Fuel saving driving assistance apparatus
First Claim
1. A fuel saving driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a travel state determining section to determine a travel state as to whether the vehicle is in a halting state or in a slow moving state;
an accelerator opening determining section to determine an accelerator opening as to whether an accelerator opening degree of an accelerator of the vehicle is zero; and
a driving operation diagnosing section to diagnose a driving operation as to whether a fuel saving driving operation is performed,the driving operation diagnosing section being further configured tocalculate, based on determination results by the travel state determining section and the accelerator opening determining section, an accelerator zero travel duration within a deceleration duration,the accelerator zero travel duration being a travel duration for which the vehicle travels in a state where the accelerator opening degree is zero,the deceleration duration being a duration up to a time when the vehicle becomes in the halting state or the slow moving state,calculate an accelerator zero travel distance, which is a travel distance traveled by the vehicle for the calculated accelerator zero travel duration, anddetermine, based on the calculated accelerator zero travel distance, whether a fuel saving driving operation was performed with respect to a driving operation during the accelerator zero travel duration.
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Abstract
It is determined whether a vehicle enters a halting state or a slow moving state. It is detected that an accelerator opening degree of the vehicle is zero during a deceleration duration up to the time to enter the halting state or the slow moving state. Further, an accelerator zero duration is calculated which is a duration for which the vehicle is in the halting state or the slow moving state while the accelerator opening degree is zero. Furthermore, an accelerator zero travel distance is calculated which the vehicle runs during the calculated accelerator zero duration. Based on the accelerator zero travel distance, it is determined whether the fuel saving driving operation is performed in traveling during the accelerator zero travel duration. Even in the state where the travel speed of the vehicle changes more than needs during inertia travel, the fuel saving driving operation is diagnosed appropriately.
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17 Claims
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1. A fuel saving driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a travel state determining section to determine a travel state as to whether the vehicle is in a halting state or in a slow moving state; an accelerator opening determining section to determine an accelerator opening as to whether an accelerator opening degree of an accelerator of the vehicle is zero; and a driving operation diagnosing section to diagnose a driving operation as to whether a fuel saving driving operation is performed, the driving operation diagnosing section being further configured to calculate, based on determination results by the travel state determining section and the accelerator opening determining section, an accelerator zero travel duration within a deceleration duration, the accelerator zero travel duration being a travel duration for which the vehicle travels in a state where the accelerator opening degree is zero, the deceleration duration being a duration up to a time when the vehicle becomes in the halting state or the slow moving state, calculate an accelerator zero travel distance, which is a travel distance traveled by the vehicle for the calculated accelerator zero travel duration, and determine, based on the calculated accelerator zero travel distance, whether a fuel saving driving operation was performed with respect to a driving operation during the accelerator zero travel duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A program product stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for execution by a computer, the instructions including a computer-implemented method for a fuel saving driving assistance apparatus in a vehicle, the instructions for implementing the steps of:
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determining a travel state as to whether the vehicle is in a halting state or in a slow moving state; determining an accelerator opening as to whether an accelerator opening degree of an accelerator of the vehicle is zero; calculating, based on determination results by the step of determining the travel state and the step of determining the accelerator opening, an accelerator zero travel duration within a deceleration duration, the accelerator zero travel duration being a travel duration for which the vehicle travels in a state where the accelerator opening degree is zero, the deceleration duration being a duration up to a time when the vehicle becomes in the halting state or the slow moving state; calculating an accelerator zero travel distance, which is a travel distance traveled by the vehicle for the calculated accelerator zero travel duration; and determining, based on the calculated accelerator zero travel distance, whether a fuel saving driving operation was performed with respect to a driving operation during the accelerator zero travel duration.
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