehicle (2) including a drive motor (5) and an engine (4) as drive sources. Necessary when traveling on the planned travel route based on the specifying unit (33), the route information acquisition unit (33) for acquiring the route information on the planned travel route for each section, and the route information on the planned travel route It is determined whether there is a driving force estimation means (33) for estimating the driving force of the vehicle for each section, and a section where the driving force of the vehicle estimated by the driving force estimation means is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. When it is determined by the driving force determining means (33) and the driving force determining means that there is no section in which the driving force of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the surrounding environment of the planned traveling route in the planned traveling route Before A motor travel recommendation section that recommends travel using the drive motor as a drive source is specified, and the drive motor and the engine are controlled when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route based on the specified motor travel recommendation section. Control schedule generation means (33) for generating a schedule (49), and drive control means (9) for controlling the drive motor and the engine based on the control schedule when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route. It is characterized by having.
Here, the “section” may be a section obtained by dividing the planned travel route for each link, or may be a section divided for each predetermined distance (for example, 100 m). Further, a section between passing points every predetermined time may be defined.

A travel support device (1) according to claim 2 is the travel support device according to claim 1, wherein the recommended motor travel section is a section around a specific facility, and the control schedule generation The means (33) specifies a section around the specific facility on the planned travel route, and travels using the drive motor (5) as a drive source in the section around the specified facility. A priority control schedule (49) is generated.
The “section around the specific facility” corresponds to, for example, a section included in a range within a predetermined distance from the specific facility.

  A travel support device (1) according to claim 3 is the travel support device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the motor travel recommended section is an air pollution section, and the control schedule generating means (33) generating the control schedule (49) that identifies the air pollution section in the planned travel route and prioritizes traveling using the drive motor (5) as a drive source in the identified air pollution section. It is characterized by.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a travel support method comprising: a planned travel route specifying step for specifying a planned travel route of a vehicle (2) having a drive motor (5) and an engine (4) as drive sources; A route information acquisition step for acquiring route information for each section, a driving force estimation step for estimating a driving force of the vehicle for each necessary section based on the route information of the planned travel route, and a driving force estimation step. A driving force determination step for determining whether or not there is a section where the estimated driving force of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold, and a determination that there is no section where the driving force of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold by the driving force determination step In the planned travel route, a motor travel recommendation section that recommends travel using the drive motor as a drive source from the surrounding environment of the planned travel route is specified and specified. A control schedule generating step for generating a control schedule (49) for the drive motor and the engine when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route based on the recommended motor travel section; and And a drive control step for controlling the drive motor and the engine based on the control schedule.

  Furthermore, a computer program according to claim 5 is mounted on a computer and has a planned travel route specifying function for specifying a planned travel route of a vehicle (2) having a drive motor (5) and an engine (4) as drive sources, A route information acquisition function for acquiring route information of a planned travel route for each section, a drive force estimation function for estimating a drive force of the vehicle for each necessary section based on the route information of the planned travel route, and the drive A driving force determination function for determining whether or not there is a section in which the driving force of the vehicle estimated by the force estimation function exceeds a predetermined threshold; and a section in which the driving force of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold by the driving force determination function When it is determined that there is no motor travel recommendation section, a motor travel recommendation section that recommends travel using the drive motor as a drive source from the surrounding environment of the planned travel route is specified in the planned travel route. A control schedule generating function for generating a control schedule (49) for the drive motor and the engine when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route based on the specified motor travel recommended section; When traveling along a planned travel route, the drive motor and a drive control function for controlling the engine are executed based on the control schedule.

  According to the driving support apparatus according to claim 1 having the above-described configuration, when an effective control schedule for reducing fuel consumption cannot be generated, a section in which the surrounding environment of the planned driving route should be considered, for example, engine driving sound. It is possible to generate a control schedule that takes into account a section where the amount of exhaust gas emission should be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to perform travel in consideration of the surrounding environment of the planned travel route.

  In addition, according to the driving support apparatus according to claim 2, an engine in the vicinity of a specific facility (for example, a hospital, a school, etc.) recommended to avoid emission of exhaust gas or generation of noise by a vehicle or the like. A control schedule that prioritizes motor travel can be generated in a section in which drive noise should be reduced or exhaust gas emission should be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to perform traveling in consideration of the specific facility.

  In addition, according to the travel support apparatus of the third aspect, it is possible to generate a control schedule that prioritizes motor travel in a section where the emission amount of exhaust gas such as an air pollution section should be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to perform traveling in consideration of an area where air pollution is serious.

  According to the driving support method of claim 4, when an effective control schedule for reducing fuel consumption cannot be generated, a section in which the surrounding environment of the planned driving route should be taken into consideration, for example, engine driving sound and emission It is possible to generate a control schedule in consideration of a section in which the amount of gas emission should be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to perform travel in consideration of the surrounding environment of the planned travel route.

  Further, according to the computer program of claim 5, when an effective control schedule for reducing fuel consumption cannot be generated, a section in which the surrounding environment of the planned travel route should be considered, for example, engine driving sound and exhaust gas It is possible to generate a control schedule that takes into account a section in which the amount of emission should be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to perform travel in consideration of the surrounding environment of the planned travel route.

Hereinafter, based on one embodiment which materialized the driving support device concerning the present invention, it explains in detail, referring to drawings.
First, a schematic configuration of a vehicle control system 3 of a vehicle 2 equipped with the navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment as an in-vehicle device will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle control system 3 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a control system of the vehicle control system 3 according to the present embodiment. The vehicle 2 is a hybrid vehicle that uses a motor and an engine together as a drive source. In particular, in the embodiment described below, a plug-in hybrid vehicle that can charge a battery from an external power source is used.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle control system 3 according to the present embodiment includes a navigation device 1 installed on the vehicle 2, an engine 4, a drive motor 5, a generator 6, and a battery 7. And a planetary gear unit 8, a vehicle control ECU 9, an engine control ECU 10, a drive motor control ECU 11, a generator control ECU 12, and a charge control ECU 13.

  Here, the navigation device 1 is provided on the center console or panel surface of the vehicle 2, and outputs a liquid crystal display 15 that displays a map around the vehicle and a planned travel route to the destination, and voice guidance regarding route guidance. A speaker 16 and the like are provided. Then, the current position of the vehicle 2 is specified by GPS or the like, and when the destination is set, a search for a route to the destination and guidance according to the set scheduled traveling route are performed. To do. Further, as will be described later, the navigation device 1 uses a drive source (the engine 4 and the drive motor 5) of the vehicle 2 when traveling on the planned travel route based on the route information of the planned travel route of the vehicle 2 and the surrounding environment. Generate a control schedule to control. Then, according to the generated control schedule, the engine 4 and the drive motor 5 are controlled via the vehicle control ECU 9, the engine control ECU 10, and the drive motor control ECU 11. The detailed configuration of the navigation device 1 will be described later.

  The engine 4 is an engine such as an internal combustion engine that is driven by fuel such as gasoline, light oil, and ethanol, and is used as a first drive source of the vehicle 2. The engine torque, which is the driving force of the engine 4, is transmitted to the planetary gear unit 8, and the drive wheels 17 are rotated by a part of the engine torque distributed by the planetary gear unit 8 to drive the vehicle 2.

The drive motor 5 is a motor that rotates based on the electric power supplied from the battery 7 and is used as a second drive source of the vehicle 2. The drive motor is driven by the electric power supplied from the battery 7 and generates a drive motor torque that is a torque of the drive motor 5. Then, the drive wheels 17 are rotated by the generated drive motor torque, and the vehicle 2 is driven.
In particular, in the plug-in hybrid vehicle according to the present embodiment, when a later-described control schedule 49 is set in the navigation device 1, the engine 4 and the drive motor 5 are basically based on the control schedule 49 that is set. Is controlled. Specifically, in the EV travel section specified in the control schedule 49, so-called EV travel is performed in which travel is performed using only the drive motor 5 as a drive source. Further, in the HV traveling section specified in the control schedule 49, so-called HV traveling is performed in which the engine 4 and the drive motor 5 are used together as a drive source.
On the other hand, when the control schedule 49 is not set in the navigation device 1, EV traveling is basically performed until the remaining battery level becomes a predetermined value or less. Then, HV traveling is performed after the remaining amount of the battery becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value.
Further, when engine braking is necessary and when braking is stopped, the drive motor 5 functions as a regenerative brake, and regenerates vehicle inertia energy as electric energy.

  The generator 6 is a generator that is driven by a part of the engine torque distributed by the planetary gear unit 8 to generate electric power. The generator 6 is connected to the battery 7 via a generator inverter (not shown). The generated alternating current is converted into a direct current and supplied to the battery 7. In addition, you may comprise the drive motor 5 and the generator 6 integrally.

  The battery 7 is a secondary battery as a power storage means capable of repeating charging and discharging, and a lead storage battery, a nickel cadmium battery, a nickel hydrogen battery, a lithium ion battery, a sodium sulfur battery, or the like is used. Further, the battery 7 is connected to a charging connector 18 provided on the side wall of the vehicle 2. The battery 7 can be charged by connecting the charging connector 18 to a power supply source such as an outlet in a home or a charging facility equipped with a predetermined charging facility. Further, the battery 7 is also charged by regenerative power generated by the drive motor and power generated by the generator 6.

  The planetary gear unit 8 includes a sun gear, a pinion, a ring gear, a carrier, and the like, distributes part of the driving force of the engine 4 to the generator 6 and transmits the remaining driving force to the driving wheels 17.

The vehicle control ECU (electronic control unit) 9 is an electronic control unit that controls the entire vehicle 2. The vehicle control ECU (drive control means) 9 includes an engine control ECU 10 for controlling the engine 4, a drive motor control ECU 11 for controlling the drive motor 5, and a power generation for controlling the generator 6. A machine control ECU 12 and a charge control ECU 13 for controlling the battery 7 are connected, and also connected to a navigation ECU 33 (to be described later) included in the navigation device 1.
The vehicle control ECU 9 includes an internal storage device such as a CPU 21 as an arithmetic device and a control device, a RAM 22 used as a working memory when the CPU 21 performs various arithmetic processes, and a ROM 23 in which a control program and the like are recorded. I have.

  The engine control ECU 10, the drive motor control ECU 11, the generator control ECU 12, and the charge control ECU 13 include a CPU, RAM, ROM, and the like (not shown), and control the engine 4, the drive motor 5, the generator 6, and the battery 7, respectively. .

Next, the configuration of the navigation device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment is based on a current position detection unit 31 that detects the current position of the vehicle 2, a data recording unit 32 that records various data, and input information. And a navigation ECU (scheduled route specifying means, route information acquiring means, driving force estimating means, driving force determining means, control schedule generating means) 33 for performing various arithmetic processes, and an operation unit 34 for receiving operations from the user. A liquid crystal display 15 that displays a map around the vehicle and a set scheduled travel route to the user, a speaker 16 that outputs voice guidance related to route guidance, and a DVD drive 37 that reads a DVD that is a storage medium storing a program. A communication module 38 for communicating with an information center such as a probe center or a VICS center. It is.

Below, each component which comprises the navigation apparatus 1 is demonstrated in order.
The current position detection unit 31 includes a GPS 41, a vehicle speed sensor 42, a steering sensor 43, a gyro sensor 44, and the like, and can detect the current vehicle position, direction, vehicle traveling speed, current time, and the like. . Here, in particular, the vehicle speed sensor 42 is a sensor for detecting the moving distance and the vehicle speed of the vehicle 2, generates a pulse according to the rotation of the driving wheel of the vehicle 2, and outputs the pulse signal to the navigation ECU 33. And navigation ECU33 calculates the rotational speed and moving distance of a driving wheel by counting the pulse which generate | occur | produces. Note that the navigation device 1 does not have to include all of the above five types of sensors, and the navigation device 1 may include only one or more of these types of sensors.

  The data recording unit 32 includes an external storage device and a hard disk (not shown) as a recording medium, a vehicle parameter DB 46, a map information DB 47, a priority table 48, a control schedule 49, a predetermined program, etc. recorded on the hard disk. And a recording head (not shown) which is a driver for writing predetermined data to the hard disk.

Here, the vehicle parameter DB 46 is a DB that stores various parameters related to the vehicle 2. Specifically, front projection area A [m ² ], driving mechanism inertia weight Wr [kN], vehicle weight M [kg], driving wheel rolling resistance coefficient μr, air resistance coefficient μl, cornering resistance Rc [kN], etc. Is memorized. The travel history of the vehicle 2 (specifically, the link number of the link on which the vehicle 2 has traveled in the past and the vehicle speed data and acceleration data of the vehicle 2 at each point during the link travel) is also stored.
The vehicle parameters and the travel history are used by the navigation ECU 33 to estimate “the driving force for each section necessary when the vehicle 2 travels the planned travel route” as will be described later.

  Here, the map information DB 47 is, for example, link data relating to roads (links), node data relating to node points, map display data for displaying maps, intersection data relating to each intersection, search data for searching for routes, facilities It is a storage means in which the facility data relating to, search data for searching for points, and the like are stored. The link data includes information related to the tilt section (including information related to the tilt angle (gradient and the like)) and information related to the curve (including information related to the start point, end point, and turning radius).

In addition, the facility data includes information on the recommended emission control facility and information on the air pollution area.
Here, the recommended emission control facility is a facility that is recommended to avoid emission of exhaust gas by vehicles around the facility, for example, hospital, school, kindergarten, nursery school, park, etc. . The information related to the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility stored in the map information DB 47 includes the facility type of the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility (hospital, school, kindergarten, nursery school, park, etc.), position coordinates, and the like.
On the other hand, what is an air-polluted area? The air is polluted with harmful substances due to human economic and social activities, which may adversely affect human health (which adversely affects the respiratory system), living environment, animals and plants. An area in a certain state. And the information regarding the air pollution area memorize | stored in map information DB47 includes the coordinate which identifies the range of an air pollution area, a link, an administrative division, etc.
Of the planned travel route, sections included in the area around the recommended emission control facility (for example, within a radius of 300 m) and sections included in the air pollution area (air pollution section) travel using the drive motor 5 as a drive source. This corresponds to the recommended motor travel section described below.

  In addition, the priority order table 48 is a table in which priorities for giving priority to exhaust gas emission suppression are set for each facility type for the exhaust emission suppression recommended facilities. Here, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the priority table 48. As shown in FIG. 3, the priority order table 48 includes facility types and priority orders associated with the facility types. For example, in the priority order table 48 shown in FIG. 3, the priorities are associated in the order of hospital, school, kindergarten, nursery school, and park. When the navigation ECU 33 generates a control schedule as described later, if two or more exhaust gas suppression recommended facilities are located around the planned travel route, the control schedule is generated with reference to the priority table 48. To do. Specifically, a control schedule is generated that prioritizes driving by the drive motor 5 in the peripheral section of the exhaust gas suppression recommended facility with a high priority over the peripheral section of the exhaust gas suppression recommended facility with a low priority.

The control schedule 49 is generated by the navigation ECU 33 before the vehicle 2 travels on the planned travel route, and controls how the engine 4 and the drive motor 5 are controlled when the vehicle 2 travels on the planned travel route. This is a control schedule to be determined.
Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the control schedule 49 formed when the vehicle 2 travels on the planned travel route 63 from the departure point 61 to the destination 62. As shown in FIG. 4, the control schedule 49 sets an EV travel section in which EV travel is performed for each section of the planned travel route 63 and an HV travel section in which HV travel is performed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, among the planned travel route 63, section A, section C, and section E are set to EV travel, and section B and section D are set to HV travel.
When the vehicle 2 travels along the planned travel route 63, the navigation ECU 33 changes the travel control based on the current position of the vehicle 2 and the control schedule 49 (EV travel → HV travel or HV travel → EV It is determined whether or not it is time to travel. When it is determined that it is time to change the travel control, a control instruction for instructing EV travel or HV travel is transmitted to the vehicle control ECU 9. And vehicle control ECU9 which received the control instruction which instruct | indicates EV driving | running | working controls the drive motor 5 via drive motor control ECU11, and starts EV driving | running | working which uses only the drive motor 5 as a drive source. The vehicle control ECU 9 that has received a control instruction for instructing HV traveling controls the engine 4 and the drive motor 5 via the engine control ECU 10 and the drive motor control ECU 11, and uses the engine 4 and the drive motor 5 together as a drive source. Then, HV traveling is started. In addition, during the HV traveling, the battery 7 is also charged by driving the generator 6 in a predetermined section (for example, a section in which the vehicle 2 travels constantly at a high speed).

  And the navigation apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is the air | atmosphere containing the driving force for every area required when the vehicle 2 drive | works a driving plan route, the exhaust gas suppression recommendation facility along a driving plan route, and a driving plan route. A control schedule 49 is generated based on the contaminated area or the like. Details of the generation process of the control schedule 49 will be described later.

  On the other hand, a navigation ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 33, when a destination is selected, guide route setting processing for setting a planned travel route from the current position to the destination, route information on the planned travel route of the vehicle 2, Based on the surrounding environment, a control schedule generation process for generating a control schedule 49 for controlling the drive source (engine 4 and drive motor 5) of the vehicle 2 when traveling on the planned travel route, and an engine based on the generated control schedule 49 4 and an electronic control unit that performs overall control of the navigation device 1 such as drive control processing for controlling the drive motor 5. The CPU 51 as an arithmetic device and a control device, the RAM 51 that is used as a working memory when the CPU 51 performs various arithmetic processes, stores route data and the like when a route is searched, and a control program In addition, an internal storage device such as a ROM 53 in which a control schedule generation processing program (see FIGS. 5 and 6), a travel control program (FIG. 14) and the like are recorded, and a flash memory 54 in which a program read from the ROM 53 is stored is provided. .

  The operation unit 34 is operated when inputting a departure point as a travel start point and a destination point as a travel end point, and includes a plurality of operation switches (not shown) such as various keys and buttons. Then, the navigation ECU 33 performs control to execute various corresponding operations based on switch signals output by pressing the switches. In addition, it can also be comprised by the touchscreen provided in the front surface of the liquid crystal display 15.

  The liquid crystal display 15 also includes a map image including a road, traffic information, operation guidance, operation menu, key guidance, a planned travel route from the departure point to the destination, guidance information along the planned travel route, news, weather Forecast, time, mail, TV program, etc. are displayed. In the present embodiment, when the control schedule 49 is generated, guidance indicating that the drive source is controlled based on the generated control schedule 49 is output. In addition, when the vehicle 2 enters the area around the exhaust emission control recommended facility or the air pollution area while traveling on the planned travel route, a guidance indicating that the vehicle 2 has entered the section where emission of exhaust gas should be suppressed is output.

  The speaker 16 outputs voice guidance for guiding traveling along the planned traveling route and traffic information guidance based on instructions from the navigation ECU 33. In the present embodiment, when the control schedule 49 is generated, guidance indicating that the drive source is controlled based on the generated control schedule 49 is output. In addition, when the vehicle 2 enters the area around the exhaust emission control recommended facility or the air pollution area while traveling on the planned travel route, a guidance indicating that the vehicle 2 has entered the section where emission of exhaust gas should be suppressed is output.

  The DVD drive 37 is a drive that can read data recorded on a recording medium such as a DVD or a CD. Then, the map information DB 47 is updated based on the read data.

  In addition, the communication module 38 is a traffic information including traffic information, regulation information, traffic accident information, and the like transmitted from a traffic information center such as a VICS (registered trademark: Vehicle Information and Communication System) center or a probe center. For example, a mobile phone or DCM.

  Next, a control schedule generation processing program executed by the navigation ECU 33 in the navigation device 1 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts of the control schedule generation processing program according to the present embodiment. Here, the control schedule generation processing program is executed when a planned travel route is set in the navigation device 1 and controls the drive motor and engine when the vehicle 2 travels the planned travel route set by the navigation device 1. It is a program that generates a schedule. Note that the programs shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 5, 6, and 14 below are stored in the RAM 52 and the ROM 53 provided in the navigation device 1 and executed by the CPU 51.

  First, in step (hereinafter abbreviated as “S”) 1 in the control schedule generation processing program, the CPU 51 specifies the planned travel route set in the navigation device 1 as the planned travel route of the vehicle 2. Here, the planned travel route is, for example, a travel plan from the departure place (for example, the current position of the vehicle 2) set by the result of the route search to the destination when the destination is input by the operation of the operation unit 34. There is a route. Since the route search process is already known, its description is omitted.

Next, in S <b> 2, the CPU 51 reads the vehicle parameter DB 46 and acquires various parameter information related to the vehicle 2. Specifically, front projection area A [m ² ], driving mechanism inertia weight Wr [kN], vehicle weight M [kg], driving wheel rolling resistance coefficient μr, air resistance coefficient μl, cornering resistance Rc [kN], etc. It is. Further, the travel history of the vehicle 2 (specifically, the link on which the vehicle 2 has traveled in the past and the vehicle speed data and acceleration data of the vehicle 2 at each point during the link travel) is also acquired from the vehicle parameter DB 46.

  Subsequently, in S3, the CPU 51 acquires route information of the entire scheduled travel route specified in S1. Here, as route information to be acquired, information on intersections (including information on position, presence / absence of signals, number of lanes), information on slope sections (including information on slope angles), curves in the planned travel route Information (including information about start point, end point, turning radius), traffic jam information (including traffic jam start point, traffic jam length, traffic jam level, average vehicle speed of each link constituting the planned travel route), regulation information (Including information on road closures and lane restrictions). The route information is acquired by reading from the map information DB 47 or by communicating with the probe center or VICS center via the communication module 38.

Next, in S4, the CPU 51 determines when the vehicle travels the planned travel route specified in S1 based on the travel history of the vehicle 2 acquired in S2 and the route information of the planned travel route acquired in S3. Estimate vehicle speed and acceleration for each section.
Specifically, when the vehicle 2 has traveled in the past on a link constituting the planned travel route, the CPU 51 applies the vehicle speed data and acceleration data during the past travel to the section of the link.

Thereafter, in S5, the CPU 51 estimates the driving force of the vehicle 2 for each section required when traveling on the planned travel route specified in S1 based on the vehicle speed and acceleration estimated in S4.
Here, it is generally known that the driving force required for traveling of the vehicle 2 depends on various traveling resistances such as air resistance, rolling resistance, gradient resistance, acceleration resistance, and the like generated in the vehicle 2. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing various running resistances generated in the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 7, the running resistance R [kN] generated in the running vehicle is composed of an acceleration resistance Ro [kN], a rolling resistance Rr [kN], an air resistance Rl [kN], and a gradient resistance Ri [kN]. . The driving force P [W] based on the various traveling resistances Ro, Rr, Rl, Ri is a value obtained by multiplying the value obtained by adding the various traveling resistances Ro, Rr, Rl, Ri by the vehicle speed V [km / h]. It is represented by the following formula (1).
P = (Ro + Rr + Rl + Ri) × V (1)

The acceleration resistance Ro is a drag force W (= M × g) [kN] of the vehicle weight (including the weight of the occupant and the fuel) M [kg], a drive mechanism inertia weight Wr, and an acceleration α [m / s ² ]. Using the gravitational acceleration g [m / s ² ], it is expressed by the following formula (2).
Ro = (W + Wr) × α / g (2)
The rolling resistance Rr is a product of the rolling resistance coefficient μr and the drag force W [kN] of the vehicle weight M [kg], and is expressed by the following equation (3).
Rr = μr × W (3)
The air resistance Rl is a product of the air resistance coefficient μl, the front projection area A [m ² ], and the vehicle speed V [km / h], and is expressed by the following equation (4).
Rl = μl × A × V ² (4)
Further, the gradient resistance Ri is expressed by the following equation (5), where φ (deg) is the gradient of the road on which the vehicle travels.
Ri = W × sinφ (5)

Then, the CPU 51 can calculate the vehicle speed and acceleration of the vehicle 2 based on the various parameter information of the vehicle 2 acquired in S2 and the route information of the planned traveling route acquired in S3. From (5), the driving force P is calculated (estimated) for each point in the planned travel route (for example, a predicted point of the vehicle every 0.5 sec). Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the calculated driving force P for each point is averaged for each section constituting the planned travel route. As a result, the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section necessary for traveling on the planned travel route is calculated.
Specifically, assuming that the time required to travel in the section is Δt, the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 required for each section is calculated by the following equation (6).
P _ave = ∫Pdt / Δt (6)

On the other hand, for a section in which the vehicle speed and acceleration of the vehicle 2 cannot be estimated, that is, a section in which the vehicle 2 does not have a travel history, the driving force P _ave necessary for traveling in the section is acquired from the probe center. The driving force P _ave acquired from the probe center is an average value of the driving force P _ave in the corresponding section collected from, for example, a probe car of the same standard as the vehicle 2.

FIG. 9 shows an example in which the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section estimated in S5 is expressed for the entire planned travel route 63. The section may be a section obtained by dividing the planned travel route for each link, or may be a section divided for each predetermined distance (for example, 100 m). Further, the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section estimated in S4 is stored in the RAM 52 or the like.

  In place of the processes of S2 to S5, the driving force required for traveling of the vehicle is calculated based on the torque T [N · m] generated on the axle of the driving wheel and the rotational speed N of the axle measured during past traveling. An estimation process may be executed. Specific examples thereof will be described below.

Specifically, the driving force P [W] is a value obtained by multiplying the torque T [N · m] generated on the axle of the driving wheel by the rotational speed N of the axle, and is represented by the following formula (7).
P = T × N (7)

Here, as a means for measuring the torque T generated on the axle of the drive wheel, for example, there is the following method.
(A) Method of measuring with a strain gauge This is in proportion to the expansion and contraction of the measurement object by bonding a metal (resistor) to the measurement object (axle in this embodiment) where the distortion occurs through an electrical insulator. It expands and contracts and the resistance value changes. The amount of torque is measured by converting this into a voltage value.
(B) Method of measuring by magnetostriction method When a torque is applied to the rotating shaft and distortion occurs, a coil is installed so that magnetic flux is transmitted in the direction of tension in which the permeability increases, thereby reducing the permeability and increasing the permeability. Measure the differential voltage of the coil at, and calculate the amount of torque.
(C) Measuring method by optical method A texture is pasted on the shaft joint, and a color pattern due to birefringence generated when a laser beam is applied is recognized by image processing and converted into a torque amount.
(D) Method of measuring by phase difference detection method Rotation signal corresponding to torsion occurring on the axle is detected by detecting a rotation signal generated from a ring attached to the outer ring of each constant velocity joint provided with constant velocity joints at both ends of the axle. The torque amount is calculated from the phase difference.

Then, the CPU 51 uses the value of the torque T measured by any one of the methods (a) to (d) in the past travel, for each point of the route traveled from the above equation (7) (for example, 0. The driving force P at the predicted point of the vehicle every 5 sec) is calculated.
Thereafter, the CPU 51 averages the calculated driving force P for each point for each section constituting the traveled route, and calculates the average driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section in the traveled route.
Subsequently, the calculated driving force P _ave is stored in the vehicle parameter DB 46 as a travel history.

Then, using the driving force _Pave of the vehicle 2 for each section stored as the traveling history in the past traveling, the driving force of the vehicle 2 for each section necessary when traveling on the planned traveling route specified in S1. Is estimated.
Further, the free section of the travel history of the vehicle 2 acquires the driving force P _ave from the probe center as in the example described above.

  Next, in S <b> 6, the CPU 51 acquires the SOC value of the battery 7 mounted on the vehicle 2 (the remaining energy of the battery 7) from the charge control ECU 13.

Furthermore, in S7, the CPU 51 estimates the amount of energy required to drive the drive motor 5 when the vehicle 2 travels only by EV travel in the entire travel route specified in S1.
Here, the amount of energy consumed by the drive source (drive motor 5) based on the travel of the vehicle 2 is a value obtained by multiplying the drive force required for the travel of the vehicle 2 by the time when the drive force is generated.
The amount of energy E _n consumed for traveling in a certain section n is calculated by _{adding the} time Δt _n necessary for traveling in the section n to the driving force P _{ave (n)} of the vehicle 2 necessary for traveling in the section n. Multiply value. Therefore, the energy consumption E _ex consumed when traveling all the region of the planned travel route is a value obtained by summing the amount of energy E _n consumed to travel each section of the planned travel route, the following formula It is represented by (8).
E _ex = ΣE _n = Σ (P _{ave (n)} × Δt _n ) (8)
When the vehicle 2 travels only on EV travel on the entire travel route, the total required energy E _total required for driving the drive motor 5 is stored in the battery 7 during travel on the travel route. considering the amount of energy E _re regenerative energy is estimated to be expressed by the following equation (9).
E _total = E _ex -E _re (9)
The energy amount E _re of the regenerative energy is calculated based on the route information of the planned travel route acquired in S3. The downhill road and the point where braking is predicted in the planned travel route (intersection, curve, congestion area) Calculated with consideration.

Thereafter, in S8, the CPU 51 compares the total required energy amount _Etotal estimated in S6 with the SOC value of the battery acquired in S6, and the vehicle 2 is only subjected to EV traveling with the current SOC value of the battery 7. It is determined whether or not the vehicle can travel to the destination. Specifically, when the total required energy amount E _total is smaller than the SOC value of the battery, it is determined that the vehicle 2 can travel to the destination only by EV traveling.

  If it is determined that the vehicle 2 can travel to the destination by only the EV travel based on the SOC value of the current battery 7 (S8: YES), the control schedule generation processing program is executed without generating the control schedule. finish. Thereafter, when the vehicle 2 travels on the planned travel route, the vehicle 2 travels to the destination only by EV travel. On the other hand, when it is determined that the vehicle 2 cannot travel to the destination by only the EV travel based on the SOC value of the battery 7 (S8: NO), the process proceeds to S9.

S9 in CPU51 determines the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each of sections required when traveling along the traveling scheduled route estimated by the S4 is, whether there is a predetermined threshold value P ₀ or more and consisting section. The threshold value P ₀ is a reference value of the driving force when the fuel consumption of the vehicle 2 can be effectively reduced by performing HV traveling in a section that requires a driving force equal to or greater than that value.

As a result, when it is determined that there is a section where the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold P ₀ (S9: YES), the driving force P of the vehicle 2 for each estimated section is determined. It determines with suppression of fuel consumption being able to be achieved by producing _| generating a control schedule based on _ave , and transfers to S10. After S10 described later, a control schedule is generated based on the driving force _Pave of the vehicle 2 for each section. Specifically, as described later, a control schedule is generated that prioritizes a section in which the driving force P _ave is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold as a section in which HV traveling is performed.

On the other hand, if the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section is determined that there is no predetermined threshold P ₀ or more and consisting section (S9: NO), the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each estimated interval Even if the control schedule is generated based on the above, it is determined that the suppression of the fuel consumption cannot be achieved, and the process proceeds to S12. After S12 described later, a motor travel recommendation section that recommends travel using the drive motor as a drive source is specified from the surrounding environment of the planned travel path in the travel schedule path, and a control schedule is determined based on the identified motor travel recommendation section. Generated. Specifically, as described later, a control schedule is generated that prioritizes a section included in an area around the recommended emission control facility (for example, within a radius of 300 m) or a section included in an air-polluted area as an EV traveling section. .

And in S10, CPU51 produces _| generates a control schedule based on the driving force _Pave of the vehicle 2 for every area. Specifically, the control schedule is generated so as to satisfy the following conditions (A1) to (C1).
(A1) A section in which the driving force P _ave is _equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold is prioritized as a section in which HV traveling is performed.
(B1) When the battery arrives at the destination, the SOC value of the battery 7 is set to a predetermined value or less (for example, 3% or less).
Specifically, in a case where all sections in which the driving force P _ave is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold are HV travel sections and other sections are EV travel sections, the SOC value of the battery 7 is determined when the destination arrives at the destination. When it does not become less than a predetermined value (for example, 3% or less), it replaces with the EV travel section in order from the HV travel section near the departure place until the SOC value of the battery 7 when arriving at the destination becomes the predetermined value or less.
(C1) When all the sections where the driving force P _ave is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold are HV traveling sections and the other sections are EV traveling sections, the SOC value of the battery 7 is predetermined during traveling on the planned traveling route. When the value is less than or equal to the value (for example, 3% or less), the EV traveling section having the large driving force _Pave is sequentially replaced with the HV traveling section.

For example, FIG. 9 shows the control generated by the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section, the SOC value of the battery 7, and the control S9 when the vehicle 2 travels on the planned travel route 63 from the departure point 61 to the destination 62. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule 49.
As shown in FIG. 9, the driving force P _ave in the section B, the section D, and the section F in the planned travel route 63 is _equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value P ₀ . Therefore, according to the condition (A1), the section B, the section D, and the section F are given priority as sections for performing HV traveling. However, if the section B, the section D, and the section F are all HV traveling sections, the SOC value of the battery 7 does not become a predetermined value or less when arriving at the destination, so the section closest to the departure place according to the condition (B1). B replaces the HV travel section with the EV travel section.
As a result, a control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 9 is generated. The control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 9 sets the section A to the section C, the section E, and the section G in the scheduled traveling route 63 to EV traveling, and sets the section D and the section F to HV traveling.
The generated control schedule 49 is stored in the data recording unit 32 (that is, set in the navigation device 1).

  Next, in S <b> 11, the CPU 51 uses the liquid crystal display 15 and the speaker 16 to guide the control of the drive source based on the generated control schedule 49 when the vehicle 2 travels on the planned travel route in the future. . In addition, you may comprise so that guidance may be performed at the timing which changes driving control (EV driving-> HV driving or HV driving-> EV driving) during driving on the planned driving route. Thereafter, the control schedule generation processing program ends.

  On the other hand, in S12, the CPU 51 acquires, from the map information DB 47, information related to the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility along the planned travel route (for example, within 300 m from the planned travel route). The information regarding the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility acquired in S12 includes the facility type (hospital, school, kindergarten, nursery school, park, etc.) of the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility, position coordinates, and the like. Note that the information related to the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility may be acquired from the information center via the communication module 38.

  Next, in S <b> 13, the CPU 51 acquires information related to the air pollution area on the planned travel route from the map information DB 47. The information regarding the air pollution area acquired in S13 includes coordinates, links, administrative divisions, and the like that specify the range of the air pollution area. The information regarding the air pollution area may be acquired from the information center via the communication module 38. In addition, a sensor that detects an air pollution state may be installed in the vehicle 2 and the air pollution area may be specified from the detection result of the sensor during past travel.

  Subsequently, in S14, the CPU 51 determines whether or not there is a recommended exhaust gas suppression facility along the planned travel route based on the information regarding the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility acquired in S12. If it is determined that there is an exhaust emission suppression recommended facility along the planned travel route (S14: YES), the process proceeds to S15. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no exhaust emission control recommended facility along the planned travel route (S14: NO), the process proceeds to S20.

In S15, the CPU 51 identifies a section included in an area within a radius of 300 m from the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility based on the information related to the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility acquired in S12, and a control schedule based on the identified section. 49 is generated. Specifically, the control schedule 49 is generated so as to satisfy the following conditions (A2) and (B2).
(A2) Priority is given to a section included in an area within a radius of 300 m from the recommended facility for exhaust gas suppression as a section for EV travel.
(B2) The SOC of the battery 7 during traveling on the planned traveling route when all sections included in an area within a radius of 300 m from the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility are EV traveling sections and the other sections are HV traveling sections. When the value is equal to or less than a predetermined value (for example, 3% or less), the priority table 48 (FIG. 3) is referred to, and the EV travel section is around the recommended emission control facility with a low priority and far from the departure place. It replaces with the HV driving section in order.

For example, FIG. 10 shows the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section when the vehicle 2 travels on the scheduled travel route 73 from the departure point 71 to the destination 72, the SOC value of the battery 7, and the control generated by S15. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule 49.
As shown in FIG. 10, a school 74 and a hospital 75, which are recommended emission control facilities, are located along the scheduled travel route 73. The planned travel route 73 includes a section B and a section C included in an area 76 within a radius of 300 m from the school 74 and a section E included in an area 77 within a radius of 300 m from the hospital 75. Therefore, according to the condition (A2), the section B, the section C, and the section E are given priority as sections for EV travel. However, if section B, section C, and section E are all EV traveling sections, the SOC value of battery 7 is not more than a predetermined value during traveling on the planned traveling route. Therefore, according to the above condition (B2), the school with low priority The section C that is included in the area 76 within a radius of 300 m from 74 and that is farthest from the departure place is replaced with the HV traveling section from the EV traveling section.
As a result, a control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 10 is generated. The control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 10 sets the section B and the section E to the EV traveling in the planned traveling route 73, and sets the section A, the section C, the section D, and the section F to the HV traveling.

Thereafter, in S16, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the control schedule 49 generated in S15 is a control schedule in which the SOC value of the battery 7 becomes a predetermined value or less (eg, 3% or less) when the destination arrives at the destination. .
For example, FIG. 11 shows the control generated by the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section and the SOC value of the battery 7 and the control S15 when the vehicle 2 travels the scheduled travel route 83 from the departure point 81 to the destination 82. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule 49.
As shown in FIG. 11, the planned travel route 83 includes a section B included in an area 85 within a radius of 300 m from the hospital 84 as a recommended motor travel section. Therefore, according to the above condition (A2), the section B is given priority as the section for EV travel. However, if all the sections other than the section B are HV traveling sections, the SOC value of the battery 7 does not become a predetermined value or less when arriving at the destination.
That is, the control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 11 is a control schedule in which the SOC value of the battery 7 does not become a predetermined value or less when it arrives at the destination.

  When it is determined in S16 that the control schedule generated in S15 is the control schedule 49 (see FIG. 10) in which the SOC value of the battery 7 is equal to or less than a predetermined value when the destination arrives at the destination (S16: YES), the process proceeds to S11. Then, after guiding the control of the drive source based on the generated control schedule 49 using the liquid crystal display 15 and the speaker 16, the control schedule generation processing program is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S16 that the control schedule generated in S15 is the control schedule 49 (see FIG. 11) in which the SOC value of the battery 7 does not become a predetermined value or less when the destination arrives (S16: If NO, the process proceeds to S17.

  In S17, the CPU 51 determines whether or not there is an air pollution section (section included in the air pollution area) in the scheduled travel route based on the information regarding the air pollution area acquired in S13. If it is determined that there is an air pollution section in the planned travel route (S17: YES), the process proceeds to S18. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no air pollution section in the planned travel route (S17: NO), the process proceeds to S19.

In S18, the CPU 51 identifies the air pollution section in the planned travel route based on the information regarding the air pollution area acquired in S13, and corrects the control schedule 49 generated in S15 based on the identified air pollution section. To do. Specifically, the control schedule is corrected so as to satisfy the following conditions (A3) to (C3).
(A3) The air pollution section is given priority as a section where EV travel is performed.
(B3) When the battery arrives at the destination, the SOC value of the battery 7 is set to a predetermined value or less (for example, 3% or less).
Specifically, when a section including an air pollution area is newly added as an EV travel section, and other sections are set as HV travel sections, the SOC value of the battery 7 when arriving at the destination is below a predetermined value. If it does not become (for example, 3% or less), the battery is replaced with EV traveling sections in order from the HV traveling section closer to the departure place until the SOC value of the battery 7 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value when arriving at the destination.
(C3) When a section including an air pollution area is newly added as an EV travel section and the other sections are set as HV travel sections, the SOC value of the battery 7 is not more than a predetermined value during travel on the planned travel route (for example, 3% or less), the air travel section is replaced with the HV travel section in order from the EV travel section far from the departure place.
Thereafter, the process proceeds to S11.

For example, FIG. 12 shows the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section when traveling along the scheduled traveling route 83, the SOC value of the battery 7, and the It is the figure which showed an example of the control schedule 49 after the correction | amendment of said S18.
As shown in FIG. 12, a hospital 84 that is an exhaust emission control recommended facility is located along the scheduled travel route 83. In addition, an air pollution area 86 exists in the planned travel route 83. The planned travel route 83 includes a section E included in an area 85 within a radius of 300 m from the hospital 84, a section B included in an air pollution area 86, and a section C as recommended motor travel sections. Therefore, according to the condition (A3), the section B and the section C are newly given priority as a section for EV travel. However, if the sections B and C are all EV traveling sections, the SOC value of the battery 7 is not more than a predetermined value during traveling on the planned traveling route, so that it is included in the air pollution area 86 according to the above condition (C3). And the section C farthest from the departure place is replaced with the HV traveling section from the EV traveling section.
As a result, the control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 11 is corrected to the control schedule 49 shown in FIG. The control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 12 sets the section B and the section E to EV travel in the planned travel route 83, and sets the section A, section C, section D, and section F to HV travel.

  On the other hand, in S19, the CPU 51 corrects the control schedule 49 generated in S15 based on the distance from the departure place. Specifically, until the SOC value of the battery 7 at the time of arrival at the destination becomes a predetermined value or less, the HV traveling section close to the departure place is sequentially replaced with the EV traveling section. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S11.

  In S20, the CPU 51 determines whether or not there is an air pollution section in the planned travel route based on the information on the air pollution area acquired in S13. If it is determined that there is an air pollution section in the planned travel route (S20: YES), the process proceeds to S21. On the other hand, when it is determined that there is no air pollution section in the planned travel route (S20: NO), the control schedule generation processing program is terminated without generating a control schedule. Thereafter, when the vehicle 2 travels on the planned travel route, the vehicle 2 travels only by EV travel until the SOC value of the battery 7 becomes a predetermined value or less from the departure point, and the SOC value of the battery 7 becomes the predetermined value or less. After that, drive to the destination only by HV driving.

  In S21, the CPU 51 identifies an air pollution section in the planned travel route based on the information regarding the air pollution area acquired in S13, and generates a control schedule 49 based on the identified air pollution section. Specifically, the control schedule 49 is generated so as to satisfy the conditions (A3) to (C3) described above. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S11.

For example, FIG. 13 shows the control generated by the driving force P _ave of the vehicle 2 for each section, the SOC value of the battery 7, and the control S20 when the vehicle 2 travels the scheduled travel route 93 from the departure point 91 to the destination 92. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a schedule 49.
As shown in FIG. 13, air pollution areas 94 and 95 exist in the scheduled travel route 93. The planned travel route 93 includes a section B included in the air pollution area 94, a section D included in the air pollution area 95, and a section E as recommended motor travel sections. Therefore, according to the condition (A4), the section B, the section D, and the section E are prioritized as sections for EV travel. However, if section B, section D, and section E are all EV travel sections, the SOC value of the battery 7 is less than or equal to a predetermined value during travel on the planned travel route, so that it is farthest from the departure place according to the above condition (C3). Section E is replaced with the HV traveling section from the EV traveling section.
As a result, the control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 13 is generated. The control schedule 49 shown in FIG. 13 sets the section B and the section D to EV traveling in the planned traveling route 93, and sets the section A, the section C, the section D, and the section E to HV traveling.

  Next, a travel control processing program executed by the navigation ECU 33 in the navigation device 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the travel control processing program according to the present embodiment. Here, the travel control processing program is executed after the control schedule generation processing program (FIGS. 5 and 6) is executed and when the vehicle 2 starts to travel on the planned travel route. It is a program that controls.

  In the travel control processing program, first, in S31, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the control schedule 49 is stored in the data recording unit 32 (that is, the control schedule is set). The control schedule 49 is generated in the above-described control schedule generation processing program and stored in the data recording unit 32 (that is, set in the navigation device 1). Further, the control schedule 49 is deleted from the data recording unit 32 after arriving at the destination of the planned travel route.

  And when it determines with the control schedule 49 being memorize | stored in the data recording part 32 (namely, the control schedule is set) (S31: YES), it transfers to S33. On the other hand, when it is determined that the control schedule 49 is not stored in the data recording unit 32 (that is, the control schedule is not set) (S31: NO), the process proceeds to S32.

  In S <b> 32, the CPU 51 controls the drive source (the engine 4 and the drive motor 5) that does not depend on the control schedule 49. Specifically, the vehicle travels only by EV travel until the SOC value of the battery 7 becomes a predetermined value or less from the departure point, and travels to the destination only by HV travel after the SOC value of the battery 7 becomes less than the predetermined value. The drive source to be controlled is executed. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S38.

  On the other hand, in S <b> 33, the CPU 51 acquires the current position of the vehicle 2 by the current position detection unit 31. Further, the SOC value of the battery 7 mounted on the vehicle 2 is acquired from the charge control ECU 13. Moreover, the map matching process which specifies the present position of the acquired vehicle 2 on a map is also performed.

  Next, in S <b> 34, the CPU 51 compares the battery consumption plan based on the control schedule 49 stored in the data recording unit 32 with the current SOC value, thereby comparing the battery consumption plan with the current SOC value. It is determined whether or not there is a deviation.

  If it is determined that there is a difference between the battery consumption plan and the current SOC value (S34: YES), the process proceeds to S35. In contrast, if it is determined that there is no deviation between the battery consumption plan and the current SOC value (S34: NO), the process proceeds to S36.

In S35, the CPU 51 calculates the amount of deviation between the battery consumption plan and the current SOC value, and corrects the control schedule 49 stored in the data recording unit 32 based on the calculated amount of deviation. Specifically, the control schedule is corrected so as to satisfy the following conditions (A4) and (B4).
(A4) If the SOC value of the battery 7 does not become a predetermined value or less when arriving at the destination, the HV traveling near the departure place until the SOC value of the battery 7 when arriving at the destination becomes the predetermined value or less. Replace with EV travel section in order from section.
(B4) When the SOC value of the battery 7 is equal to or less than a predetermined value during traveling on the planned traveling route, the EV traveling section is replaced in order from the EV traveling section far from the departure place. However, if there is an EV traveling section based on the air pollution area, the EV traveling section based on the air pollution area is first replaced with an HV traveling section.
Thereafter, the process proceeds to S36.

  Next, in S36, the CPU 51 changes the travel control (EV travel → HV travel or HV travel → EV travel) based on the current position of the vehicle 2 calculated in S33 and the control schedule 49, It is determined whether or not.

  If it is determined that it is time to change the travel control (S36: YES), the process proceeds to S37. In S <b> 37, the CPU 51 controls the drive source (the engine 4 and the drive motor 5) based on the control schedule 49. Specifically, when it is determined that it is time to change the travel control, a control instruction for instructing EV travel or HV travel is transmitted to the vehicle control ECU 9. And vehicle control ECU9 which received the control instruction which instruct | indicates EV driving | running | working controls the drive motor 5 via drive motor control ECU11, and starts EV driving | running | working which uses only the drive motor 5 as a drive source. The vehicle control ECU 9 that has received a control instruction for instructing HV traveling controls the engine 4 and the drive motor 5 via the engine control ECU 10 and the drive motor control ECU 11, and uses the engine 4 and the drive motor 5 together as a drive source. Then, HV traveling is started. In addition, during the HV traveling, the battery 7 is also charged by driving the generator 6 in a predetermined section (for example, a section in which the vehicle 2 travels constantly at a high speed). Thereafter, the process proceeds to S38.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that it is not time to change the travel control (S36: NO), the process proceeds to S38.

  Thereafter, in S38, the CPU 51 determines whether or not the vehicle 2 has arrived at the destination of the planned travel route. And when it determines with having arrived at the destination (S38: YES), the said traveling control processing program is complete | finished. On the other hand, if it is determined that the vehicle has not arrived at the destination (S38: NO), the process returns to S33 and the process is continued.

As described above in detail, the navigation device 1 according to the present embodiment, the driving support method using the navigation device 1 and the computer program executed by the navigation device 1 acquire route information and vehicle information of the planned traveling route of the vehicle 2. (S2, S3), based on the acquired route information and vehicle information of the planned travel route, the driving force of the vehicle 2 required when traveling the planned travel route is estimated for each section (S4), and the estimated section It is determined whether or not there is a section where the driving force of each vehicle 2 is equal to or greater than the threshold (S9), and when it is determined that there is no section where the driving force of the vehicle 2 for each estimated section is equal to or greater than the threshold, In the planned travel route, a recommended motor travel section that recommends travel using the drive motor 5 as a drive source is identified from the surrounding environment of the planned travel path, and based on the identified recommended motor travel section Since the control schedule 49 is generated (S15, S19, S21), when an effective control schedule 49 for reducing fuel consumption cannot be generated, a section in which the surrounding environment of the planned travel route should be considered, for example, engine drive sound or It is possible to generate the control schedule 49 in consideration of the section in which the exhaust gas emission amount should be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to perform traveling in consideration of the surrounding environment of the planned traveling route.
Engine drive noise around specific facilities (such as hospitals, schools, etc.) recommended to avoid exhaust emissions and noise from vehicles etc. should be reduced, or exhaust emissions should be reduced In the section, it is possible to generate a control schedule 49 that prioritizes motor travel. Therefore, it is possible to perform traveling in consideration of the specific facility.
In addition, a control schedule 49 that prioritizes motor travel can be generated in a section where the amount of exhaust gas emission should be reduced, such as an air pollution section. Therefore, it is possible to perform traveling in consideration of an area where air pollution is serious.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the present embodiment, the control schedule is generated based on the recommended exhaust gas suppression facility recommended in S15 so as to avoid exhaust emission by vehicles around the facility. A control schedule may be generated based on a noise suppression recommended facility that is recommended so as to avoid generation of noise. In that case, the periphery of the noise suppression recommended facility (for example, within a radius of 300 m) corresponds to a recommended motor travel section in which travel using the drive motor 5 as a drive source is recommended. Thereby, the control schedule 49 for reducing the engine sound of the vehicle 2 can be generated in the vicinity of the facility recommended to avoid the generation of noise around the facility. Therefore, it is possible to drive in consideration of the surrounding environment of a specific facility.

  In the present embodiment, the EV travel section for performing EV travel and the HV travel section for performing HV travel are set for each section of the planned travel route in the control schedule. A motor travel section that travels using only 5 as a drive source and an engine travel section that travels using only the engine 4 as a drive source may be set. In addition, a section in which the battery 7 is charged may be set by driving the generator 6.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the driving force of the vehicle 2 for each section necessary for traveling on the planned travel route is estimated based on the route information on the planned travel route and the vehicle information, but based on the travel history of the vehicle. May be estimated. Moreover, it is good also as a structure acquired from a probe center. For example, when there is a travel history of traveling on the same link in the past, the driving force during past travel is used.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle and a vehicle control system according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram showing typically a control system of a vehicle control system concerning this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the priority order table. It is the figure which showed an example of the control schedule. It is a flowchart of the control schedule production | generation processing program which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart of the control schedule production | generation processing program which concerns on this embodiment. It is the figure shown about an example of the running resistance which arises in the vehicle in driving | running | working. It is the figure which showed the example of calculation of the driving force of the vehicle required for every area. It is the figure which showed an example of the control schedule produced | generated based on the driving force for every area of a vehicle. It is the figure which showed an example of the control schedule produced | generated based on an exhaust gas suppression recommendation facility. It is the figure which showed an example of the control schedule before correction of step 18. FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the control schedule after the correction of step 18. FIG. It is the figure which showed an example of the control schedule produced | generated based on an air pollution area. It is a flowchart of the traveling control processing program concerning this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Navigation apparatus 2 Vehicle 3 Vehicle control system 4 Engine 5 Drive motor 33 Navigation ECU
49 Control schedule 51 CPU
52 RAM
53 ROM

Claims (5)

A scheduled travel route specifying means for specifying a planned travel route of a vehicle including a drive motor and an engine as a drive source;
Route information acquisition means for acquiring route information of the planned travel route for each section;
Driving force estimation means for estimating the driving force of the vehicle for each section necessary when traveling on the planned traveling route based on the route information of the planned traveling route;
Driving force determining means for determining whether or not there is a section in which the driving force of the vehicle estimated by the driving force estimating means is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold;
When it is determined by the driving force determination means that there is no section where the driving force of the vehicle is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the driving motor is used as a driving source from the surrounding environment of the planned traveling route in the planned traveling route. A control schedule generation for identifying a recommended motor travel section for recommending travel and generating a control schedule for the drive motor and the engine when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route based on the identified recommended motor travel section Means,
When the vehicle travels on the planned travel route, the travel support device includes drive control means for controlling the drive motor and the engine based on the control schedule. The motor travel recommended section is a section around a specific facility,
The control schedule generating means
Identify a section around the specific facility in the planned travel route;
The travel support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a control schedule that prioritizes travel using the drive motor as a drive source in a section around the identified specific facility is generated. The motor travel recommended section is an air pollution section,
The control schedule generating means
Identify the air pollution section in the planned travel route,
The travel support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a control schedule that prioritizes travel using the drive motor as a drive source in the identified air pollution section is generated. A scheduled travel route specifying step for specifying a planned travel route of a vehicle including a drive motor and an engine as a drive source;
A route information acquisition step of acquiring route information of the planned travel route for each section;
A driving force estimation step for estimating the driving force of the vehicle for each necessary section based on the route information of the planned travel route;
A driving force determination step for determining whether or not there is a section in which the driving force of the vehicle estimated by the driving force estimation step exceeds a predetermined threshold;
When it is determined in the driving force determination step that there is no section where the driving force of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold value, traveling using the driving motor as a driving source from the surrounding environment of the planned traveling route in the planned traveling route A control schedule generation step of generating a recommended motor travel section that recommends the vehicle and generating a control schedule for the drive motor and the engine when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route based on the identified recommended motor travel section When,
And a drive control step of controlling the drive motor and the engine based on the control schedule when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route. On the computer,
A scheduled travel route specifying function for specifying a planned travel route of a vehicle including a drive motor and an engine as a drive source;
A route information acquisition function for acquiring route information of the planned travel route for each section;
A driving force estimation function for estimating the driving force of the vehicle for each necessary section based on the route information of the planned travel route;
A driving force determination function for determining whether or not there is a section in which the driving force of the vehicle estimated by the driving force estimation function exceeds a predetermined threshold;
When the driving force determination function determines that there is no section in which the driving force of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined threshold, traveling on the planned traveling route using the drive motor as a driving source from the surrounding environment of the planned traveling route A control schedule generation function that specifies a recommended motor travel section and recommends a control schedule for the drive motor and the engine when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route based on the specified motor travel recommendation section When,
A drive control function for controlling the drive motor and the engine based on the control schedule when the vehicle travels on the planned travel route;
A computer program for executing

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