ENERGY-SAVING DRIVING PROMOTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An energy-saving driving promotion system comprising:
- a vehicle state detecting device that detects a vehicle state;
a current value calculating device that calculates a current value associated with an accelerator operation amount or a vehicle drive power, based on the detected vehicle state;
a recommended value calculating device that calculates a recommended value associated with the accelerator operation amount or the vehicle drive power, based on the detected vehicle state;
an indicator device that indicates a relationship between the calculated recommended value and the calculated current value; and
an acceleration intention determining device that determines whether a driver intends to accelerate, based on the detected vehicle state, whereinif the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate, the recommended value calculating device calculates a larger recommended value when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate than when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver does not intend to accelerate.
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Abstract
An energy-saving driving promotion system includes: a vehicle state detecting device; a current value calculating device that calculates a current value associated with an accelerator operation amount or a vehicle drive power; a recommended value calculating device that calculates a recommended value associated with the accelerator operation amount or the vehicle drive power; an indicator device that indicates a relationship between the calculated recommended value and the calculated current value; and an acceleration intention determining device that determines whether a driver intends to accelerate. If the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate, the recommended value calculating device calculates a larger recommended value when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate than when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver does not intend to accelerate.
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16 Claims
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1. An energy-saving driving promotion system comprising:
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a vehicle state detecting device that detects a vehicle state; a current value calculating device that calculates a current value associated with an accelerator operation amount or a vehicle drive power, based on the detected vehicle state; a recommended value calculating device that calculates a recommended value associated with the accelerator operation amount or the vehicle drive power, based on the detected vehicle state; an indicator device that indicates a relationship between the calculated recommended value and the calculated current value; and an acceleration intention determining device that determines whether a driver intends to accelerate, based on the detected vehicle state, wherein if the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate, the recommended value calculating device calculates a larger recommended value when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver intends to accelerate than when the acceleration intention determining device determines that the driver does not intend to accelerate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An energy-saving driving promotion method comprising:
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detecting a vehicle state; calculating a current value associated with an accelerator operation amount or a vehicle drive power, based on the detected vehicle state; calculating a recommended value associated with the accelerator operation amount or the vehicle drive power, based on the detected vehicle state; indicating a relationship between the calculated recommended value and the calculated current value; and determining whether a driver intends to accelerate, based on the detected vehicle state, wherein if it is determined that the driver intends to accelerate, a larger recommended value is calculated when it is determined that the driver intends to accelerate than when it is determined that the driver does not intend to accelerate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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