IP Library Granted Patent US 8,874,303
Granted Patent B2
US 8,874,303 · App. 13/141,515 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Fuel-saving driving evaluation system

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Patent No.
US 8,874,303
App. No.
13/141,515
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a fuel-saving driving evaluation system which provides a driver with advice suitable for the driver based on fuel-saving driving evaluation standards which correspond to the fuel-saving driving proficiency level of the driver, so that the driver is relaxed and the fuel-saving driving skill of the driver is gradually improved. The fuel-saving driving evaluation system is comprised of an engine speed measuring device, a vehicle speed measuring device, a fuel flow measuring device, and a control device. The control device has a function to store several kinds of standard values and target values of parameters (driving operation parameters) for evaluating the fuel-saving driving level in the vehicle to be evaluated, and a function to determine the standard values and the target values of the parameters based on control signals sent from outside of the control device.

Claims (62)

1. A fuel-saving driving evaluation system

comprising:

an engine speed measuring device which measures an engine speed of a vehicle to be evaluated;

a vehicle speed measuring device which measures a vehicle speed of the vehicle to be evaluated;

a fuel flow-rate measuring device which measures a fuel flow rate; and

a controller,

the controller has a function of storing a plurality of types of standard values and target values of parameters relating to fuel-saving driving evaluation of the vehicle to be evaluated;

a function of determining the standard values and the target values of said parameters on the basis of a control signal sent from a second controller which is constructed to send and receive data to and from the vehicle to be evaluated; and

a function of comparing the determined standard values and the target values with the measurement results of the measuring device and of determining whether or not the fuel-saving driving is achieved, wherein

in a case that said parameter is a parameter other than a rate of driving by inertia during deceleration, the following equation is formed between the standard values and the target values of said separately set parameters and the standard values and the target values of the parameters to be the basis:

separately set standard value=standard value to be the basis+(standard value to be the basis−target value to be the basis)×(100 −E )/(100−50)

separately set target value=target value to be the basis+(standard value to be the basis−target value to be the basis)×(100− E )/(100−50)

and E is a constant set by a difficulty level.

2. The fuel-saving driving evaluation system according to claim 1 , wherein

in case that only one type of the standard value and the target value of said separately set parameter is to be set, only one type of the value of said E is set, while if a plurality of types of the standard value and the target value of said separately set parameter are to be set, said constant E is set in plural.

3. A fuel-saving driving evaluation system

comprising:

an engine speed measuring device which measures an engine speed of a vehicle to be evaluated;

a vehicle speed measuring device which measures a vehicle speed of the vehicle to be evaluated;

a fuel flow-rate measuring device which measures a fuel flow rate; and

a controller,

the controller has a function of storing a plurality of types of standard values and target values of parameters relating to fuel-saving driving evaluation of the vehicle to be evaluated;

a function of determining the standard values and the target values of said parameters on the basis of a control signal sent from a second controller which is constructed to send and receive data to and from the vehicle to be evaluated; and

a function of comparing the determined standard values and the target values with the measurement results of the measuring device and of determining whether or not the fuel-saving driving is achieved, wherein

in a case that said parameter is a rate of driving by inertia during deceleration, the following equation is formed between the standard values and the target values of said separately set parameters and the standard values and the target values of the parameters to be the basis:

separately set standard value=standard value to be the basis−(target value to be the basis−standard value to be the basis)×(100 −E )/(100−50)

separately set target value=target value to be the basis−(target value to be the basis−standard value to be the basis)×(100− E )/(100−50)

and E is a constant set by the difficulty level.

4. The fuel-saving driving evaluation system according to claim 3 , wherein

in case that only one type of the standard value and the target value of said separately set parameter is to be set, only one type of the value of said E is set, while if a plurality of types of the standard value and the target value of said separately set parameter are to be set, said constant E is set in plural.

5. A fuel-saving driving evaluation system

comprising:

an engine speed measuring device which measures an engine speed of a vehicle to be evaluated;

a vehicle speed measuring device which measures a vehicle speed of the vehicle to be evaluated;

a fuel flow-rate measuring device which measures a fuel flow rate; and

a controller,

the controller has a function of storing a plurality of types of standard values and target values of parameters relating to fuel-saving driving evaluation of the vehicle to be evaluated;

a function of determining the standard values and the target values of said parameters on the basis of a control signal sent from a second controller which is constructed to send and receive data to and from the vehicle to be evaluated; and

a function of comparing the determined standard values and the target values with the measurement results of the measuring device and of determining whether or not the fuel-saving driving is achieved, wherein

the controller has a function of storing the standard values and the target values to become the basis of said parameters and a function of separately setting the standard values and the target values of said parameters by using the standard values and the target values to become the basis, wherein

in a case that said parameter is a parameter other than a rate of driving by inertia during deceleration, the following equation is formed between the standard values and the target values of said separately set parameters and the standard values and the target values of the parameters to be the basis:

separately set standard value=standard value to be the basis+(standard value to be the basis−target value to be the basis)×(100− E )/(100−50)

separately set target value=target value to be the basis+(standard value to be the basis−target value to be the basis)×(100− E )/(100−50)

and E is a constant set by a difficulty level.

6. The fuel-saving driving evaluation system according to claim 5 , wherein

in case that only one type of the standard value and the target value of said separately set parameter is to be set, only one type of the value of said E is set, while if a plurality of types of the standard value and the target value of said separately set parameter are to be set, said constant E is set in plural.

7. A fuel-saving driving evaluation system

comprising:

an engine speed measuring device which measures an engine speed of a vehicle to be evaluated;

a vehicle speed measuring device which measures a vehicle speed of the vehicle to be evaluated;

a fuel flow-rate measuring device which measures a fuel flow rate; and

a controller,

the controller has a function of storing a plurality of types of standard values and target values of parameters relating to fuel-saving driving evaluation of the vehicle to be evaluated;

a function of determining the standard values and the target values of said parameters on the basis of a control signal sent from a second controller which is constructed to send and receive data to and from the vehicle to be evaluated; and

a function of comparing the determined standard values and the target values with the measurement results of the measuring device and of determining whether or not the fuel-saving driving is achieved, wherein

the controller has a function of storing the standard values and the target values to become the basis of said parameters and a function of separately setting the standard values and the target values of said parameters by using the standard values and the target values to become the basis,

wherein in a case that said parameter is a rate of driving by inertia during deceleration, the following equation is formed between the standard values and the target values of said separately set parameters and the standard values and the target values of the parameters to be the basis:

separately set standard value=standard value to be the basis−(target value to be the basis−standard value to be the basis)×(100− E )/(100−50)

separately set target value=target value to be the basis−(target value to be the basis−standard value to be the basis)×(100− E )/(100−50)

and E is a constant set by the difficulty level.

8. The fuel-saving driving evaluation system according to claim 7 , wherein

in case that only one type of the standard value and the target value of said separately set parameter is to be set, only one type of the value of said E is set, while if a plurality of types of the standard value, and the target value of said separately set parameter are to be set, said constant E is set in plural.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Apr 9, 2021
From: NISSAN DIESEL MOTOR CO., LTD.
To: UD TRUCKS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055886/0091 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2021
From: UD TRUCKS CORPORATION
To: VOLVO GROUP SWEDEN AB
Reel/Frame 055886/0107 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 9, 2021
From: VOLVO GROUP SWEDEN AB
To: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055886/0166 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2012
From: ISHIDA, TAKAHIRO; NISHIYAMA, YOSHITAKE
To: UD TRUCKS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027510/0989 →