Vehicle GUI for Route-Specific Energy Consumption Control
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for evaluating fuel efficiency in motor vehicles do not accurately account for specific route portions and cannot be used in global fuel consumption control systems with vehicles of different specifications, lacking a convenient graphical user interface to inform drivers of energy-saving measures.
Innovation Solution
A motor vehicle system that includes a computer device generating a graphical user interface to display energy-efficient tracks and speed profiles, comparing current and estimated speeds, and providing control signals to adjust driving parameters for improved fuel efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If fuel efficiency evaluation is based on similar vehicles only, then evaluation accuracy is improved, but system adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-level evaluation system that can handle both similar and different vehicle types. The system first identifies analogous vehicles with similar specifications for accurate comparison, then extends evaluation to different vehicle types by normalizing fuel consumption data to equivalent vehicle conditions, enabling universal applicability across diverse vehicle specifications while maintaining evaluation accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms fuel consumption evaluation by changing parameters from raw consumption values to normalized equivalent values. By converting different vehicle types to equivalent fuel consumption standards and adjusting for vehicle-specific parameters, the system enables accurate cross-vehicle comparison while adapting to various vehicle specifications through parameter transformation
2Measurement precision
If route-specific energy consumption monitoring is implemented, then energy consumption accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the route into multiple segments and monitors energy consumption for each segment separately. By comparing actual consumption with estimated consumption for each route segment independently, the system achieves high precision energy monitoring without requiring complex global optimization algorithms, thus reducing overall system complexity while maintaining accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-calculates estimated energy consumption for each route segment before the vehicle actually travels. By having preliminary energy estimates ready for comparison with actual consumption, the system achieves accurate real-time monitoring without complex real-time computation, reducing device complexity while maintaining measurement precision
3Ease of operation
If graphical user interface is added to inform drivers, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses graphical user interface elements that visually represent energy consumption data through standardized icons and displays. By copying familiar visual metaphors (such as fuel gauge representations, route visualizations, and comparison indicators), the system makes complex energy data easily understandable for drivers without requiring complex custom interface designs, thus improving ease of operation while minimizing the increase in device complexity
Data Source
AI summary
The proposed invention relates to methods for controlling energy consumption by a motor vehicle, and can be used in transportation industry. The technical problem to be solved by the claimed invention is to provide a motor vehicle that do not possess the drawbacks of the prior art and thus make it possible to generate an accurate energy-efficient track for a motor vehicle that allows to reduce energy consumption by the motor vehicle on the specific portion of the route, as well as to reliably signal about energy consumption by the motor vehicle and the ways of reducing its energy consumption.