Vehicle Driving Score and Token Rewards for Lower Fuel Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drivers often fail to comply with optimal driving modes, leading to increased fuel consumption in vehicles due to excessive performance demands, despite existing systems offering trade-off options.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a control unit to assess driving behavior, assign a fuel consumption score, and reward drivers or fleet owners with tokens via a blockchain system for sustainable driving, incentivizing reduced fuel use through rewards and discounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If the driver operates the vehicle in high performance mode to maximize traveling speed or minimize maneuver time, then the vehicle performance is improved, but the fuel consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts vehicle operating parameters (speed, acceleration, hydraulic pressure) based on real-time conditions and driver behavior patterns. The control unit continuously monitors driving patterns and automatically optimizes performance parameters to balance speed requirements with fuel consumption reduction, transitioning between different operating modes without driver intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the control unit monitors actual fuel consumption, driving patterns, and performance metrics. This feedback is used to adjust and refine driving recommendations, provide real-time feedback to the driver about fuel-efficient behaviors, and continuously optimize the trade-off between speed and fuel consumption based on observed patterns.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the driver is provided with multiple trade-off options for fuel consumption and vehicle performance, then the driver can choose the optimal option, but the driver often does not fully comply with the selected trade-off level
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-monitoring and self-correction by automatically detecting when the driver deviates from the selected trade-off mode and providing automated interventions. Instead of relying solely on driver discipline, the system serves itself by continuously monitoring compliance and automatically adjusting parameters or providing feedback to maintain adherence to the selected operating mode.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual driver control and decision-making with an automated electronic control system that objectively monitors and enforces the selected trade-off mode. The control unit substitutes for the driver's willpower and attention by automatically managing performance parameters and providing structured feedback, transforming a behavioral compliance problem into an automated control problem.
3Productivity
If the driver forces the vehicle to work at higher performances than optimal for the selected trade-off level, then the vehicle can complete tasks faster, but additional fuel consumption occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically optimizes the balance between productivity and fuel consumption by continuously adjusting operating parameters within the selected trade-off mode. When task completion urgency increases, the system can temporarily allow higher performance while providing feedback to the driver, then return to optimal fuel-efficient operation, dynamically balancing these competing requirements rather than using fixed parameters.
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AI summary
Method for reduction of fuel consumption of a vehicle operable by a driver, the method being executed by processing means and comprising: acquiring driving data indicative of the functioning of the vehicle determining, based on the driving data, a driving score indicative of a degree of fuel consumption for operating the vehicle by the driver; associating to the driving score a respective token number indicative of an amount of tokens that depends on said degree of fuel consumption of the vehicle and assigning through blockchain, the amount of tokens to one or more target wallets, the one or more target wallets being a driver wallet of the driver and/or a fleet owner wallet of a vehicle fleet owner owning the vehicle.