Engine oil replacement cycle optimization apparatus and method
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsJungmo Yu, Jeawan Kim
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Abstract
An engine oil replacement cycle optimization method is provided. The method includes receiving vehicle operation information including at least the mileage, operation time, vehicle speed and revolutions per minute (RPM) information of a driver vehicle. The method also includes collecting driver engine oil replacement tendency data based on the mileage, and calculating an engine oil replacement cycle of the driver vehicle based on at least one of the vehicle operation information or the engine oil replacement tendency data.
Claims20
An engine oil replacement cycle optimization method comprising:
- receiving vehicle operation information including at least mileage, operation time, vehicle speed, and revolutions per minute (RPM) information of a driver vehicle;
- collecting driver engine oil replacement tendency data based on the mileage;
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- calculating an engine oil replacement cycle of the driver vehicle based on at least one of the vehicle operation information or the engine oil replacement tendency data.
An engine oil replacement cycle optimization apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle operation information receiving unit for receiving vehicle operation information including at least mileage, operation time, vehicle speed, and revolutions per minute (RPM) information of a driver vehicle,
- a driver tendency collection unit for collecting driver engine oil replacement tendency data based on the mileage, and
- an engine oil replacement period determination unit for calculating an engine oil replacement cycle of the driver vehicle based on at least one of the vehicle operation information or the engine oil replacement tendency data.
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