Vehicle deceleration display system and calculation method
First Claim
1. A vehicle deceleration display system comprising:
- a serial data bus operable for communicating a plurality of sequentially measured vehicle speed datums in a respective sequential manner;
a control unit operatively connected to said serial data bus and operable for receiving and processing said vehicle speed data therefrom, wherein said control unit is programmed to sequentially calculate vehicle deceleration values respectively corresponding with said sequential vehicle speed data to provide a variable output signal which corresponds with and varies in accordance with said sequential vehicle deceleration values; and
a variable display operatively connected to said control unit, wherein said variable display varies in response to said output signal.
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Abstract
A vehicle deceleration display system includes a serial data bus operable for communicating a plurality of sequentially-measured vehicle speed datums in a respective sequential manner. A control unit is operatively connected to the serial data bus and is operable for receiving and processing the vehicle speed data therefrom. The control unit is programmed to sequentially calculate vehicle deceleration values respectively corresponding with the sequential speed data to provide a variable output signal. The variable output signal corresponds with and varies in accordance with the sequential vehicle deceleration values. A variable display is connected to the control unit and varies in response to the deceleration values. A method of calculating and displaying vehicle deceleration values is also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle deceleration display system comprising:
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a serial data bus operable for communicating a plurality of sequentially measured vehicle speed datums in a respective sequential manner; a control unit operatively connected to said serial data bus and operable for receiving and processing said vehicle speed data therefrom, wherein said control unit is programmed to sequentially calculate vehicle deceleration values respectively corresponding with said sequential vehicle speed data to provide a variable output signal which corresponds with and varies in accordance with said sequential vehicle deceleration values; and a variable display operatively connected to said control unit, wherein said variable display varies in response to said output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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calculating vehicle deceleration values from sequentially-measured vehicle speed data received via a serial data bus; and providing an output signal that varies in accordance with said calculated vehicle deceleration values. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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calculating vehicle deceleration values from sequentially-measured vehicle speed data received via a serial data bus, said vehicle speed data including a plurality of sequentially-measured speeds of an output shaft of a transmission; providing an output signal that varies in accordance with said calculated vehicle deceleration values; averaging a number of sequentially-calculated vehicle deceleration values to calculate an average deceleration value defined by the formula;
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