公开(公告)号：US09896044B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US12641746

申请日：2009-12-18

申请人： Brian E. Beechie ,  John D. Mueller ,  Jeffrey M. Orzechowski ,  Anurag Peter Varma ,  Mary R. Gerber ,  Troy J. Davis ,  Glenn F. Syrowik

发明人： Brian E. Beechie ,  John D. Mueller ,  Jeffrey M. Orzechowski ,  Anurag Peter Varma ,  Mary R. Gerber ,  Troy J. Davis ,  Glenn F. Syrowik

IPC分类号： B60R16/023 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/10 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W30/182 ,  B60W50/08 ,  B60W50/14 ,  G01F9/00 ,  G01F9/02

CPC分类号： B60R16/0236 ,  B60W10/06 ,  B60W10/10 ,  B60W10/30 ,  B60W30/18 ,  B60W30/182 ,  B60W50/082 ,  B60W50/085 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W2560/02 ,  G01F9/001 ,  G01F9/023 ,  Y02T10/84

摘要： The technology described herein provides a system and method for automatically increasing the remaining driving range of a vehicle when a low fuel or other condition is detected by altering the operating parameters of one or more vehicle systems to improve propulsion system efficiency and thereby lower fuel consumption. The vehicle range extending system is capable of altering the operating parameters of any vehicle system, including for example variable displacement settings, start-stop technology settings, and HVAC operation. The disclosed technology can also provide information to the driver, suggesting which system operating parameters should be altered to reduce the fuel consumption rate.

公开(公告)号：US09889857B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US15246882

申请日：2016-08-25

申请人： VNOMICS CORP.

发明人： David Charles Chauncey ,  Edward Charles McCarthy ,  Peter Joseph Roth ,  Nicholas Allen Elliott

IPC分类号： B60W40/09 ,  B60R16/023 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60R1/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  B60K35/00 ,  G01F9/02 ,  G01F9/00

CPC分类号： B60W40/09 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K2350/1092 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R16/0236 ,  B60R2300/50 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2510/0638 ,  B60W2510/10 ,  B60W2520/10 ,  B60W2540/16 ,  B60W2540/165 ,  G01F9/00 ,  G01F9/023 ,  G07C5/0825 ,  Y02T10/84

摘要： One way to improve fuel efficiency of a vehicle is to detect the vehicle operational shortcomings related to fuel consumption by determining whether fuel used during operation of the vehicle is normal fuel use or wasted fuel use. Considerations of idling, speeding and inappropriate gear shifts are some ways to measure the amount of fuel wasted due to operator shortcomings. Communicating this information to the operator in real-time so adjustments can be made will improve vehicle fuel efficiency. These techniques are applicable to tracking employment of other driving best practices as well.

公开(公告)号：US20160236758A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US15027719

申请日：2013-10-07

申请人： NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Ryo KAKUTA

IPC分类号： B63B49/00 ,  G01F9/02 ,  G01S19/10

CPC分类号： B63B49/00 ,  B63B2213/02 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01F9/02 ,  G01S19/10

摘要： An acquisition unit acquires weather and marine data indicating a ship voyage schedule that serves as a reference, actual performance data, fuel consumption data, and weather and marine conditions the ship has encountered during a voyage. A time difference data generation unit calculates the difference between the time indicated by the reference data and the time indicated by the actual performance data for each of the journeys between ports. Projected fuel consumption calculation unit calculates projected fuel consumption for each of the journeys between ports based on the reference data, weather and marine data and fuel consumption data. Fuel consumption difference data generation unit calculates the difference between the projected fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption amount indicated by the actual performance data for each of the journeys between ports.

摘要翻译： 采购单位获取表示作为参考的船舶航行时刻表的天气和海洋数据，实际性能数据，燃油消耗数据以及船舶在航行过程中遇到的天气和海洋情况。 时差数据生成单元计算由各参考数据表示的时间与由端口之间的每个行程的实际演出数据所指示的时间之间的差。 预测燃料消耗计算单元根据参考数据，天气和海洋数据和燃料消耗数据，计算每个港口之间的行程的预计燃料消耗量。 燃料消耗差数据生成单元计算由端口之间的每个行程的实际性能数据指示的预计燃料消耗量与实际燃料消耗量之间的差。

公开(公告)号：US20150051825A1

公开(公告)日：2015-02-19

申请号：US13968589

申请日：2013-08-16

申请人： FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

发明人： Jose Guillermo Saavedra

IPC分类号： G01F9/02

CPC分类号： G01F9/023 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K37/02 ,  B60W2050/146 ,  B60W2560/02 ,  B60W2560/06 ,  F02D19/0618 ,  F02D19/0647 ,  F02D19/066 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/0825 ,  Y02T10/36 ,  Y02T10/84 ,  Y10T29/49622

摘要： A vehicle includes a powertrain comprising an engine configured to separately burn first and second types of fuels and propel the vehicle therefrom, and a computer programmed to compute a distance traveled per unit fuel burned for each fuel type, compute distance-to-empty (DTE) for each fuel type, and display DTE for each fuel type.

摘要翻译： 车辆包括动力系，其包括被配置为分别燃烧第一和第二类型的燃料并从其推进车辆的发动机，以及被编程为计算每种燃料类型燃烧的每单位燃料行进的距离的计算机，计算距离到空（DTE ），并显示每种燃料类型的DTE。

公开(公告)号：US07487036B2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-03

申请号：US10545327

申请日：2004-02-06

申请人： Jong Sig Kim

发明人： Jong Sig Kim

IPC分类号： G01F9/02 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： B60R16/0236 ,  F02D41/00 ,  Y02T10/84

摘要： A system for indicating, recording and evaluating a driving-data mode under three conditions of acceleration, speed maintenance and deceleration, in which the evaluated results are displayed on an LCD so that the vehicle is driven at a ¾ point of engine load capacity, serving as an acceleration point representing the maximum efficiency in designing a vehicle engine, at a ⅕ point of engine load capacity, serving as a static load point, and at a fuel-cutting point, thereby allowing the vehicle to be driven at the maximum efficiency point and maximizing a fuel efficiency. The system includes a fuel-injection amount-detecting unit, a maximum point-assigning unit, an engine idle driving fuel-injection amount driving point-assigning unit, ¾ and ⅕ point-assigning units, a fuel-injection amount cutting point-assigning unit, a fuel-injection amount display-indicating unit, a fuel-injection amount graph-regulating unit, and a liquid crystal display unit.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在加速度，速度保持和减速的三个条件下指示，记录和评估驾驶数据模式的系统，其中评估结果显示在LCD上，使得车辆在发动机负载能力的¾点被驱动，服务 作为表示设计车辆发动机的最大效率的加速点，在发动机负载能力的1/5点作为静载荷点，并且在燃料切割点处，从而允许车辆被最大程度地驱动 提高燃油效率。 该系统包括燃料喷射量检测单元，最大点分配单元，发动机怠速驱动燃料喷射量驱动点分配单元，¾和1/5点分配单元，燃料喷射量切断点 燃料喷射量显示指示单元，燃料喷射量图形调节单元和液晶显示单元。

公开(公告)号：US06944530B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-13

申请号：US10625758

申请日：2003-07-22

申请人： John D. Russell ,  Allan Joseph Kotwicki ,  Freeman Carter Gates

发明人： John D. Russell ,  Allan Joseph Kotwicki ,  Freeman Carter Gates

IPC分类号： G01F1/42 ,  F02D21/08 ,  F02D41/00 ,  F02D41/18 ,  F02D41/32 ,  F02M25/07 ,  G01F1/34 ,  G01F1/36 ,  G01F9/00 ,  G01F9/02 ,  G01F22/02

CPC分类号： G01F22/02 ,  F02D41/0072 ,  F02D41/182 ,  F02D41/32 ,  F02D2041/1432 ,  F02D2200/0402 ,  F02D2200/0406 ,  F02M26/47 ,  F02M26/57 ,  G01F1/34 ,  G01F1/36 ,  G01F1/363 ,  G01F9/001 ,  G01F9/023 ,  Y02T10/47

摘要： An exhaust gas recirculation system directs exhaust gasses from an exhaust manifold to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust gasses travel from the exhaust manifold, first passing through a flow control valve and then through a measuring orifice before entering the intake manifold. Pressure upstream of the orifice is used, along with correction pressure downstream of the orifice, to measure and control exhaust gas flow. Further, manifold pressure is determined from downstream pressure and the used along with the measured exhaust gas flow to calculated a cylinder air charge amount.

摘要翻译： 排气再循环系统将废气从排气歧管引导到内燃机的进气歧管。 废气从排气歧管行进，首先通过流量控制阀，然后通过测量孔进入进气歧管。 使用孔口上游的压力以及孔口下游的校正压力来测量和控制废气流量。 此外，从下游压力确定歧管压力，并与所测量的排气流一起使用，以计算气缸充气量。

公开(公告)号：US06940401B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-06

申请号：US10655784

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Morse N Taxon

发明人： Morse N Taxon

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00 ,  G01F9/00 ,  G01F9/02

CPC分类号： G01F9/023 ,  G01F9/001

摘要： A customizable low fuel indicator system for a motor vehicle having an engine control unit storing the average fuel economy of the motor vehicle. A fuel tank sensor is in electronic communication with the engine control unit and is adapted to sense the amount of fuel remaining in a fuel tank of the motor vehicle. An indicator is in electronic communication with the engine control unit. An input device is in communication with the electronic control unit for selecting a threshold distance to empty. The engine control unit calculates a distance to empty value based on the average fuel economy and the amount of fuel sensed by the fuel tank sensor. The indicator is activated by the engine control unit when the distance to empty is less than the threshold distance to empty.

摘要翻译： 一种用于机动车辆的可定制的低燃料指示器系统，其具有存储机动车辆的平均燃料经济性的发动机控制单元。 燃料箱传感器与发动机控制单元电子通信，并且适于感测在机动车辆的燃料箱中剩余的燃料量。 指示器与发动机控制单元电子通信。 输入设备与电子控制单元通信，用于选择一个阈值距离为空。 发动机控制单元基于平均燃料经济性和由燃料箱传感器感测到的燃料量来计算到空值的距离。 当空白距离小于阈值距离为空时，指示灯由发动机控制单元激活。

公开(公告)号：US06880390B2

公开(公告)日：2005-04-19

申请号：US10289631

申请日：2002-11-07

申请人： Nicholas J. Emord

发明人： Nicholas J. Emord

IPC分类号： F02D41/18 ,  G01F9/00 ,  G01F9/02 ,  G01M15/00

CPC分类号： G01F9/023 ,  F02D41/18 ,  F02D2200/0625 ,  G01F9/001

摘要： An apparatus and method for determining a parameter related to fuel consumption in an engine are disclosed. An electrical sensor senses an electrical control signal used to control fuel introduced into the engine, such as by controlling a valve or fuel injector of the engine. The electrical sensor generates a measurement signal that is indicative of an electrical parameter such as frequency or voltage of the electrical control signal. A processor receives the measurement signal and uses the measurement signal to determine the parameter related to fuel consumption. The parameter can be volume of fuel consumed, fuel consumption rate, fuel efficiency or other related parameter.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于确定与发动机中的燃料消耗相关的参数的装置和方法。 电传感器感测用于控制引入发动机的燃料的电控信号，例如通过控制发动机的阀或燃料喷射器。 电传感器产生指示诸如电控信号的频率或电压的电参数的测量信号。 处理器接收测量信号并使用测量信号来确定与燃料消耗相关的参数。 该参数可以是燃料消耗量，燃料消耗率，燃油效率或其他相关参数。

公开(公告)号：US20050062593A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10655784

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Morse Taxon

发明人： Morse Taxon

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00 ,  G01F9/00 ,  G01F9/02

CPC分类号： G01F9/023 ,  G01F9/001

摘要： A customizable low fuel indicator system for a motor vehicle having an engine control unit storing the average fuel economy of the motor vehicle. A fuel tank sensor is in electronic communication with the engine control unit and is adapted to sense the amount of fuel remaining in a fuel tank of the motor vehicle. An indicator is in electronic communication with the engine control unit. An input device is in communication with the electronic control unit for selecting a threshold distance to empty. The engine control unit calculates a distance to empty value based on the average fuel economy and the amount of fuel sensed by the fuel tank sensor. The indicator is activated by the engine control unit when the distance to empty is less than the threshold distance to empty.

公开(公告)号：US20050060087A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-17

申请号：US10746998

申请日：2003-12-23

申请人： Jong Koo Kim

发明人： Jong Koo Kim

IPC分类号： B60K37/00 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60R99/00 ,  F02D29/02 ,  G01F9/00 ,  G01F9/02 ,  G01M17/00

CPC分类号： F02D29/02 ,  G01F9/001 ,  G01F9/023

摘要： In an apparatus and a method for indicating initial distance to empty (DTE) at completion of fueling, the initial DTE is calculated based on a fluctuating fuel consumption rate and is compensated by a compensation value so that DTE can be determined with more accuracy compared with an initial DTE calculated based on the fixed fuel consumption rate. The DTE to be confirmed can be thereby prevented from abruptly changing.

摘要翻译： 在加油完成时指示初始空白距离（DTE）的装置和方法中，基于波动的燃料消耗率计算初始DTE，并通过补偿值进行补偿，从而可以以更准确的方式确定DTE与 基于固定燃料消耗率计算的初始DTE。 因此可以防止要确认的D​​TE突然变化。