System for controlling internal combustion engine performance in accordance with driver behavior
First Claim
1. A system for controlling internal combustion engine performance in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- means for receiving input data signals which represent a vehicle operating parameter and a functional relationship between said vehicle operating parameter and an engine performance parameter;
means for monitoring the value of said vehicle operating parameter; and
means for adjusting said engine performance parameter based on said monitored vehicle operating parameter value according to said functional relationship.
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Abstract
A system for controlling internal combustion engine performance in accordance with driver behavior includes a vehicle control computer operable to receive a plurality of vehicle operating parameter signals and control engine fueling based thereon. In accordance with an operational status, or an operational state determined over a predefined time interval, of one or more of the vehicle operating parameter signals, the system is operable to control available engine performance. Both the operational status and operational state of the various vehicle operating parameters are the result of the manner in which the driver operates the vehicle. The control system of the present invention is thus operable to reward/penalize driver performance by correspondingly adding/subtracting available engine performance in the form of available engine output power and/or available vehicle speed. Preferably, subtracting available engine performance occurs automatically, and adding available engine performance may be either done automatically or according to driver demand.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for controlling internal combustion engine performance in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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means for receiving input data signals which represent a vehicle operating parameter and a functional relationship between said vehicle operating parameter and an engine performance parameter; means for monitoring the value of said vehicle operating parameter; and means for adjusting said engine performance parameter based on said monitored vehicle operating parameter value according to said functional relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for controlling internal combustion engine performance in a motor vehicle, comprising:
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means for monitoring the value of a driver-controllable vehicle operating parameter corresponding to one of engine idle time, engine speed, vehicle mileage per unit of fuel, transmission gear selection, vehicle acceleration and vehicle speed; and a control computer responsive to said vehicle operating parameter value to adjust available engine performance according to a predefined functional relationship between said vehicle operating parameter and an engine performance parameter, said control computer having established therein a minimum engine performance parameter value below which said available engine performance cannot be adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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