Methods for determining exhaust emissions and efficiency of a vehicle and a display
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1. A method of determining a vehicle efficiency factor (E) for a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, the engine powered by a fuel, the method comprising:
- determining a fuel chemical energy input (F), a change in a kinetic energy (K), a change in a potential energy (P), a magnitude of aerodynamic frictional losses (A), a magnitude of mechanical frictional losses (M), and a magnitude of braking frictional losses (B) of the vehicle over a predetermined time interval; and
determining the vehicle efficiency factor (E) for the predetermined time interval based on a comparison between a total energy input and a total energy output, the total energy input including the fuel chemical energy input (F), the total energy output including the change in the kinetic energy (K), the change in the potential energy (P), the aerodynamic frictional losses (A), and the mechanical frictional losses (M) of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Methods, software codes, and devices for determining an emission flow rate of one or more CO2 equivalent gases from an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle and a method of determining a vehicle efficiency factor of the vehicle are provided. The vehicle efficiency factor is compared in real time to the corresponding point on a vehicle efficiency map based on at least one of current vehicle conditions, driving conditions, environmental conditions, and energy flow visualization data to derive a driver efficiency factor.
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1. A method of determining a vehicle efficiency factor (E) for a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, the engine powered by a fuel, the method comprising:
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determining a fuel chemical energy input (F), a change in a kinetic energy (K), a change in a potential energy (P), a magnitude of aerodynamic frictional losses (A), a magnitude of mechanical frictional losses (M), and a magnitude of braking frictional losses (B) of the vehicle over a predetermined time interval; and determining the vehicle efficiency factor (E) for the predetermined time interval based on a comparison between a total energy input and a total energy output, the total energy input including the fuel chemical energy input (F), the total energy output including the change in the kinetic energy (K), the change in the potential energy (P), the aerodynamic frictional losses (A), and the mechanical frictional losses (M) of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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