Vehicle information display and method
First Claim
1. An information display for a vehicle including an engine and an electric machine, each operable to provide torque to propel the vehicle, the vehicle further including an electric power source configured to provide electric power to the electric machine, the information display comprising:
- an indicator arrangement including a visual display configured to provide driver demand information to a driver of the vehicle, the visual display including a dynamic target range for operating the vehicle, the target range including a first boundary and a second boundary indicating a driver demand that would cause the engine to start; and
a control system including at least one controller, the control system being configured to receive at least one input related to current operating conditions of the vehicle and to provide at least one output to the indicator arrangement to position the target range on the visual display and to indicate to the driver a current level of driver demand such that the visual display indicates to the driver the current level of driver demand relative to the position of the target range.
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Abstract
An information display for a vehicle includes an indicator arrangement having a visual display configured to provide driver demand information to a vehicle driver. The visual display includes a dynamic target range for operating the vehicle, which includes a first boundary and a second boundary indicating a driver demand that would cause the engine to start. A control system includes at least one controller, and is configured to receive at least one input related to current operating conditions of the vehicle and to provide at least one output to the indicator arrangement to position the target range on the visual display and to indicate to the driver a current level of driver demand. In this way, the visual display indicates to the driver the current level of driver demand relative to the position of the target range.
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16 Claims
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1. An information display for a vehicle including an engine and an electric machine, each operable to provide torque to propel the vehicle, the vehicle further including an electric power source configured to provide electric power to the electric machine, the information display comprising:
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an indicator arrangement including a visual display configured to provide driver demand information to a driver of the vehicle, the visual display including a dynamic target range for operating the vehicle, the target range including a first boundary and a second boundary indicating a driver demand that would cause the engine to start; and a control system including at least one controller, the control system being configured to receive at least one input related to current operating conditions of the vehicle and to provide at least one output to the indicator arrangement to position the target range on the visual display and to indicate to the driver a current level of driver demand such that the visual display indicates to the driver the current level of driver demand relative to the position of the target range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information display for a vehicle including an engine and an electric machine, each operable to provide torque to propel the vehicle, the vehicle further including an electric power source configured to provide electric power to the electric machine, the information display comprising:
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an indicator arrangement including a visual display configured to provide information indicative of a driver demand for power, the visual display including a target range for operating the vehicle, the target range including a movable boundary indicating a driver demand that would cause the engine to start; and a control system including at least one controller, the control system being configured to receive at least one input related to current operating conditions of the vehicle and to provide at least one output to the indicator arrangement to position the movable boundary and a current level of driver demand on the visual display such that the position of the movable boundary relative to the current level of driver demand is observable. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing information to a driver of a vehicle, the vehicle including an engine and an electric machine, each operable to provide torque to propel the vehicle, the vehicle further including an electric power source configured to provide electric power to the electric machine, an indicator arrangement including a visual display, and a control system including at least one controller, the method comprising:
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determining at least one current operating condition of the vehicle and communicating the at least one current operating condition to the control system; determining a first driver demand threshold beyond which the engine will start, the determination of the first driver demand threshold being performed by the control system and based on the at least one current operating condition; displaying the first driver demand threshold on the visual display; determining through the control system current driver demand information; and displaying the current driver demand information relative to the displayed first driver demand threshold on the visual display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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