Veritable perimeter cruise control

• US 20030221886A1
• Filed: 05/30/2002
• Published: 12/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alfred E. Petrie Jr
• Original Assignee: Alfred E. Petrie Jr
• Inventors: Petrie, Alfred E. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US10/157,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20030221886A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/170
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 31/04 and means for comparing one electrical quantity, e.g. voltage, pulse, waveform, flux, or the like, with another quantity of a like kind, which comparison means is involved in the development of an electrical signal which is fed into the controlling means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2552/15 Road slope, i.e. the inclination of a road segment in the longitudinal direction
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2555/40 Altitude
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

A device to regulate fuel consumption and speed utilizing a speed range rather than the set firm speed currently in use. Resulting in fuel and energy savings under non-level driving conditions and more closely follows the natural flow of traffic.

Comprising:

System to identify most favorable conditions for acceleration of speed which signals for reactions from vehicles fuel supply ranging from increases fuel flow under marginally favorable conditions to reducing fuel flow under most favorable conditions such as a steep downhill with the assistance of a level sensing device.

A like system that operates by the natural action of a current curse control recognizing multiple calls for fuel increase to indicate an uphill condition and multiple reductions in fuel flow indicating a downhill situation delaying reductions until reaching the set high speed perimeter. Added to either approach a mechanism triggered by a switch for gradual reduction in speed used in anticipation of a stop or reduction of speed.

Claims

1. A method of reducing motor vehicle fuel consumption while traveling over hills and grades with vehicles cruse control engaged utilizing a settable speed and speed range establishing a perimeter around said set speed with a device to indicate and signal vehicles fuel system to adjust fuel flow for an optimum overall performance in fuel mileage within set perimeters with fuel flow adjustments ranging from;

a. Increases in fuel supply while traveling down a very mild downhill to decreasing fuel to an idle type supply in the case of a downhill adequate to still gain speed and as approximate in-between,

b. Delaying fuel increases while traveling uphill until reaching set bottom speed perimeter,

c. Integrated into system an operator activated gradual fuel reduction.