Title: Electric vehicle assistant based on driver profile

Authors: João C. Ferreira; Vítor Monteiro; João L. Afonso

Addresses: Group of Energy and Power Electronics, ALGORITMI Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, 4800 058, Portugal; ADEETC at ISEL, Lisbon, Portugal ' Group of Energy and Power Electronics, ALGORITMI Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, 4800 058, Portugal ' Group of Energy and Power Electronics, ALGORITMI Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, 4800 058, Portugal

Abstract: This paper presents the outcomes of a research work consisting of the development of an electric vehicle assistant (EVA), which creates and stores a driver profile that contains the driving behaviours related to the EV energy consumption, the EV battery charging information and the performed routes. This is an application for mobile devices that are able to passively track the driver behaviour and to access several items of information related to the EV in real time. The paper also proposes a range prediction approach based on probability to take into account unpredictable effects of personal driving style, traffic or weather.

Keywords: electric vehicles; range prediction; data mining; range anxiety; driver profile; mobile devices; sensor data; electric vehicle assistant; driver assistance; driving behaviour; energy consumption; battery charging; driving style; traffic; weather.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEHV.2014.067626

International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, 2014 Vol.6 No.4, pp.335 - 349

Received: 25 Jun 2014
Accepted: 10 Oct 2014
Published online: 22 Feb 2015 *

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