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VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD TO IMPROVE VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY BASED ON AN ACCELERATION PARAMETER

  • US 20180029611A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2016
  • Published: 02/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a vehicle control unit, the method comprising:

  • sampling velocity data at sample rate during an increase in a velocity rate over time to produce a plurality of sampled velocity data;

    generating an acceleration parameter based on a difference of the sampled velocity data over a respective time interval;

    determining whether the acceleration parameter indicates a constant acceleration based on a linear increase trajectory of the velocity rate over time; and

    when the acceleration parameter indicates the constant acceleration;

    producing a near real-time feedback signal to advise of the constant acceleration; and

    announcing, via an instrument cluster assembly, the near real-time feedback signal for affecting a vehicle operator'"'"'s acceleration behavior to maintain a desirable constant acceleration rate.

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