Driving evaluation system and method

• US 20140358430A1
• Filed: 01/10/2013
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiamen King Long Motor Vehicle Inspection Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Xiamen King Long Motor Vehicle Inspection Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Xu, Yifan, Chen, Xiaobing, Ye, Weihong, Zhou, Fangming, Lin, Beisi
• Granted Patent: US 9,494,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/461
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

A system and method for evaluating driver performance is provided. The system includes a GPS navigation module for locating a running vehicle; a running vehicle data collection module for collecting data of the vehicle; a vehicle specifications memory for storing specifications of the vehicle; a road maps memory for storing maps of an area so as to identify the location of the vehicle by cooperating with the GPS navigation module; a road evaluation parameters memory for storing road evaluation parameters of the vehicle, and outputting evaluation parameters of the vehicle by cooperating with the road maps memory; and an evaluation module for combining the data of the vehicle from the running vehicle data collection module, the road evaluation parameters of the vehicle from the road evaluation parameters memory, and the specifications of the vehicle from the vehicle specifications memory, evaluating the combination, and outputting an evaluation report.

Claims

1. A system for evaluating driver performance comprising:

a GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation module for locating a vehicle driven by a driver;

a running vehicle data collection module for collecting data of the vehicle;

a vehicle specifications memory for storing specifications of the vehicle;

a road maps memory for storing a plurality of maps of an area so as to identify the location of the vehicle by cooperating with the GPS navigation module;

a road evaluation parameters memory for storing road evaluation parameters of the vehicle, and outputting a plurality of evaluation parameters of the vehicle by cooperating with the road maps memory; and

an evaluation module for combining the data of the vehicle from the running vehicle data collection module, the road evaluation parameters of the vehicle from the road evaluation parameters memory, and the specifications of the vehicle from the vehicle specifications memory, evaluating the combination, and outputting an evaluation report.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a calculation module for calculating the evaluation report by adding weights to the road evaluation parameters of the vehicle in order to obtain evaluation data of the driver;

and an evaluation data memory for storing the evaluation data of the driver from the calculation module, analyzing the evaluation data of the driver, and giving suggestions to the driver based on the analysis.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising a human interface module for allowing the driver to input information of the vehicle, the information including load and road conditions and wherein the human interface module is connected to the evaluation module for sending the information thereto, and the human interface module receives and displays the analysis and the suggestions from the evaluation data memory.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a custom parameters data memory for storing customized configuration of a plurality of road evaluation parameters, and wherein the custom parameters data memory is connected to the calculation module so as to implement the customized configuration in driver evaluation data.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of vehicle terminals each with the GPS navigation module, the running vehicle data collection module, the vehicle specifications memory, the evaluation module, and the human interface module mounted therein;

and an information center with the road maps memory, the road evaluation parameters memory, the calculation module, and the evaluation data memory mounted therein; and

wherein each of the vehicle terminals further comprises a first wireless communication module, and the information center further comprises a second wireless communication module.

6. A method for evaluating driver performance comprising:

locating a vehicle by using a GPS navigation module at each of a plurality of evaluation periods of time;

collecting data of a vehicle driven by a driver;

determining the location of the vehicle by inquiring a road maps memory;

retrieving evaluation parameters from a road evaluation parameters memory corresponding to the location of the vehicle wherein the evaluation parameters correspond to map data of the road maps memory, and the evaluation parameters and weights of the evaluation parameters are preset based on road conditions;

evaluating performance of a driver based on the data of the vehicle, the evaluation parameters, and vehicle information; and

outputting an evaluation report wherein the vehicle information includes specifications of the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

adding weights to the evaluation report by adding weights of the evaluation parameters of the road evaluation parameters memory to the evaluation report to obtain weighted evaluation data;

storing evaluation data of a driver;

analyzing the evaluation data of the driver; and

giving suggestions to the driver based on the analysis.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

creating a historical scoring database based on the analysis and suggestions; and

showing the historical scoring database on a display when the vehicle runs on a road travelled before.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of:

adding a second weight to the evaluation report wherein the second weight is set by a user.