METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR VEHICLES CONTROL SYSTEMS AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL SYSTEM

A method for obtaining reference signals for vehicle control systems, in function of a vehicle geographical position along a travel route, includes providing data relating to the vehicle and data relating to a route to travel, and determining a vehicle driving force reference signal and a vehicle speed reference signal through a first optimisation process configured to optimise the driving force along the travel route. An engaged gear reference signal, in function of the positions of the vehicle along the travel route, is determined through a second optimisation process configured to optimise fuel consumption of the vehicle along the travel route. The second optimisation process is subsequent to the first optimisation process, and the data relating to the travel route, as well as the driving force reference signal and the speed reference signal, is received as input, determined through the first optimisation process.