Method and apparatus for matching vehicle ECU programming to current vehicle operating conditions

    公开(公告)号:US10241966B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15657023

    申请日:2017-07-21

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprogramming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings.

    VEHICLE PERFORMANCE BASED ON ANALYSIS OF DRIVE DATA
    2.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE PERFORMANCE BASED ON ANALYSIS OF DRIVE DATA 有权
    基于驱动数据分析的车辆性能

    公开(公告)号:US20160244067A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-25

    申请号:US15005746

    申请日:2016-01-25

    Abstract: Data is collected during the operation of a vehicle and used to produce a ranking of a driver's performance, and that ranking is shared on a hosted website, such that the drivers can compare their performance metrics to their peers. Fleet operators can use these performance metrics as incentives, by linking driver pay with performance. Individual fleet operators can host their own website, where driver rankings in that fleet can be compared, or the website can be hosted by a third party, and multiple fleet operators participate. The third party can offset their costs for operating the website by charging participating fleet operators a fee, and/or by advertising revenue. In some embodiments, all driver performance data is displayed in an anonymous format, so that individual drivers cannot be identified unless the driver shares their user ID.

    Abstract translation: 在车辆运行期间收集数据,并用于产生驾驶员表现的排名,并且该排名在托管网站上共享,使得驾驶员可以将其性能指标与他们的同伴进行比较。 车队运营商可以通过将驾驶员薪酬与绩效挂钩来将这些绩效指标用作激励措施。 个人车队运营商可以托管自己的网站,可以比较该车队的驾驶员排名,或者网站可以由第三方托管,多个车队运营商参与。 第三方可以通过向参与的车队运营商收取费用和/或广告收入来抵消运营网站的费用。 在一些实施例中,所有驱动程序性能数据以匿名格式显示,使得除非驾驶员共享其用户ID,否则不能识别各个驱动程序。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 3-D ACCELEROMTER BASED SLOPE DETERMINATION, REAL-TIME VEHICLE MASS DETERMINATION, AND VEHICLE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 3-D ACCELEROMTER BASED SLOPE DETERMINATION, REAL-TIME VEHICLE MASS DETERMINATION, AND VEHICLE EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS 有权
    用于基于三维加速器的坡度确定方法和装置,实时车辆质量测定和车辆效率分析

    公开(公告)号:US20130184964A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-18

    申请号:US13725183

    申请日:2012-12-21

    Abstract: Three dimensional accelerometer data is used to determine a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time. The slope data can then be combined with other metrics to provide an accurate, slope corrected vehicle mass. The vehicle mass can then be used along with other vehicle data to determine an amount of work performed by a vehicle, enabling s detailed efficiency analysis of the vehicle to be performed. To calculate slope, horizontal ground speed (VHGS) can be calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem. One can take the Z/Up magnitude and divide it by the horizontal ground speed. Replacing Z, x and y with directional vectors enables one to calculate slope. The slope data is then used to determine the mass of the vehicle at that time. Pervious techniques to calculate mass did not factor in slope, and thus are not accurate.

    Abstract translation: 三维加速度计数据用于确定车辆在特定时间点上行驶的坡度。 然后可以将斜率数据与其他度量相结合,以提供准确的斜率校正车辆质量。 然后可以将车辆质量与其他车辆数据一起使用以确定由车辆执行的工作量,从而能够对要执行的车辆进行详细的效率分析。 为了计算斜率,可以使用毕达哥拉斯定理来计算水平地面速度(VHGS)。 可以采取Z / Up幅度并将其除以水平地面速度。 用方向矢量替换Z,x和y可以计算斜率。 然后,斜率数据用于确定当时车辆的质量。 计算质量的透过技术不考虑斜率,因此不准确。

    Emergency event based vehicle data logging

    公开(公告)号:US11170589B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US15679064

    申请日:2017-08-16

    Inventor: Bryan Hunt

    Abstract: System and method for enabling predefined events to be used to trigger the collection of vehicle position data. A combination GSM device and GPS device is used to collect vehicle position data and to convey that position data to a remote computing device for review and/or analysis. There is a tradeoff between collecting too much data (cell phone bill is too high) and collecting too little data (value added analytics cannot be achieved without sufficient data). The concepts disclosed herein relate to method and apparatus to enable the data collection/transmission paradigm of such a GSM/GPS to be varied (or triggered) based on the detection of one or more predefined events. This enables data which can contribute to value added analytics to be acquired, without wasting airtime on unimportant data.

    Method and apparatus for matching vehicle ECU programming to current vehicle operating conditions

    公开(公告)号:US10289651B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-14

    申请号:US15657023

    申请日:2017-07-21

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprogramming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings.

    Method and apparatus for 3-D accelerometer based slope determination, real-time vehicle mass determination, and vehicle efficiency analysis
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for 3-D accelerometer based slope determination, real-time vehicle mass determination, and vehicle efficiency analysis 有权
    用于基于3-D加速度计的斜率测定,实时车辆质量测定和车辆效率分析的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09489280B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-08

    申请号:US13725266

    申请日:2012-12-21

    Abstract: Three dimensional accelerometer data is used to determine a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time. The slope data can then be combined with other metrics to provide an accurate, slope corrected vehicle mass. The vehicle mass can then be used along with other vehicle data to determine an amount of work performed by a vehicle, enabling s detailed efficiency analysis of the vehicle to be performed. To calculate slope, horizontal ground speed (VHGS) can be calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem. One can take the Z/Up magnitude and divide it by the horizontal ground speed. Replacing Z, x and y with directional vectors enables one to calculate slope. The slope data is then used to determine the mass of the vehicle at that time. Pervious techniques to calculate mass did not factor in slope, and thus are not accurate.

    Abstract translation: 三维加速度计数据用于确定车辆在特定时间点上行驶的坡度。 然后可以将斜率数据与其他度量相结合,以提供准确的斜率校正车辆质量。 然后可以将车辆质量与其他车辆数据一起使用以确定由车辆执行的工作量,从而能够对要执行的车辆进行详细的效率分析。 为了计算斜率,可以使用毕达哥拉斯定理来计算水平地面速度(VHGS)。 可以采取Z / Up幅度并将其除以水平地面速度。 用方向矢量替换Z,x和y可以计算斜率。 然后,斜率数据用于确定当时车辆的质量。 计算质量的透过技术不考虑斜率,因此不准确。

    Method and apparatus for matching vehicle ECU programming to current vehicle operating conditions
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for matching vehicle ECU programming to current vehicle operating conditions 有权
    将车辆ECU编程与当前车辆操作条件相匹配的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09229906B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US13857985

    申请日:2013-04-05

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprogramming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings.

    Abstract translation: 这里公开了用于实现车辆ECU重新编程的技术,因此在车辆性能特征中起重要作用的ECU编程被定制为当前的操作要求,其可能与制造商在初始编程车辆ECU时选择的操作特性不同 (或ECU)具有特定的指令集,如燃料图。 在一个实施例中,控制器监视车辆的当前操作特性,确定当前的ECU编程,并且确定不同的编程集是否更适合当前的操作条件。 如果当前的编程集合应该被替换,则控制器执行ECU重新编程。 在相关实施例中,用户能够指定要改变的ECU编程,例如改变限速器设置。

    Method and apparatus for 3-D acceleromter based slope determination, real-time vehicle mass determination, and vehicle efficiency analysis
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for 3-D acceleromter based slope determination, real-time vehicle mass determination, and vehicle efficiency analysis 有权
    用于基于3-D加速器的斜率测定,实时车辆质量测定和车辆效率分析的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09170913B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-27

    申请号:US13725183

    申请日:2012-12-21

    Abstract: Three dimensional accelerometer data is used to determine a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time. The slope data can then be combined with other metrics to provide an accurate, slope corrected vehicle mass. The vehicle mass can then be used along with other vehicle data to determine an amount of work performed by a vehicle, enabling a detailed efficiency analysis of the vehicle to be performed. To calculate slope, horizontal ground speed (VHGS) can be calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem. One can take the Z/Up magnitude and divide it by the horizontal ground speed. Replacing z, x and y with directional vectors enables one to calculate slope. The slope data is then used to determine the mass of the vehicle at that time. Previous techniques to calculate mass did not factor in slope, and thus are not accurate.

    Abstract translation: 三维加速度计数据用于确定车辆在特定时间点上行驶的坡度。 然后可以将斜率数据与其他度量相结合,以提供准确的斜率校正车辆质量。 然后可以将车辆质量与其他车辆数据一起使用以确定由车辆执行的工作量,使得能够执行车辆的详细的效率分析。 为了计算斜率,可以使用毕达哥拉斯定理来计算水平地面速度(VHGS)。 可以采取Z / Up幅度并将其除以水平地面速度。 用方向向量替换z,x和y可以计算斜率。 然后,斜率数据用于确定当时车辆的质量。 以前的计算质量的技术没有因素在斜率上,因此不准确。

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