Driving evaluation system and method

• US 9,494,435 B2
• Filed: 01/10/2013
• Issued: 11/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiamen King Long Motor Vehicle Inspection Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Xiamen King Long Motor Vehicle Inspection Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Beisi, Xu, Yifan, Chen, Xiaobing, Ye, Weihong, Zhou, Fangming
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): GOLDMAN, RICHARD A
• Application Number:
  US14/348,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20140358430A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,405 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005

Abstract

A system and method for evaluating driver performance is provided. The system includes a GPS navigation module for locating a running vehicle; a running vehicle data collection module for collecting data of the vehicle; a vehicle specifications memory for storing specifications of the vehicle; a road maps memory for storing maps of an area so as to identify the location of the vehicle by cooperating with the GPS navigation module; a road evaluation parameters memory for storing road evaluation parameters of the vehicle, and outputting evaluation parameters of the vehicle by cooperating with the road maps memory; and an evaluation module for combining the data of the vehicle from the running vehicle data collection module, the road evaluation parameters of the vehicle from the road evaluation parameters memory, and the specifications of the vehicle from the vehicle specifications memory, evaluating the combination, and outputting an evaluation report.

Claims

1. A driver performance evaluation system comprising:

a GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation module configured to locate a vehicle driven by a driver;

a vehicle data collection module configured to collect data of the vehicle;

a vehicle specifications memory configured to store specifications of the vehicle;

a road maps memory configured to store a plurality of maps of an area, the road maps memory cooperating with the GPS navigation module to identify a road where the vehicle is located;

a road evaluation parameters memory configured to store road evaluation parameters corresponding to the maps of the area;

an evaluation module configured to determine scores of the road evaluation parameters based on the data of the vehicle and the specifications of the vehicle, and output an evaluation report;

a calculation module configured to modify the evaluation report by adding weights to the road evaluation parameters to further determine information pertinent to the driver, and calculate the evaluation report wherein the calculation of the evaluation report is a manipulation of data to be utilized to procure driver data;

an evaluation data memory configured to store the evaluation data of the driver, analyze the evaluation data of the driver, and give suggestions to the driver based on the analysis;

a human interface module configured to allow the driver to input information of the vehicle, the information including load and road conditions and wherein the human interface module is connected to the evaluation module to send the information thereto, and the human interface module receives and displays the analysis and the suggestions;

a custom parameters data memory configured to store customized configuration of a plurality of road evaluation parameters, and wherein the custom parameters data memory is connected to the calculation module to implement the customized configuration in the evaluation data of the driver;

a plurality of vehicle terminals each having the GPS navigation module, the vehicle data collection module, the vehicle specifications memory, the evaluation module, and the human interface module, each vehicle terminal further comprising a first wireless communication module; and

an information center having the road maps memory, the road evaluation parameters memory, the calculation module, and the evaluation data memory, the information center further comprising a second wireless communication module.