Information display systems and methods for hybrid vehicles

Details Information display systems and methods for hybrid vehicles Information display systems and methods for hybrid vehicles

2008-08-29

2011-11-15

Lee, Benjamin C (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...

C340S461000, C340S439000, C701S022000, C701S099000

Reexamination Certificate

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08058982

ABSTRACT:
Information display systems capable of iconically representing the components of a hybrid powertrain and method thereof. In operation, the information display systems indicate the specific powertrain components in the hybrid system that are active in various hybrid operational modes (e.g., electric launch, blended torque, etc.). In particular, active components are highlighted (i.e., increased intensity) by the display and non-active components are faded (i.e., decreased intensity). In one embodiment, the vehicle wheels are depicted with a static intensity in-between that of the active components and the non-active components. This allows the vehicle operator to clearly see which components are active during each hybrid system mode, and to gain a simplified picture of hybrid system behavior during normal operation at a glance.

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