Vehicle efficiency prediction and control

A system comprising:

• fuel consumption prediction circuitry;
• and
• user interface circuitry;
• wherein the fuel consumption prediction circuitry is operable to:
• receive trip constraints for a trip to be made by a vehicle;
• receive vehicle information for the vehicle, wherein the vehicle information
• comprises an engine torque limit;
• receive a driver agent model of a torque demand that varies as a function of
• an engine speed and as a function of a position of an accelerator,
• wherein the position of an accelerator is represented as a mathematical equation for a position of an accelerator, and wherein the mathematical equation varies according to different trip constraints;
• generate, based on the trip constraints, multiple driver agent models based on telemetry data and the vehicle information:
• a first trip option having a first predicted travel time;
• a first predicted fuel consumption;
• and
• a first predicted velocity profile;
• and
• a second trip option having a second predicted travel time;
• a second predicted fuel consumption;
• and
• a second predicted velocity profile;
• and
• communicate the first trip option and the second trip option to user interface circuitry;
• and
• wherein the user interface circuitry is operable to:
• receive the first trip option and the second trip option;
• present the first trip option and the second trip option to a user;
• receive input from the user indicating a selected trip option from among
• the first trip option and the second trip option;
• and
• while a trip of the selected option is in progress, provide feedback to the user with driving instructions based on the selected trip option, the driving instructions comprise braking instructions and acceleration instructions to achieve a predicted fuel consumption and a predicted arrival time for the selected trip option
• wherein:
• the fuel consumption prediction circuitry is operable to run multiple simulations of the trip based on the vehicle information, the trip constraints, and the multiple driver agent models;
• and
• the first predicted travel time and the first predicted fuel consumption are outputs of a first of the multiple simulations;
• and
• the second predicted travel time and the second predicted fuel consumption are outputs of a second of the multiple simulations.