Method for generating performance ratings for a vehicle operator
First Claim
1. A method for generating performance ratings to indicate the driving performance of a vehicle operator, the vehicle including a vehicle drive train having an engine that rotates the gears of a transmission, the method including the following steps:
- sensing various operating parameters of the vehicle and producing representative signals;
determining a target value for each of the sensed vehicle operating parameters, the target value corresponding to a desired level of operation of a respective vehicle operating parameter;
determining a plurality of performance ratings that correspond to the vehicle operating parameters in response to the difference between the sensed signal magnitudes and the respective target values, the performance ratings representing a level of performance of the vehicle operator with respect to the vehicle operating parameters; and
generating an operator summary report of the performance ratings that includes recommendations for improving the performance of the vehicle operator.
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Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a method for generating performance ratings that indicate the driving performance of a vehicle operator is disclosed. The method senses various operating parameters of the vehicle and produces representative signals. Sensed signals are compared to corresponding target values. A plurality of is performance ratings are determined. Finally, an operator summary report illustrating the performance ratings is generated. The report includes recommended actions to improve the performance of the operator.
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1. A method for generating performance ratings to indicate the driving performance of a vehicle operator, the vehicle including a vehicle drive train having an engine that rotates the gears of a transmission, the method including the following steps:
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sensing various operating parameters of the vehicle and producing representative signals; determining a target value for each of the sensed vehicle operating parameters, the target value corresponding to a desired level of operation of a respective vehicle operating parameter; determining a plurality of performance ratings that correspond to the vehicle operating parameters in response to the difference between the sensed signal magnitudes and the respective target values, the performance ratings representing a level of performance of the vehicle operator with respect to the vehicle operating parameters; and generating an operator summary report of the performance ratings that includes recommendations for improving the performance of the vehicle operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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