Method and device for providing driver feedback

1. A method of evaluating at least one operating parameter of a motor vehicle and providing driver feedback, the method comprising:

measuring a first system variable related to a first operating parameter of the vehicle;

accessing a first look-up map from a plurality of look-up maps, each of said plurality of look-up maps being associated with a respective vehicle operating mode and associated with said first operating parameter, the first look-up map comprising one or more sets of first threshold values;

comparing the first system variable to said first threshold values and determining a first economy rating; and

outputting a first economy indicator based on said first economy rating.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving vehicle mode data, determining a vehicle operating mode in dependence on said received vehicle mode data, and accessing the first look-up map from the plurality of look-up maps in dependence on the determined vehicle operating mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first look-up map comprises a plurality of sets of said first threshold values, each set relating to a particular vehicle operating condition.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein each set of first threshold values is associated with a predetermined range of vehicle speeds, the method comprising determining a speed of the motor vehicle, and selecting a set of first threshold values of the first look-up map for comparison with the first system variable in dependence on the determined vehicle speed.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first threshold values correspond to a steady-state measure of the first system variable of the vehicle; or said first threshold values correspond to a measure of a rate of change of the first system variable of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising selecting said first look-up map from a plurality of look-up maps associated with said first operating parameter, the selection being performed based on a property of the measured first system variable.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising applying a modifier to said first economy rating to generate the first economy indicator.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising repeating the steps of measuring, accessing, comparing and outputting for at least one additional system variable relating to a different operating parameter of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8 , comprising outputting at least one additional indicator based on an economy rating determined for said at least one additional system variable.

10. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform all the steps of the method of claim 1 .

11. A system for providing driver feedback in response to an evaluation of at least one operating parameter of a motor vehicle, the system comprising:

a data bus for receiving sensor data corresponding to a first system variable related to a first operating parameter of the vehicle;

a storage device storing a first look-up map associated with said first operating parameter, the first look-up map comprising at least one set of first threshold values;

a processor configured to compare said sensor data with a set of said first threshold values and to determine a first economy rating; and

an output device for outputting a first economy indicator based on said first economy rating;

wherein the storage device stores a plurality of look-up maps, each of said plurality of look-up maps being associated with a respective vehicle operating mode, the processor being configured to select the first look-up map for comparison with said sensor data from said plurality of look-up maps.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to receive vehicle operating mode data, to determine a vehicle operating mode in response to receiving said vehicle operating mode data, and to select the first look-up map from said plurality of look-up maps in dependence on the determined vehicle operating mode.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first look-up map comprises a plurality of sets of said first threshold values, each set relating to a particular vehicle operating condition.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein each set of first threshold values is associated with a predetermined range of vehicle speeds, the processor being configured to determine a speed of the motor vehicle, and to select a set of first threshold values of the first look-up map for comparison with the first system variable in dependence on the determined vehicle speed.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein said first threshold values correspond to a steady-state measure of the first system variable of the vehicle; or said first threshold values correspond to a measure of a rate of change of the first system variable of the vehicle.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein said data bus is configured to receive sensor data relating to a plurality of operating parameters of the vehicle and the processor is configured to compare said sensor data relating to each operating parameter with a respective set of threshold values stored in said storage device to determine respective economy ratings.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to apply a modifier to said first economy rating to generate the first economy indicator.

18. A vehicle having a system for providing driver feedback as claimed in claim 11 .