Alignment changing control device and fuel consumption management device
First Claim
1. An alignment changing control device for controlling an alignment of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
- an alignment setting unit configured to set the alignment of the wheels in a traveling condition;
a fuel consumption calculating unit configured to calculate a fuel consumption in the traveling condition at each of a plurality of different alignments set by the alignment setting unit;
a fuel consumption information storage configured to correlate the fuel consumption calculated by the fuel consumption calculating unit at each of the plurality of different alignments with the alignment at which each fuel consumption was calculated, and to store a plurality of correlated alignments and fuel consumptions so that fuel consumption related information corresponding to each of the plurality of different alignments is stored; and
a selecting unit configured to read out the fuel consumption related information from the fuel consumption information storage and to select the alignment correlated with a best fuel consumption from among the plurality of different alignments stored in the fuel consumption information storage,whereinthe alignment setting unit is configured to set the wheels to the alignment selected by the selecting unit.
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Abstract
A toe angle changing control ECU for controlling a toe angle of wheels of a vehicle. The toe angle changing control ECU includes: a straight traveling state judging section for judging whether or not the vehicle is in a; a memory for storing the toe angle of the wheels while the vehicle is in the straight traveling state; and a toe angle setting section for setting the wheels to the toe angle stored in the memory when the straight traveling state judging section judges that the vehicle is in the straight traveling state. While in the straight traveling state, the wheels are set to a toe angle at which the wheels are substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, reducing the rolling resistance of the wheels, and improving fuel consumption.
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19 Claims
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1. An alignment changing control device for controlling an alignment of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
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an alignment setting unit configured to set the alignment of the wheels in a traveling condition; a fuel consumption calculating unit configured to calculate a fuel consumption in the traveling condition at each of a plurality of different alignments set by the alignment setting unit; a fuel consumption information storage configured to correlate the fuel consumption calculated by the fuel consumption calculating unit at each of the plurality of different alignments with the alignment at which each fuel consumption was calculated, and to store a plurality of correlated alignments and fuel consumptions so that fuel consumption related information corresponding to each of the plurality of different alignments is stored; and a selecting unit configured to read out the fuel consumption related information from the fuel consumption information storage and to select the alignment correlated with a best fuel consumption from among the plurality of different alignments stored in the fuel consumption information storage, wherein the alignment setting unit is configured to set the wheels to the alignment selected by the selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An alignment changing control device for controlling an alignment of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
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a navigation device including;
a specifying element configured to detect a current position of the vehicle;
a map information storing element storing map information including road information;
a traveling history storage configured to correlate a traveling history with the current position and the road information, and to store the correlated traveling history, current position, and road information; and
a same route specifying unit configured to read out the traveling history and to judge whether a route on which the vehicle is traveling is a same route as one on which the vehicle has previously traveled;an alignment setting unit configured to set the alignment of the wheels in a traveling condition; a fuel consumption calculating unit configured to calculate a fuel consumption at each of a plurality of different alignments set by the alignment setting unit; a fuel consumption information storage unit configured to correlate the fuel consumption calculated by the fuel consumption calculating unit at each of the plurality of different alignments with the alignment at which each fuel consumption was calculated and the route on which the vehicle is traveling during calculation of the fuel consumption, and to store a plurality of correlated routes, alignments, and fuel consumptions so that same route fuel consumption related information corresponding to each of the plurality of different alignments for each of a plurality of different routes is stored; and a selecting unit configured to read out the same route fuel consumption related information from the fuel consumption information storage and to select an alignment correlated with a fuel consumption for the route on which the vehicle is traveling if the navigation device specifying section judges that the vehicle is traveling on the same route as one on which the vehicle has previously traveled, wherein the alignment setting unit is configured to set the wheels to the alignment selected by the selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An alignment changing control device for controlling an alignment of wheels of a vehicle, comprising:
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an input unit configured to input a refueling signal which notifies that a refueling service is received; an alignment setting unit configured to set the alignment of the wheels when the refueling signal is input by the input unit; a fuel consumption calculating unit configured to calculate an inter-refueling fuel consumption at each of a plurality of different alignments set by the alignment setting unit, the inter-refueling fuel consumption being a fuel consumption between a time when the refueling signal is input by the input unit and a time when a next refueling signal is input by the input unit; a fuel consumption information storage configured to correlate the inter-refueling fuel consumption calculated by the fuel consumption calculating unit at each of the plurality of different alignments set by the alignment setting unit with the alignment at which the inter-refueling fuel consumption was calculated, and to store a plurality of correlated alignments and inter-refueling fuel consumptions so that inter-refueling fuel consumption related information corresponding to each of the plurality of different alignments set by the alignment setting unit is stored; a selecting unit configured to read out the inter-refueling fuel consumption related information from the fuel consumption information storage and to select the alignment correlated with a best inter-refueling fuel consumption from among the plurality of different alignments stored in the fuel consumption information storage; and the alignment setting unit is configured to set the wheels to the alignment selected by the selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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