Comparing vehicle performance

• US 10,083,552 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2017
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: XL Hybrids, Inc. (The Shyft Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: XL Hybrids
• Inventors: Brenner, Neal Ennis
• Primary Examiner(s): Ingram, Thomas P
• Application Number:
  US15/810,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20180225893A1
• Time in Patent Office: 316 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0232 for measuring vehicle parameters and indicating critical, abnormal or dangerous conditions
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0236 for economical driving
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 40/09 Driving style or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3469 Fuel consumption; Energy use; Emission aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/08 Registering or indicating performance data other than driving, working, idle, or waiting time, with or without registering driving, working, idle or waiting time
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0825 using optical means

Abstract

A computing device-implemented method includes receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a vehicle that includes a first propulsion system, and, receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a vehicle that includes a second propulsion system. The distribution ranges for the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system are equivalent to the distribution ranges for the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system. The method also includes receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a collection of vehicles. The distribution ranges for the collection of vehicles are equivalent to the distribution ranges for the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system.

Claims

1. A computing device-implemented method comprising:

receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a vehicle that includes a first propulsion system;

receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a vehicle that includes a second propulsion system, wherein the distribution ranges for the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system are equivalent to the distribution ranges for the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system;

determining a comparison metric of the vehicle including the first propulsion system and the vehicle including the second propulsion system from the first performance metric and the second performance metric; and

generating a control strategy for controlling one or more components of at least one of the first propulsion system and the second propulsion system based on the comparison metric.

2. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first propulsion system includes a combustion engine.

3. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second propulsion system includes an alternative fuel system.

4. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the ranges of the distribution of the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system represent speeds.

5. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the ranges of the distribution of the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system represent accelerations.

6. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the comparison metric represents fuel savings between the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system and the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system.

7. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system also includes the first propulsion system.

8. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining the comparison metric is executed external to the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system and the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system.

9. The computing device-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the control strategy for controlling the one or more components of the at least one of the first propulsion system and the second propulsion system to the vehicle to control the one or more components.

10. A system comprising:

a computing device comprising;

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a vehicle that includes a first propulsion system;

receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a vehicle that includes a second propulsion system, wherein the distribution ranges for the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system are equivalent to the distribution ranges for the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system;

determining a comparison metric of the vehicle including the first propulsion system and the vehicle including the second propulsion system from the first performance metric and the second performance metric; and

generating a control strategy for controlling one or more components of at least one of the first propulsion system and the second propulsion system based on the comparison metric.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first propulsion system includes a combustion engine.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the second propulsion system includes an alternative fuel system.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the ranges of the distribution of the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system represent speeds.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the ranges of the distribution of the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system represent accelerations.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the comparison metric represents fuel savings between the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system and the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system also includes the first propulsion system.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein determining the comparison metric is executed external to the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system and the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system.

18. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that are executable by a processing device, and upon such execution cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a vehicle that includes a first propulsion system;

receiving data representative of one or more travel parameters for distribution ranges for a vehicle that includes a second propulsion system, wherein the distribution ranges of the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system are equivalent to the distribution ranges of the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system;

determining a comparison metric of the vehicle including the first propulsion system and the vehicle including the second propulsion system from the first performance metric and the second performance metric; and

generating a control strategy for controlling one or more components of at least one of the first propulsion system and the second propulsion system based on the comparison metric.

19. The computer readable media of claim 18, wherein the first propulsion system includes a combustion engine.

20. The computer readable media of claim 18, wherein the second propulsion system includes an alternative fuel system.

21. The computer readable media of claim 18, wherein the ranges of the distribution of the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system represent speeds.

22. The computer readable media of claim 18, wherein the ranges of the distribution of the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system represent accelerations.

23. The computer readable media of claim 18, wherein the comparison metric represents fuel savings between the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system and the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system.

24. The computer readable media of claim 18, wherein the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system also includes the first propulsion system.

25. The computer readable media of claim 18, wherein determining the comparison metric is executed external to the vehicle that includes the first propulsion system and the vehicle that includes the second propulsion system.