Refueling management system and method
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a processor configured toprocess remote data received by a first sensor and local data received by a second sensor,determine a refueling route from at least one of the remote data or the local data and at least one vehicle parameter, the at least one vehicle parameter including a mass of a vehicle and a mass of a load transported by the vehicle;
adjust a buffer amount of fuel remaining in a fuel tank at one or more of a plurality of refueling locations, in response to the at least one of the local or remote data; and
a communication system configured to communicate at least the remote data to the vehicle via a communication network.
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Abstract
An apparatus remotely provides refueling management instructions for a vehicle. One or more initial vehicle parameters are determined, including an initial quantity of fuel, a plurality of route parameters including a starting point, an ending point and an estimated average fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and a plurality of refueling parameters including one or more refueling locations. The sufficiency of an initial quantity of fuel is evaluated in relation to the estimated average fuel efficiency and a distance to be traveled by the vehicle equal to a difference between the ending point and the starting point. One or more current vehicle parameters are interpreted at a first predetermined time, a refueling agenda is created, and an associated predetermined refueling amount at each of the identified one or more refueling locations is determined.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a processor configured to process remote data received by a first sensor and local data received by a second sensor, determine a refueling route from at least one of the remote data or the local data and at least one vehicle parameter, the at least one vehicle parameter including a mass of a vehicle and a mass of a load transported by the vehicle; adjust a buffer amount of fuel remaining in a fuel tank at one or more of a plurality of refueling locations, in response to the at least one of the local or remote data; and a communication system configured to communicate at least the remote data to the vehicle via a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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determining a refueling route between an origin and a destination by evaluating a plurality of initial vehicle parameters; receiving information indicative of at least one operational characteristic of a vehicle including at least one weather condition; processing the information indicative of the at least one operational characteristic of the vehicle; and updating the refueling route in response to the processed information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a receiver installed on a vehicle and configured to receive at least one of local data or remote data; and a processor configured to; identify a plurality of refueling locations along a route traveled by the vehicle; determine a refueling amount at each of the plurality of refueling locations; determine a buffer amount corresponding to a fuel quantity remaining in a fuel tank of the vehicle at a time of refueling; and adjust the buffer amount in response to the at least one of the local data or remote data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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