Vehicle Performance Analysis System for Untrained Users
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack the capability for untrained end users to effectively analyze vehicle performance data generated by electronic control units (ECUs), making it difficult for them to diagnose and address potential issues without specialized knowledge or tools.
Innovation Solution
A performance system comprising a performance tool and engine that connects to a vehicle's ECU, captures performance data, processes it into meaningful values, and generates representations for end users, allowing them to analyze and understand vehicle performance without requiring extensive training.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If performance data is collected from ECU using standard diagnostic protocols, then diagnostic functionality is provided, but the data remains in raw format that requires specialized knowledge to interpret
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a performance engine as an intermediary component that sits between the raw ECU data and the end user. This performance engine automatically processes raw performance data, generates performance values through calculations, and creates visual performance representations. This intermediary layer eliminates the need for users to directly interpret raw diagnostic data, thereby resolving the contradiction between providing reliable diagnostic functionality and making it easy for untrained users to operate.
2Loss of information
If raw performance data is provided to users, then complete information is available, but untrained users cannot effectively analyze or understand the data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex performance analysis process into distinct automated stages: data collection from ECU, data processing to generate performance values, and visualization to create performance representations. By breaking down the analysis into these manageable segments handled automatically by the performance engine, the system preserves complete performance information while eliminating the difficulty of analysis for untrained users.
Solution Approach 2:
The performance engine performs self-service by automatically processing raw performance data and generating meaningful performance representations without requiring user intervention or specialized knowledge. The system autonomously calculates performance values, identifies issues, and presents findings in an easily understandable format, thereby maintaining information completeness while removing analysis barriers.
3Measurement precision
If specialized diagnostic tools and knowledge are required, then accurate performance analysis is achieved, but accessibility to untrained users is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal performance analysis system that can serve multiple user types (both trained professionals and untrained end users) through a single interface. The performance engine handles all the complex analysis functions universally, allowing any user to access accurate performance analysis without requiring specialized training. This multi-functional approach resolves the contradiction between maintaining measurement precision and expanding user accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A performance system can enable an untrained end user to analyze the performance of a vehicle based on performance data that the vehicle's ECU generates. The performance system can include a performance tool that is configured to request performance data from one or more ECUs of a vehicle. The performance system can also include a performance engine that interfaces with the performance tool to create a log of the performance data. The performance engine can be configured to process the performance data log to generate a number of performance values which correspond to performance parameters. The performance engine can then use the performance values to generate performance representations which can then be presented to the end user.