SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system for calculating a first mass value indicative of a first mass of a vehicle, said vehicle having a vehicle interface capable of providing fuel data indicative of a rate at which fuel is being consumed by an engine of said vehicle at each point in time of a plurality of points in time, said system comprising:
- an interface coupled with said vehicle interface, said interface configured for;
receiving said fuel data; and
receiving movement data indicative of a movement of said vehicle at said each point in time; and
a data processing system configured for;
deriving a plurality of mass values from said fuel data and said movement data, each mass value of said plurality of mass values corresponding to a respective point in time of said plurality of points in time; and
calculating, using said plurality of mass values, said first mass value indicative of said first mass of said vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for calculating a first mass value indicative of a first mass of a vehicle is provided, wherein the vehicle has a vehicle interface capable of providing fuel data indicative of a rate at which fuel is being consumed by an engine of the vehicle at each point in time. The system includes: an interface coupled with the vehicle interface, the interface configured for: receiving the fuel data; and receiving movement data indicative of a movement of the vehicle at the each point in time; and a data processing system configured for: deriving a plurality of mass values from the fuel data and the movement data, each mass value corresponding to a respective point in time; and calculating, using the plurality of mass values, the first mass value indicative of the first mass of the vehicle.
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45 Claims
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1. A system for calculating a first mass value indicative of a first mass of a vehicle, said vehicle having a vehicle interface capable of providing fuel data indicative of a rate at which fuel is being consumed by an engine of said vehicle at each point in time of a plurality of points in time, said system comprising:
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an interface coupled with said vehicle interface, said interface configured for; receiving said fuel data; and receiving movement data indicative of a movement of said vehicle at said each point in time; and a data processing system configured for; deriving a plurality of mass values from said fuel data and said movement data, each mass value of said plurality of mass values corresponding to a respective point in time of said plurality of points in time; and calculating, using said plurality of mass values, said first mass value indicative of said first mass of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for calculating a value indicative of a mass of a vehicle, said vehicle having a vehicle interface capable of providing fuel data indicative of a rate at which fuel is being consumed by an engine of said vehicle at each point in time of a plurality of points in time, said method comprising:
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receiving said fuel data from said vehicle interface; receiving movement data indicative of a movement of said vehicle at said each point in time; deriving a plurality of mass values from said fuel data and said movement data, each mass value of said plurality of mass values corresponding to a respective said point in time of said plurality of points in time; and calculating, using said plurality of mass values, a mass value indicative of a mass of said vehicle.
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33. A computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions thereon for execution on a computing system to implement a method for calculating a value indicative of a mass of a vehicle, said vehicle having a vehicle interface capable of providing fuel data indicative of a rate at which fuel is being consumed by an engine of said vehicle at each point in time of a plurality of points in time, the method comprising:
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receiving said fuel data from said vehicle interface; receiving movement data indicative of a movement of said vehicle at said each point in time; deriving a plurality of mass values from said fuel data and said movement data, each mass value of said plurality of mass values corresponding to a respective said point in time of said plurality of points in time; and calculating, using said plurality of mass values, a mass value indicative of a mass of the vehicle.
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34. A system for estimating a fuel consumption of an engine of a vehicle, said system comprising:
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an interface configured for receiving movement data indicative of a movement of said vehicle at a plurality of points in time; and a data processing system, wherein said data processing system is, for each point in time of said plurality of points in time, configured for; deriving, using said movement data, a second power value indicative of a second power required to overcome resistance to said movement of said vehicle; deriving, using said movement data, a change in energy value indicative of the change in energy of the vehicle; and calculating, using said second power value and said change in energy value, a first power value indicative of a first power produced by said engine, said data processing system being further configured for; estimating a fuel consumption of said vehicle based on a plurality of first power values. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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