Apparatus and method for vehicle economy improvement
First Claim
1. A method of evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network, comprising:
- determining at least one constant speed zone of the road network, a constant speed zone being a portion of the road network at which the vehicle can travel at a constant speed, said determination being based upon expected speeds of travel along the road network determined from positional data relating to the movements of a plurality of vehicles over time along the road network;
determining a speed of the vehicle traversing the road network at a plurality of times during the journey;
determining a value indicative of a consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone, the determining comprising determining that the speed of the vehicle is not consistent between two locations in a given constant speed zone from the at least one constant speed zone when a difference between determined speeds at each of the two locations exceeds a threshold speed change; and
presenting, to a user, based on the value indicative of the consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone, advice indicating modifications of a driving style for driving the vehicle in order to improve an economy of driving the vehicle on the journey.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network, comprising determining at least one constant speed zone of the road network, a constant speed zone being a portion of the road network at which the vehicle can travel at a constant speed, said determination being based upon expected speeds of travel along the road network determined from positional data relating to the movements of a plurality of vehicles over time along the road network. A speed of the vehicle traversing the road network is determined at a plurality of times during the journey, and a value indicative of a consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone is further determined.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network, comprising:
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determining at least one constant speed zone of the road network, a constant speed zone being a portion of the road network at which the vehicle can travel at a constant speed, said determination being based upon expected speeds of travel along the road network determined from positional data relating to the movements of a plurality of vehicles over time along the road network; determining a speed of the vehicle traversing the road network at a plurality of times during the journey; determining a value indicative of a consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone, the determining comprising determining that the speed of the vehicle is not consistent between two locations in a given constant speed zone from the at least one constant speed zone when a difference between determined speeds at each of the two locations exceeds a threshold speed change; and presenting, to a user, based on the value indicative of the consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone, advice indicating modifications of a driving style for driving the vehicle in order to improve an economy of driving the vehicle on the journey. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network comprising:
- one or more processors; and
a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to;determine at least one constant speed zone of the road network, a constant speed zone being a portion of the road network at which the vehicle can travel at a constant speed, said determination being based upon expected speeds of travel along the road network determined from positional data relating to the movements of a plurality of vehicles over time along the road network; determine a speed of the vehicle traversing the road network at a plurality of times during the journey; determine a value indicative of a consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone, the determining comprising determining that the speed of the vehicle is not consistent between two locations in a given constant speed zone from the at least one constant speed zone when a difference between determined speeds at each of the two locations exceeds a threshold speed change; and present, to a user, based on the value indicative of the consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone, advice indicating modifications of a driving style for driving the vehicle in order to improve an economy of driving the vehicle on the journey.
- one or more processors; and
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform a method for evaluating a driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network, the method comprising:
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determining at least one constant speed zone of the road network, a constant speed zone being a portion of the road network at which the vehicle can travel at a constant speed, said determination being based upon expected speeds of travel along the road network determined from positional data relating to the movements of a plurality of vehicles over time along the road network; determining a speed of the vehicle traversing the road network at a plurality of times during the journey; determining a value indicative of a consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone, the determining comprising determining that the speed of the vehicle is not consistent between two locations in a given constant speed zone from the at least one constant speed zone when a difference between determined speeds at each of the two locations exceeds a threshold speed change; and presenting, to a user, based on the value indicative of the consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone, advice indicating modifications of a driving style for driving the vehicle in order to improve an economy of driving the vehicle on the journey.
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