Method for communicating a deviation of a vehicle parameter
First Claim
1. A method for communicating in a vehicle at least one deviation of an measured actual vehicle parameter value from its predetermined value to a driver comprising the steps of:
- determining an amount of the deviation by calculating a difference between the measured actual vehicle parameter value and the predetermined vehicle parameter value and weighting the calculated difference between the measured actual vehicle parameter value and the predetermined vehicle parameter value with a first weighting factor;
calculating the first weighting factor as a function of proximity to at least one of an additional vehicle parameter and an environmental parameter;
color-coding the amount of deviation; and
communicating the amount of deviation to the driver by using the color code only when the amount of deviation is beyond a predetermined magnitude.
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Abstract
A method, a device and a system for communicating in a vehicle at least one deviation of a measured actual vehicle parameter value from its predetermined value to a driver involve determining an amount of the deviation, color-coding the amount of deviation, and communicating the amount of deviation to the driver by using the color-code. Determining the amount of deviation includes weighting a calculated difference between the measured actual vehicle parameter value and the predetermined vehicle parameter value with a weighting factor. A vehicle or more particularly a truck may include such a device and such a system and a computer programmed for performing such a method and computer readable medium comprising a program for performing such a method can be provided.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for communicating in a vehicle at least one deviation of an measured actual vehicle parameter value from its predetermined value to a driver comprising the steps of:
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determining an amount of the deviation by calculating a difference between the measured actual vehicle parameter value and the predetermined vehicle parameter value and weighting the calculated difference between the measured actual vehicle parameter value and the predetermined vehicle parameter value with a first weighting factor; calculating the first weighting factor as a function of proximity to at least one of an additional vehicle parameter and an environmental parameter; color-coding the amount of deviation; and communicating the amount of deviation to the driver by using the color code only when the amount of deviation is beyond a predetermined magnitude. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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- 12. A device in a vehicle for communicating a deviation of a measured actual vehicle parameter value from a predetermined value, wherein the device comprises a colorable unit which is arranged to communicate an amount of deviation by color-code only when the amount of deviation is beyond a predetermined magnitude, and wherein the amount of deviation is a result of a weighting function weighting a calculated difference between the measured actual vehicle parameter value and the predetermined vehicle parameter value with a first weighting factor, the first weighting factor being calculated as a function of proximity to at least one of an additional vehicle parameter and an enviromnental parameter.
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