Vehicle Trip Data Management System for Fuel Efficiency Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle performance data management systems are complex and difficult for average consumers to understand and modify, especially with the rise of hybrid vehicles, making it hard for drivers to optimize fuel efficiency and vehicle performance without extensive technical knowledge.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for managing and displaying vehicle trip data using a processor to acquire, categorize, and store data, allowing users to view and customize information through a user-friendly interface, including automatic data categorization and naming, and displaying statistics in selected formats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If vehicle systems are increasingly computerized and electronically controlled to improve performance and efficiency, then vehicle performance and driving characteristics are improved, but the systems become more complex and difficult for average consumers to understand and modify
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (display device and method) that mediates between the complex electronic vehicle systems and the average consumer. This intermediary translates complex engine data, sensor readings, and performance metrics into easily understandable visual displays, graphs, and narratives, allowing consumers to monitor and understand vehicle performance without needing to comprehend the underlying complex electronic systems.
2Use of energy by moving object
If complex electronic systems are used to control vehicle operations, then fuel efficiency and performance optimization are improved, but the difficulty for drivers to understand and modify operational features increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables drivers to self-monitor and self-understand their vehicle's fuel efficiency and performance characteristics through intuitive displays. The system automatically collects data from various sensors and electronically controlled units, processes it, and presents it in a user-friendly format, allowing drivers to gain insights into their driving habits and vehicle performance without needing external assistance or technical expertise.
3Measurement precision
If more vehicle data is collected and stored to improve accuracy of performance statistics, then measurement precision is improved, but the complexity of managing and processing the data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the most relevant and useful performance metrics and statistics from the vast amount of available vehicle data. Rather than presenting all raw data, the system selectively extracts key information such as fuel consumption patterns, performance milestones, and comparative statistics, filtering out unnecessary complexity while maintaining measurement precision through selective data presentation.
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AI summary
A trip data management and display system for a vehicle. The system includes a processor, a memory, a user-interface and a display. During a trip traveled by the vehicle, the processor receives data from one or more systems or components. The processor receives input via the user-interface to associate a category and a filename with the received data for storage in the memory. The stored data may then be retrieved for display upon the display of the vehicle. The trip traveled by the vehicle is predefined according to user-settable parameters or is automatically determined based on vehicle characteristics. Instantaneous data corresponding to a trip currently being traveled by the vehicle may also be displayed on the display adjacent to the stored data from memory. The data stored may be managed by a user to associate it with different or multiple categories or to delete particular stored data.