HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVER COACH
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining a target deceleration rate;
detecting a vehicle deceleration event;
determining a deceleration improvement opportunity in response to the target deceleration rate and the vehicle deceleration event; and
providing a specific operator guidance output in response to the deceleration improvement opportunity.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a deceleration definition module that interprets a target deceleration rate, a deceleration detection module that identifies a vehicle deceleration event, and a deceleration quality module that identifies a deceleration improvement opportunity in response to the target deceleration rate and the vehicle deceleration event. The apparatus further includes an operator feedback module that provides a specific operator guidance in response to the deceleration improvement opportunity.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a target deceleration rate; detecting a vehicle deceleration event; determining a deceleration improvement opportunity in response to the target deceleration rate and the vehicle deceleration event; and providing a specific operator guidance output in response to the deceleration improvement opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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determining a target vehicle acceleration profile; detecting a vehicle acceleration event; determining an acceleration improvement opportunity in response to the target vehicle acceleration profile and the vehicle acceleration event; and providing a specific operator guidance output in response to the acceleration improvement opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a deceleration definition module structured to interpret a target deceleration rate; a deceleration detection module structured to identify a vehicle deceleration event; a deceleration quality module structured to identify a deceleration improvement opportunity in response to the target deceleration rate and the vehicle deceleration event; and an operator feedback module structured to provide a specific operator guidance in response to the deceleration improvement opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle having a hybrid power train comprising two power sources, wherein one of the power sources comprises a regenerative device structured to intermittently recover vehicle kinetic energy; the vehicle further comprising a service brake that dissipates the vehicle kinetic energy; a controller, comprising; a deceleration definition module structured to interpret a target deceleration rate; a deceleration detection module structured to identify a vehicle deceleration event; a deceleration quality module structured to identify a deceleration improvement opportunity in response to the target deceleration rate and the vehicle deceleration event; and an operator feedback module structured to provide a specific operator guidance in response to the deceleration improvement opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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