Fuel consumption analysis in a vehicle
AssigneeScania CV AB
InventorsFredrik Roos, Linus Bredberg
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Abstract
Method (400), calculation device (131) and display (130) for causal analysis of the fuel/energy consumption in a vehicle (100), which is driven by a driver (101): Division (401) of the vehicle's fuel/energy consumption over a number of fuel/energy consumers, calculation (402) of the subdivided (401) fuel/energy consumers' fuel/energy consumption in a calculation device (131), and visualization (403) of the subdivided (401) fuel/energy consumers' calculated (402) fuel/energy consumption, on a display (130), which is controlled by the calculation device (131).
Claims22
A method for determining fuel/energy consumption in a vehicle, which is driven by a driver, the method comprising:
- collecting measurement data from a plurality of different function sensors in the vehicle;
- dividing fuel/energy consumption of the vehicle over a plurality of fuel/consumers which are respectively associated with different categories of the fuel/energy consumption, wherein some of the categories are impacted by the driver's driving style and others of the categories are not impacted by the driver's driving style;
- separately calculating each of the subdivided fuel consumers' fuel/energy consumption subdivided into the categories in a calculation device based on the collected measurement data;
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- determining the fuel/energy consumption in the vehicle sub-divided by the categories.
A calculation device for determining fuel/energy consumption in a vehicle which is driven by a driver;
- the calculation device comprising a processor circuit configured and operable to:
- collect measurement data related to fuel/energy consumption from a plurality of different sensors in the vehicle;
- divide the vehicle's fuel/energy consumption over a number of fuel/consumers associated with different categories of fuel/energy consumption of the vehicle, wherein some of the categories of fuel/energy consumption are impacted by the driver's driving style and some of the categories are not impacted by the driver's driving style;
- separately calculate each of the subdivided fuel consumers' fuel/energy consumption subdivided into categories in a calculation device based on the collected measurement data;
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- determine the fuel/energy consumption in the vehicle which has been sub-divided by category of fuel/energy consumption.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.