Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – With indication of fuel consumption rate or economy of usage
Patent
1997-12-01
2000-07-18
Louis-Jacques, Jacques H.
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
With indication of fuel consumption rate or economy of usage
701 29, 73113, 73114, 731173, 73115, G06G 770, G01L 326
Patent
active
060920211
ABSTRACT:
A fuel efficiency monitoring and display system for a vehicle dynamically evaluates vehicle performance parameters to detect conditions that cause excessive fuel consumption. The conditions include increased aerodynamic drag due to excessive speed, high RPM, braking and accelerating, excessive idling, and rapid throttle movements. The system dynamically estimates gross vehicle weight, roadway grade and drag factor from monitored parameters and uses these estimates to detect inefficient fuel use. The system indicates to the driver when inefficient fuel use is detected. For example, it displays a measure of excess fuel consumed and messages indicating actions that can be taken to improve fuel economy in response to detecting inefficient fuel use.
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Louis-Jacques Jacques H.
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