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20110196600 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT INFORMATION SYSTEM - A vehicle occupant information controller includes a fuel volume determining section, a fuel economy determining section, a first distance determining section, a traveled distance determining section and a second distance determining section. The first distance determining section determines a first obtainable travel distance based on a remaining fuel volume from the fuel volume determining section and a fuel consumption rate from the fuel economy determining section. The traveled distance determining section determines a vehicle traveled distance between two locations. The second distance determining section determines a second obtainable travel distance based on a difference between a previous obtainable travel distance value and an adjusted vehicle traveled distance value, with the adjusted vehicle traveled distance value being equal to a product of the vehicle traveled distance and a distance adjustment factor that is selectively adjusted based on a ratio of the second obtainable travel distance to the first obtainable travel distance. | 08-11-2011 |
20100082228 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A CUMULATIVE FUEL ECONOMIC DRIVING AREA AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a system and a method for displaying an accumulative fuel economic driving area of a vehicle. A system according to an embodiment includes a vehicle information unit that collects vehicle information and a controller that calculates a fuel economic driving area by using the vehicle information, and calculates an accumulative fuel economic driving area by accumulating respective lighting times of respective zones of the fuel economic driving area and calculating respective accumulation ratios of the respective zones. The system provides the driver with information for fuel economic driving. | 04-01-2010 |
20120179360 | METHOD FOR FORECASTING THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAGNITUDE OF A DATA FOR A VEHICLE JOURNEY - The magnitude (Y) of a data associated to a journey of an automotive vehicle is expressed by a function (f) of at least one input parameter (x). This method includes at least the steps of: | 07-12-2012 |
20100076672 | FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A computer implemented fuel management method and system for monitoring and minimizing a fuel consumption of an aircraft. The fuel management system and method determines, on the basis of model assumptions, a theoretical value relating to the quantity of fuel that is necessary for travelling along at least one sector of a flight route. Furthermore, the fuel management system and method determine a practical value relating to a quantity of fuel that is necessary for travelling along the same sector of the flight route, taking into account actual measured values. Moreover, the system and method compare the theoretical value with the practical value and to provide at least one measure in order to save fuel during a flight when the practical value differs from the theoretical value by a predeterminable amount. | 03-25-2010 |
20130041576 | Systems and Methods for Semi-Autonomous Convoying of Vehicles - The present invention relates to systems and methods for facilitating participants of vehicular convoys to closely follow one another through partial automation. Following closely behind another vehicle has significant fuel savings benefits, but is unsafe when done manually by the driver. On the opposite end of the spectrum, fully autonomous solutions require inordinate amounts of technology, and a level of robustness that is currently not cost effective. | 02-14-2013 |
20090157290 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FUEL-EFFICIENT DRIVING INFORMATION FOR VEHICLES - A system for providing fuel-efficient driving information for a vehicle includes a fuel-efficient driving area calculation unit and a display unit. The fuel-efficient driving area calculation unit calculates a variable fuel-efficient driving area, which is divided into economical, semi-economical, and uneconomical regions, depending on the increase or decrease of the speed of the vehicle, calculates a current fuel efficiency of the vehicle, receives information about the type and condition of a road from a GPS, and adjusts the regions in the fuel-efficient driving area to prompt the driver to increase or decrease the vehicle speed in advance. The display unit displays the fuel-efficient driving area using information calculated by the fuel-efficient driving area calculation unit, and indicates the current fuel efficiency using the regions. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157289 | Navigation Systems and Services - Navigation systems and services are described. The navigation services can include obtaining a route or route segment based on a location of a vehicle and a destination. Based on the route, a current fuel supply of the vehicle, and a number of factors related to fuel consumption, a refueling location can be estimated. A number of locations of fuel stations in proximity to the refueling location can be determined and presented to a user, for example, on a map showing the route. | 06-18-2009 |
20120185159 | FUEL CONSUMPTION DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR CRANE - A fuel consumption display apparatus for a crane includes: standby state determining means for determining whether or not a crane is in a standby state; fuel consumption detecting means for detecting fuel consumption of the crane; standby accumulated fuel consumption calculating means for calculating standby accumulated fuel consumption by accumulating the fuel consumption after the standby state determining means determines the crane to be in the standby state: the standby duration calculating means for calculating standby duration by measuring a time period after the standby state determining means determines the crane to be in the standby state; and a monitor for displaying the standby accumulated fuel consumption and the standby duration. An operator of the crane can therefore recognize how much fuel is wasted, thus facilitating an operation for reducing fuel consumption. | 07-19-2012 |
20100138142 | Vehicle Range Finder - The present invention includes, among other embodiments, a system embedded in a vehicle including several inputs. The inputs may include one hard coded data, data from sensors on the vehicle, data from external sensors, user coded data, data received from remote databases, data received from broadcast data steams or data that has been accumulated during use of the vehicle. The inputs provide information regarding vehicle speed, motor rpm, motor torque, battery voltage, battery current, and battery charge level, etc. The embedded system also includes a processor unit that receives information from the plurality of inputs and calculates at least an expected vehicle range. The results of any calculations completed by the processing unit is supplied as an output to a display unit, which then displays the information to the user. | 06-03-2010 |
20120191334 | FUEL EFFICIENCY DISPLAY DEVICE, FUEL EFFICIENCY DISPLAY METHOD, AND FUEL EFFICIENCY DISPLAY PROGRAM - A fuel efficiency display device includes a past average fuel efficiency (AFE) calculating unit, a present AFE calculating unit, an AFE comparison unit, and a display unit. The past AFE calculating unit calculates AFE from a start time of use of the fuel efficiency display device to a finish time of a last driving operation as a past AFE. The present AFE calculating unit calculates an AFE at constant time intervals or at constant intervals of running distance as a present AFE since a start time of a present driving operation. The AFE comparison unit makes a comparison between the present AFE and the past AFE. The display unit displays a proportion of a number of times that the present AFE is more efficient than the past AFE to a total number of the comparisons between the present AFE and the past AFE. | 07-26-2012 |
20130218447 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RANGE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method for determining the range of a motor vehicle, the temperature of at least one predetermined component of the motor vehicle and/or another parameter which detects the physical or chemical state of the component, and/or a measured outer temperature or outer temperature known from wirelessly transmitted weather data or other environmental parameter at the location of the motor vehicle and/or on a planned driving course are taken into account, and the amount of energy to be consumed in dependence of the at least one parameter, by at least one power consumer for establishing and/or maintaining the operability of the motor vehicle is taken into account for determining the range. | 08-22-2013 |
20120239283 | CONSISTENT RANGE CALCULATION IN HYBRID VEHICLES WITH HYBRID AND PURE BATTERY ELECTRIC PROPULSION - A system and method for determining fuel consumption and travel range of an electric hybrid vehicle, such as an electric hybrid fuel cell vehicle. The method includes converting the output current of a battery to a virtual consumed fuel consumption flow value and then adding the virtual consumed fuel consumption flow value to an actual consumed fuel value to get a total consumed fuel value that is then divided by the travelled distance of the vehicle to get the fuel consumption of the vehicle. The method also includes converting the SOC of the battery to a virtual available fuel value and then adding the virtual available fuel value to an actual available fuel value to get a total available fuel value that is then divided by the fuel consumption to get the travel range of the vehicle. | 09-20-2012 |
20090088960 | Method for Displaying the Consumption of an Operating Material and/or Pollutant Emissions of a Vehicle and Display Device - To assist the driver of a vehicle in driving the vehicle in an improved, environmentally conscious way, a first consumption profile of a first predetermined instantaneous consumption and/or pollutant emissions over a predefined route is displayed on the display device, and at the same time a second consumption profile of an actual instantaneous consumption over a route section of the predefined route that has been traveled along by the vehicle, is displayed on the display device. Furthermore, it is proposed that a first pollutant emission profile of a first predetermined instantaneous amount of pollutant emissions over the predefined route is displayed on the display device and at the same time a second pollutant emission profile of an actual instantaneous amount of pollutant emissions over the route section traveled along by the vehicle, of the predefined route is displayed on the display device. | 04-02-2009 |
20120035843 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND NAVIGATION PROGRAM - A navigation device apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a fuel consumption determination unit that determines a fuel consumption during a travel of a vehicle. Also included is a fuel consumption information storage unit that stores point information identifying a departing point and a destination in the travel of the vehicle and fuel consumption information identifying the fuel consumption during a previous travel A display unit is included that acquires previous fuel consumption information identifying the fuel consumption during the previous travel corresponding to the departing point and the destination during a current travel of the vehicle, and controls the display of the fuel consumption during the previous travel based on the acquired previous fuel consumption information and the fuel consumption during the current travel determined by the fuel consumption determination unit. | 02-09-2012 |
20110270515 | Continuous Driving Mileage Calculation Control System And Calculation Control Method - The invention discloses a continuous driving mileage calculation control system and a calculation control method. The calculation control system comprises an MCU microprocessor, a continuous driving mileage digital display, a vehicle speed signal sampling circuit, an instantaneous fuel consumption signal sampling circuit and a fuel signal sampling circuit. According to the received instantaneous fuel consumption signal and the vehicle speed signal, the MCU microprocessor calculates the average fuel consumption, and then calculates the continuous driving mileage according to the average fuel consumption and the current remaining fuel amount. The digital display is used for displaying the continuous driving mileage. The average fuel consumption refers to the amount of fuel consumption per hundred kilometers between two refilling; and the remaining fuel amount is obtained by deducting the amount of fuel consumption calculated according to the instantaneous fuel consumption signal from the amount of remaining fuel amount measured right after the refilling. | 11-03-2011 |
20090281715 | System For Assisting Fuel-Efficient Driving - Disclosed herein is a system for assisting fuel-efficient driving, which can advise a driver to perform fuel-efficient driving by displaying a current fuel economy corresponding to a current driving state on a graph such that a driver can compare the current driving state with a target driving state for achieving an optimum fuel economy of the vehicle. | 11-12-2009 |
20110208415 | SYSTEM ONBOARD AN AIRCRAFT CONNECTED WITH A FLIGHT PLAN - The invention relates to a method and an evaluation system onboard an aircraft connected with a flight plan ( | 08-25-2011 |
20100145600 | APPARATUS FOR INFORMING ECONOMICAL SPEED OF VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided is directed to reduce unnecessary fuel consumption due to unnecessary rapid acceleration when a vehicle drives between intersections, and it is an object to allow for economical driving by reducing the fuel cost, and minimize environmental pollution by minimizing the exhaust gas of vehicle, by providing an economical speed for drivers such that vehicles that have passed through an intersection in accordance with the present traffic light economically drives to the next intersection. | 06-10-2010 |
20110224894 | VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM - A vehicle information system operating method performs operations comprising determining an operational period, determining a movement period, determining a modification factor, determining a fuel economy value and determining an adjusted fuel economy value. The determining of the operational period determines the operational period during which a vehicle is running. The determining of the movement period determines the movement period during which the vehicle is in motion. The determining of the modification factor determines the modification factor based on respective durations of the operational period and the movement period. The determining of the fuel economy value determines the fuel economy value associated with the operational period. The determining of the adjusted fuel economy value determines the adjusted fuel economy value based on the fuel economy value and the modification factor. | 09-15-2011 |
20120143484 | FUEL EFFICIENCY RANKING METHOD FOR VEHICLE DRIVER AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - Disclosed is a technique for ranking a driver's fuel efficiency among other drivers based on various variables associated with the environment in which the vehicle is being driven. More particularly, the present invention, selects, as a category, one or more factors affecting fuel efficiency, and, as one or more, variables another one or more. Vehicle data is then collected by a communications device which is associated with a particular trip. Next an average of the fuel efficiencies and an average of the variables for the trip are calculated accordingly the selected one more categories. The fuel efficiency of the trip corresponding to a same category for every coordinate point of the variable is then statistically processed to calculate the average of the fuel efficiency and the standard deviation of the fuel efficiency and regularized (processed as a GAP calculation) to determine the ranking of a vehicle driver. | 06-07-2012 |
20090204317 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED TRAIN HANDLING AND FUEL CONSUMPTION - A system for improving fuel efficiency of a railroad train located on a railroad train having a locomotive consist including one or more railroad locomotives, said system including a position-determining device, a track profile database including terrain and contour data about a railroad track, and a processor including an algorithm to calculate a load of said train and a feed forward algorithm to determine an acceleration rate and/or a deceleration rate of said train based on said calculated load and forth coming terrain and contour of a railroad track, wherein said change in condition of the track is determined on-board the locomotive consist and the locomotive consist power setting is adjusted to optimize locomotive consist fuel consumption based on the calculated load of the train as the train is proximate to the change in track condition. | 08-13-2009 |
20120197517 | FUEL EFFICIENCY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVER, FUEL EFFICIENCY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND FUEL EFFICIENCY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - Provided are a server, a system and a method by which a utility value of information relating to fuel efficiency of a vehicle can be improved. A fuel efficiency information management server ( | 08-02-2012 |
20120173132 | VEHICLE EMISSION MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a vehicle emission monitoring device and a method thereof. The method of the present invention comprises steps: obtaining an OBS instantaneous fuel consumption and a carbon dioxide emission from an on-board emission measurement system (OBS); working out an OBS fuel consumption-carbon dioxide emission relationship with a statistical method or a regression method; obtaining an OBD instantaneous fuel consumption from an on-board diagnostic (OBD) system; establishing an OBS-OBD fuel consumption relationship; and converting the OBD instantaneous fuel consumption into an carbon dioxide emission according to the OBS-OBD fuel consumption relationship and the OBS fuel consumption-carbon dioxide emission relationship. | 07-05-2012 |
20110112749 | FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM, DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND FUEL-SAVING DRIVING DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM - A fuel-saving driving diagnosis apparatus detects that a vehicle stopped, counts the number of stops, and determines whether the vehicle raced after detection that the vehicle stopped. After that, in the case where it is determined that the stopped vehicle raced, the fuel-saving driving diagnosis apparatus calculates the number of times of stop followed by racing done by the vehicle. The fuel-saving driving diagnosis apparatus diagnoses fuel-saving driving of a driver based on the counted number of stops and the counted number of times of stop followed by racing. | 05-12-2011 |
20100235076 | ESTIMATION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION FROM GPS TRAILS - A method of using locational information for vehicles to determine the cost of traveling on transportation segments is disclosed. The transportation segment costs calculated may be used for many purposes such as providing the lowest cost travel path between two locations at a given time or in general. The cost also may be used to assign tolls and congestion pricing. In addition, the data may be used to determine when a certain vehicle has become less efficient and may require maintenance. | 09-16-2010 |
20130218446 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MEASURING VEHICLE CARBON FOOTPRINT - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for determining carbon emissions of one or more vehicles. For instance, in one example embodiment, an apparatus may calculate miles traveled by the vehicles along a predefined route and may calculate a fuel usage of the vehicles for traveling along the route to obtain one or more fuel values. The apparatus may also analyze data indicating the miles traveled and the fuel values to determine fuel efficiency values corresponding to the vehicles traveling the route. The apparatus may also determine an estimate of an amount of carbon emissions for each of the vehicles based in part on applying at least one carbon emission value to respective fuel values associated with corresponding determined fuel efficiency values. | 08-22-2013 |
20080270016 | Navigation System for a Vehicle - A navigation system and method provides travel routes for a vehicle The method includes receiving an origin ( | 10-30-2008 |
20090070027 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING DRIVER EFFICIENCY IN A VEHICLE - A method for determining driver efficiency in a vehicle includes the steps of measuring a vehicle parameter, and calculating the driver efficiency based, at least in part, on the vehicle parameter. The vehicle parameter is influenced, at least in part, by an action taken by a driver. | 03-12-2009 |
20130144519 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a fuel tank, a fuel amount detecting device and a control device. The fuel amount detecting device is configured to detect an amount of fuel inside the fuel tank. The control device is configured to calculate an estimated refueling amount that diminishes fuel inside the fuel tank from degrading based on a usage history of the vehicle. The control device is further configured such that the control device stops refueling based on an amount of fuel detected by the fuel amount detecting device and the estimated refueling amount. | 06-06-2013 |
20120245837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING AN INSTANTANEOUS FUEL ECONOMY FOR A VEHICLE - A system for calculating an instantaneous fuel economy for a vehicle is disclosed herein. The system includes, but is not limited to, a speed sensor that is configured to determine a current speed of the vehicle, an acceleration sensor that is configured to determine a current acceleration of the vehicle, a fuel sensor that is configured to determine a current fuel consumption rate of an internal combustion engine of the vehicle, a display unit, and a processor. The processor is communicatively coupled with the speed sensor, the acceleration sensor, and the fuel sensor, and is operatively coupled with the display unit. The processor is configured to determine the instantaneous fuel economy of the vehicle based on information obtained from the speed sensor, the acceleration sensor, and the fuel sensor. The processor is further configured to instruct the display unit to display the instantaneous fuel economy. | 09-27-2012 |
20090048770 | FUEL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATING UNIT OF VEHICLE - Parameters which change depending on driving method of a vehicle driver are inputted to a fuel consumption estimation model. This fuel consumption estimation model estimates fuel consumption of a vehicle based on the parameter. The fuel consumption of a vehicle estimated by the fuel consumption estimation model is outputted to an output portion. | 02-19-2009 |
20100057335 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING THE DRIVING STYLE OF A DRIVER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF FUEL - The disclosure describes a method and a system for evaluating the driving style of a driver in a motor vehicle with respect to the use of fuel. A disclosed method includes: determining a first value which is characteristic of the current speed of the vehicle; calculation of a second value by low-pass filtering said first value; and evaluating of the driving style with respect to the use of fuel by evaluating the difference between said first value and said second value. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063717 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING FUEL STATUS OF VEHICLES - A method for monitoring fuel status of a vehicle having a fuel tank includes the steps of determining an amount of fuel in the fuel tank, obtaining a geographic location of the vehicle, calculating a fuel threshold based at least in part on the geographic location, and providing a low fuel indication if the amount of fuel is less than the fuel threshold. | 03-11-2010 |
20110251782 | Method for Forecasting Vehicle Fuel Economy - A method for determining and comparing vehicle fuel economy for several different preselected vehicles. The method includes selecting a plurality of vehicles to compare. The user inputs a driving route and a driving style through a user interface into the system. The system utilizes predetermined vehicle fuel economy information along with the driving route and driving style to calculate fuel economy values for each of the selected vehicle models. The system then displays the fuel economy values for each of the selected vehicles to provide a comparison between the selected vehicles over the predetermined driving route using the selected driving style. | 10-13-2011 |
20120303254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARING VEHICLE ECONOMY BASED ON DRIVING LEVELS - A system and method for determining the driving conditions during a particular trip/period of interest and then comparing the vehicle economy information of a particular user to other drivers who were driving in similar situations. In one embodiment, a driving level is determined based upon the speed during the trip/period of interest and the number of stops during the trip/period of interest. The speed/stop information can be used to identify the driving level or driving circumstances during the trip/period of interest. This information more accurately reflects the driver's skill in driving economically when compared to only using basic miles per gallon (mpg) information since mpg information does not account for one driver who drives in stop-and-go traffic and another driver who drives on uncongested freeways. | 11-29-2012 |
20110060517 | Car navigation system - A car navigation system solves the problem that the emission test cycle fuel consumption rate indicates the energy consumption per unit distance covered following a prescribed emission test cycle procedure, and therefore, cannot produce a highly accurate prediction value reflecting the landform and the traffics along a route. So, the test cycle characteristic values independent of the vehicle model for vehicle energy consumption in a specified running condition are calculated, and the vehicle energy consumption parameter of the engine or the motor is estimated from the basic vehicle specifications such as the vehicle weight, the power supply type, the emission test cycle fuel consumption rate, the test cycle characteristic values in the emission test cycle and the vehicle characteristics. Using the basic vehicle specifications and the energy consumption parameter, the energy consumption is predicted taking the landform and traffics into consideration. | 03-10-2011 |
20110160992 | Method and System for Extending an Operating Range of a Motor Vehicle - A method and system are described for extending an operating range of a motor vehicle, the vehicle having a first mode of operation and an economy mode of operation. A vehicle range may be estimated based on a vehicle fuel level and the first mode of operation. A distance to a fuel location may also be estimated. The economy mode of vehicle operation may be automatically entered a predetermined period of time after the estimated vehicle range based on the vehicle fuel level and the first operating mode decreases to within a predetermined threshold of the estimated distance to a fuel location. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160991 | Method and System for Extending an Operating Range of a Motor Vehicle - A method and system are described for extending an operating range of a motor vehicle, the vehicle having an economy mode of operation. When the vehicle fuel level decreases below a first threshold, an indication is provided to a vehicle user that the vehicle will enter the economy mode of vehicle operation. The economy mode of vehicle operation is automatically entered a predetermined period of time after providing the indication to the vehicle user. The economy mode of vehicle operation is exited in response to a user command to exit the economy mode of vehicle operation. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160990 | Devices And Methods For Determining Fuel Consumption And Searching Vehicle Routes - A route searching device according to an embodiment of the invention includes an estimated fuel consumption amount computing unit that computes an estimated fuel consumption amount of each interval constituting plural routes from a departure point to a destination and an optimum route selecting unit that selects a route in which a total of the estimated fuel consumption amount from the departure point to the destination is minimized. The estimated fuel consumption amount may be obtained by adding a cruise fuel consumption amount, a gradient fuel consumption amount, and a vehicle-speed fluctuation fuel consumption amount. In a further aspect, an average fuel consumption value for each speed range of an interval may be determined based on limited fuel consumption data, and fuel consumption values may be updated using measured probe data. | 06-30-2011 |
20120203449 | FUEL EFFICIENCY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVER, FUEL EFFICIENCY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND FUEL EFFICIENCY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - Provided are a server, a system and a method by which a utility value of information relating to fuel efficiency of a vehicle can be improved. A fuel efficiency information management server ( | 08-09-2012 |
20090118999 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TO TRANSMIT POWER TO A DRIVELINE - A method for operating an engine includes defining a two-dimensional search region based upon an input power transmittable between the internal combustion engine and an electromechanical transmission. The method further includes iteratively dividing the two-dimensional search region into a plurality of subregions based upon one of the input power and the input speed, iteratively determining an engine operating point within each of the subregions, iteratively calculating an operating cost to operate the internal combustion engine and the electromechanical transmission to meet the operator torque request for each engine operating point within each of the subregions, and iteratively identifying the subregion having a minimum operating cost to meet the operator torque request. A preferred engine operating point is determined based upon the engine operating point within the identified subregion having the minimum operating cost to meet the operator torque request. | 05-07-2009 |
20130197791 | AIRCRAFT FUEL OPTIMIZATION FOR MULTI-STOP ROUTES - Computer-implemented systems, methods, and computer-readable media for reducing operational costs relating to fuel burn of aircraft include receiving trip data specifying an origin, an intermediate destination, and a final destination from a client device; receiving operational data from one or more computing device; performing optimization logic to determine an optimized route having a minimized fuel cost, the optimized route specifying how much fuel to purchase at each of an origin airport, an intermediate destination airport, and a final destination airport; and transmitting the optimized route to the client device. | 08-01-2013 |
20080255755 | INTELLIGENT FUEL OIL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An intelligent fuel oil monitoring system includes a fuel level detector coupled to a fuel tank of a motor vehicle to detect the amount of the fuel oil in the fuel tank, a microcontroller coupled to the fuel level detector to receive traveling data of the motor vehicle and to establish an average speed-fuel consumption relationship curve and fuel consumption and travel distance relationship curves at different speeds and to calculate the distance the motor vehicle can travel based on the amount of the fuel oil detected by the fuel level detector subject to the fuel consumption and travel distance relationship curve, and a display unit coupled to the microcontroller and controlled by the microcontroller to display data. | 10-16-2008 |
20110054769 | CONTROL MODULE FOR A VEHICLE - A control module for a vehicle for increasing fuel efficiency can include a controller configured to receive at least one input signal containing at least one vehicle operating parameter and to generate at least one output signal based upon the vehicle operating parameters. The output signal is configured to modify at least one of the operating characteristics of the vehicle. | 03-03-2011 |
20110054768 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY - A method for optimizing the fuel efficiency of a motor vehicle includes electronically receiving data on an ambient environment of a motor vehicle. The data is electronically compared to a current operational status of the vehicle. The current operational status is automatically adjusted based on the comparing to optimize the fuel efficiency of the motor vehicle. | 03-03-2011 |
20110257875 | Process and System for Determining Fuel Consumption of a Motor Vehicle - A process and system are provided for determining fuel consumption of a motor vehicle. A first mean fuel consumption, which cannot be reset under a user's influence, is determined. A second mean fuel consumption, which can be reset under a user's influence, is determined as a function of several measured values. A third mean fuel consumption is determined as follows: (a) at the beginning of a predefined time period, which starts with a resetting of the second mean fuel consumption, the third mean fuel consumption is set to be equal to the first mean fuel consumption; (b) between the beginning and the end of the predefined time period, the third mean fuel consumption is set to be a weighted mean of the first mean fuel consumption and the second mean fuel consumption; and, (c) starting at an end of the predefined time period, the third mean fuel consumption is set to be equal to the second mean fuel consumption. A signal indicative of the third mean fuel consumption is provided. | 10-20-2011 |
20090204316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE REFUELING STRATEGY - A method for generating a fueling strategy that generally minimizes fueling costs for a specified route to be travelled by a vehicle during a multi-day time period may include, based on current and forecasted fuel prices for the multi-day time period, (i) selecting at least one day during the multi-day time period on which to purchase fuel, (ii) selecting at least one fueling station along the route at which to purchase fuel for each selected day, and (iii) determining an amount of fuel to purchase at each selected fueling station. | 08-13-2009 |
20100030458 | Haptic Apparatus and Coaching Method for Improving Vehicle Fuel Economy - An apparatus is disclosed that includes a haptic actuator operatively associated with a pedal assembly of the vehicle, a human-machine interface (HMI) for enabling the driver to select between a plurality of fuel savings settings, and a controller coupled to a data interface in the vehicle and the HMI interface for causing the haptic actuator to provide feedback to the driver when an aspect of vehicle operation crosses at least one of a plurality of speed and acceleration thresholds responsive to the HMI setting. Additionally, a coaching method provides haptic-based feedback that will not interfere with the operation of the vehicle. This method of closed-loop feedback provides a timely signal to the driver in a way that will encourage a change in driver style over time, such as backing off the accelerator pedal to accelerate at a lower rate and braking earlier with less intensity. As not all driver preferences are the same under all conditions, the HMI selector will help coach the driver by providing feedback that best fits their driving preference at the particular time. | 02-04-2010 |
20080262712 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWERTRAIN OPTIMIZATION AND IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY - The technology described herein provides methods and systems for powertrain optimization and improved fuel economy including multiple displacement engine modeling and control optimization, automotive powertrain matching for fuel economy, cycle-based automotive shift and lock-up scheduling for fuel economy, and engine performance requirements based on vehicle attributes and drive cycle characteristics. Also provided is a reverse tractive road load demand simulation algorithm used to propagate a reverse tractive road load demand and a corresponding component torque and speed, derived from a vehicle speed trace, in a reverse direction through a powertrain system. Also provided is a dynamic optimization algorithm. The dynamic programming algorithm is applied to a matrix of fuel flow rates to find the optimal control path that maximizes the powertrain efficiency over a cycle. | 10-23-2008 |
20120041670 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING VEHICLE TOLLS AS A FUNCTION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION - A system for assessing a toll on a vehicle traveling past a toll station in which a tag mounted on the vehicle transmits an output signal having data representative of the fuel consumption of the vehicle and the identity of an account associated with the tag. A receiver at the toll station receives the output signal from the tag and provides the received data to a processor. The processor then calculates a toll which varies as a function of the data and thus of the fuel consumption of the vehicle and then assesses that toll to the account. | 02-16-2012 |
20120004839 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A driving assistance apparatus mounted to a vehicle is provided. The driving assistance apparatus includes: an information acquisition component configured to acquire information on at least one of a route condition in a predetermined region of a future travel path of the vehicle, a present vehicle condition, and a past operation condition; a prediction component configured to predict, based on the information acquired by the information acquisition component, whether fuel efficiency of the vehicle is degraded in the future travel path; and a notification component configured to notify an operation for improvement of the fuel efficiency of the vehicle to an occupant of the vehicle in advance in cases where the fuel efficiency of the vehicle is predicted to be degraded in the future travel path. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004838 | SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING FUEL AMOUNT OF TRAVELLING ROUTE AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a system for calculating a fuel amount of a travel route that may estimate and calculate a fuel consumption amount by road sections according to a traffic situation, and a method thereof. | 01-05-2012 |
20110166773 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING VEHICLE'S FUEL CONSUMPTION EFFICIENCY - A method is provided for evaluating fuel consumption efficiency of a vehicle driven by a driver. The method comprises the steps of: a) collecting data associated with said driver's driving performance from a plurality of sensors comprised in the vehicle; b) identifying a plurality of driving events based on the collected data; c) estimating the driver's performance in at least one driving event from among the identified plurality of driving events, wherein that at least one event if poorly performed is associated with increased fuel consumption; and d) based on the estimated driver's performance of the at least one driving event, evaluating a fuel consumption efficiency of the vehicle driven by that driver. | 07-07-2011 |
20120016575 | System and Method for Providing Fuel Information for Aircraft - A system and method for determining an expected fuel usage for a flight segment. The system and method including receiving current parameters for a departing airport and an arriving airport for a flight segment of an aircraft, comparing the current parameters to a compilation of historical parameters to determine the historical parameters that correlate to the current parameters, determining an off-to-on time for the flight segment based on the historical parameters and determining an expected fuel usage for the flight segment based on the off-to-on time. | 01-19-2012 |
20120022775 | VEHICULAR FUEL CONSUMPTION NOTIFICATION APPARATUS AND IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM - An actual fuel consumption rate and a tentative fuel consumption rate are repeatedly acquired from an air-conditioning apparatus. The tentative fuel consumption rate is a fuel consumption amount per unit time to generate a power consumed under a post-offset preset temperature being different from a present temperature by an offset temperature. Based on the acquired actual fuel consumption rate and the acquired tentative fuel consumption rate, an actual fuel consumption accumulation amount and a tentative fuel consumption accumulation amount are calculated in the same record period and are recorded as a data set in a travel history database. Then, several data sets recorded over the several record periods are read out from the travel history database. The total of the actual fuel consumption accumulation amounts and the total of the tentative fuel consumption accumulation amounts over the read several data sets are notified. | 01-26-2012 |
20120065874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING DRIVING OPERATION - An apparatus is provided for providing users diagnosis on driving operations in the same manner as diagnosing vehicle failures and for presenting evaluation with supporting data so that users may recognize their driving operations. The apparatus reads out driving data for a plurality of driving cycles from an electronic control unit on board the vehicle. The electronic control unit includes a memory for storing driving data representing fuel efficiency condition of the vehicle in accordance with driving operation by a user in each driving cycle of the vehicle. Charts are produced representing fuel efficiency condition for each driving operation by the user for each driving cycle, based on the read out driving data. The charts are output as comparison results for each one of the driving cycles. | 03-15-2012 |
20110093187 | System And Method For Displaying Vehicle Efficiency - A system and method for determining and displaying an overall efficiency value of a vehicle. The vehicle may include an engine and an electric machine that operates to provide torque to propel the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle may have an electric power source that provides electric power to the electric machine. A controller may determine and transmit the overall efficiency value so that the information display displays the number of efficiency indicators. Also, the number of efficiency indicators displayed may be based on the overall efficiency value. | 04-21-2011 |
20120072098 | Managing Fuel in Aircraft - A method and apparatus for managing aircraft. Data about components for the aircraft is identified. Fuel efficiency of the aircraft is identified using the data about the components for the aircraft and a model of the aircraft. The model of the aircraft identifies fuel use. The aircraft is managed using the fuel efficiency identified for the aircraft. | 03-22-2012 |
20120221234 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE FUEL QUANTITY MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods of vehicle fuel quantity management are provided to assist in determining an optimal quantity of fuel to carry on-board a vehicle. Certain routes are sufficiently short so to not require a completely filled fuel tank to traverse. Additionally, most routes have an abundance of vehicle fueling stations that provide ample refueling opportunities, thus permitting an operator to carry less fuel than might be required to complete a route. Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure balance initial fuel loading and fuel stops to optimize the amount of freight weight that can be carried for a given route. The benefit is increased freight efficiency in transporting cargo from source to destination while maintaining drivability. | 08-30-2012 |
20120316767 | MOTOR-VEHICLE DRIVING STYLE ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A motor-vehicle driving style estimating system ( | 12-13-2012 |
20100332113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ROUTE GUIDANCE TO A REQUESTING VEHICLE - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a recommended route, based, in part, on fuel consumption, to a requesting vehicle using data collected from other vehicles. The system includes, but is not limited, to a communication system that is configured to receive vehicle data from a plurality of vehicles. A data storage system is in communication with the communication system and is configured to store the vehicle data as compiled vehicle data. A processor is in communication with the data storage system and the communication system. The processor is configured to utilize the compiled vehicle data to calculate a recommended route that is based, in part, on fuel consumption. The communication system is further configured to transmit the recommended route to the requesting vehicle. | 12-30-2010 |
20100299054 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AS A FUNCTION OF DRIVING CONDITIONS - A method of managing operation of a motor vehicle as a function of driving conditions of the vehicle during a journey towards a programmed destination includes: determining driving parameters relative to the journey to be taken; determining a position of the vehicle in the journey; and calculating a drive energy management law (EML) as a function of the position of the vehicle in the journey and of the driving parameters. The calculating the energy management law additionally dynamically calculates a vehicle propulsion mode from various propulsion modes available during the journey, the dynamic calculation including a calculation of a route along the journey as a function of the driving parameters. | 11-25-2010 |
20120179359 | Methods and Apparatus for Navigation Including Vehicle Recharging - A computer-implemented method includes determining the reachability of one or more known refueling points along a route-to-be-traveled. The method also includes selecting one or more recommended refueling points, based at least in part on the determined reachability of the one or more known refueling points. The method further includes outputting at least a portion of the route-to-be-traveled including at least one recommended refueling point and providing an option to route a vehicle to the recommended refueling point. The method additionally includes, responsive to a selection of an option to route the vehicle to the recommended refueling point, providing a route from a present destination to the recommended refueling point, wherein, when the recommended refueling point has been reached, the route reverts to the route-to-be-traveled. | 07-12-2012 |
20120226435 | Dynamic Route Guidance - A vehicle route guidance system is provided that may be dynamically determine one or more possible destinations within a predetermined distance of a current location of a vehicle having the vehicle route guidance system. The vehicle route guidance system may determine respective routes to the one or more possible destinations and may access price information with respect to the one or more possible destinations. For each of the one or more possible destinations, the vehicle route guidance system may estimate a cost of fuel to be consumed by the vehicle to reach respective ones of the one or more possible destination based on received traffic information, a respective route, and vehicle fuel consumption information. The vehicle route guidance system may provide information for guiding the vehicle to one of the one or more possible destinations having a lowest total overall cost. | 09-06-2012 |
20120232778 | DISPLAY UNIT - The present invention relates to a display unit for a vehicle, wherein the display unit is configured for displaying a colour information in dependence of a driving state information of the vehicle, wherein the driving state information is referring to the current fuel consumption of the vehicle, wherein the colour information comprises a coloured symbol. The present invention further relates to a vehicle comprising such a display unit. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232777 | ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM ENABLING THE CALCULATION OF ACTUAL FUEL CONSUMPTION AND CO2 EMISSIONS FOR A MOVING, STOPPED OR OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT, WITH OR WITHOUT FUEL THEFT EXCLUSION - The invention relates to an electronic monitoring system enabling real fuel consumption and CO | 09-13-2012 |
20120265429 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING FUEL CONSUMPTION IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL-CONTROL UNIT - A system for determining a fuel consumption of a transportable environmental-control unit. The system includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to sense an amount of fuel in a tank. The controller is configured to receive an indication of the amount of fuel in the tank from the sensor, monitor and filter the indication of the amount of fuel received from the sensor for a first period of time, monitor and filter the indication of the amount of fuel received from the sensor for a second period of time, and determine a quantity of fuel used between an end of the first period of time and an end of the second period of time. | 10-18-2012 |
20120277987 | DRIVING RECORDER - A driving recorder of the present invention is provided with: a data collecting portion that collects driving condition data of a vehicle; a storage portion that stores the driving condition data in a non-volatile manner; a communications portion that performs mutual communications with a mobile telephone terminal, using a cable or wirelessly; and a control portion that comprehensively controls these portions each provided as a functional part, wherein the control portion controls the communications portion to thereby permit the communications portion to transmit and receive the driving condition data to and from the mobile telephone terminal. | 11-01-2012 |
20110276261 | CRANE OPERATION EVALUATION DEVICE - A crane operation evaluation device for evaluating an operation status of an operator of a crane performing a crane work by using drive power of an engine. The crane operation evaluation device includes: a display device provided at a position of the crane that is visible to the operator and serving to display predetermined data; a detector for detecting a state of a given part of the crane; and a data control unit that, after a stopping operation of the engine, derives a first fuel consumption index for analyzing a fuel consumption efficiency of the crane work performed between the most recent start of the engine and the stop of the engine by the stopping operation and a first work index for analyzing content of such crane work, on the basis of detection data of the detector, and causes the display device to display the derived first fuel consumption index and first work index. | 11-10-2011 |
20110276260 | AUTOMOBILE FUEL PERFORMANCE CALCULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle mileage calculation device includes a travel distance calculation unit for calculating a travel distance of a vehicle, an actual fuel consumption amount calculation unit for calculating an actual amount of fuel consumed in an engine, a mileage calculation unit for calculating a mileage based on the travel distance and the actual fuel consumption amount, a stored energy change amount calculation unit for calculating a change amount of stored energy including one of kinetic energy, potential energy and electric energy, and a consumed energy amount calculation unit for calculating an amount of energy consumed when storing the stored energy. | 11-10-2011 |
20130013183 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE REFUELING - Methods and systems are provided for facilitating refueling operations in vehicles operating with multiple fuels. A vehicle operator may be assisted in refueling the multiple fuel tanks of the vehicle by being provided one or more refueling profiles that take into account the vehicle's future trip plans, the predicted environmental conditions along a planned route, and the operator's preferences. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018573 | EVALUATION INDICATION SYSTEM, EVALUATION INDICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAANM MIURA; NaokiAACI ToyokahaAACO JPAAGP MIURA; Naoki Toyokaha JPAANM NONOMURA; JunichiAACI OkazakiAACO JPAAGP NONOMURA; Junichi Okazaki JPAANM YAMAKAWA; JunkiAACI OkazakiAACO JPAAGP YAMAKAWA; Junki Okazaki JPAANM MIZUNO; HiroyukiAACI KariyaAACO JPAAGP MIZUNO; Hiroyuki Kariya JP - Evaluation indication systems, methods, and programs display a current position of a vehicle and a map around the current position on a display unit, acquire current evaluations that indicate evaluations of fuel consumption in current travel of the vehicle by unit sections, and acquire previous evaluations that indicate evaluations of fuel consumption of the vehicle in a past prior to the current travel by unit sections. The systems, methods, and programs indicate the current evaluations and the previous evaluations together by unit sections on the map. | 01-17-2013 |
20130173147 | SECTION SETTING METHOD, MILEAGE INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, AND OPERATION ASSIST DEVICE - A section setting method calculates information relating to an attainable actual fuel efficiency under a vehicle operation performed in consideration of fuel efficiency. To that end, the section setting method collects fuel-efficiency information that is information relating to the fuel efficiency required for a movement from a start point to a destination point of the vehicle, which is obtained under a plurality of kinds of vehicle operations, along with positional information of the vehicle at each time. The section setting method compares change pattern parts of the collected fuel-efficiency information with each other, thereby sequentially connecting the change pattern parts of the fuel-efficiency information from the start point to the destination point. The section setting method sets, as a section used to calculate the actual fuel efficiency, a section obtained by sectioning at points corresponding to the connection points of the change pattern parts connected. | 07-04-2013 |
20080221784 | Measurement of Fuel Consumed and of Distance Travelled - A method for computing significant characteristic parameters of fuel consumption of a vehicle. Fuel consumption data ( | 09-11-2008 |
20130090842 | Energy Resource Geographical Overlay - A resource usage graphical overlay for a navigation system is disclosed. For each such resource, a resource exhaustion distance is computed, based on the consumption or lapse rate of the resource, and the vehicle speed. This resource exhaustion distance is scaled for the interactive map display and rendered as a service area on the interactive map so a user can determine what destinations are reachable before resources are completely depleted. | 04-11-2013 |
20130179062 | TRAVEL DISTANCE ESTIMATING APPARATUS, TRAVEL DISTANCE ESTIMATING METHOD, TRAVEL DISTANCE ESTIMATING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A travel distance estimating apparatus ( | 07-11-2013 |
20130179061 | SMART ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING AND GRID INTEGRATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - An expert system manages a power grid wherein charging stations are connected to the power grid, with electric vehicles connected to the charging stations, whereby the expert system selectively backfills power from connected electric vehicles to the power grid through a grid tie inverter (if present) within the charging stations. In more traditional usage, the expert system allows for electric vehicle charging, coupled with user preferences as to charge time, charge cost, and charging station capabilities, without exceeding the power grid capacity at any point. A robust yet accurate state of charge (SOC) calculation method is also presented, whereby initially an open circuit voltage (OCV) based on sampled battery voltages and currents is calculated, and then the SOC is obtained based on a mapping between a previously measured reference OCV (ROCV) and SOC. The OCV-SOC calculation method accommodates likely any battery type with any current profile. | 07-11-2013 |
20130124078 | EVALUATION INDICATION SYSTEM, EVALUATION INDICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An evaluation indication systems, methods, and programs display a current location of a vehicle and a map around the current location on a display unit, acquire, as a current efficiency evaluation, a result of comparison between a driving efficiency of a unit section in current travel of the vehicle and a target, and acquire, as a previous efficiency evaluation, a result of comparison between a driving efficiency of the unit section in previous travel previous to the current travel and a target. The systems, methods and programs indicate the current efficiency evaluation and previous efficiency evaluation together on the map and, when the current efficiency evaluation is improved as compared with the previous efficiency evaluation, correct the target to a higher target. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124077 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ECO-DRIVING INFORMATION - Disclosed is a device and method of providing a driver with eco-driving information. More specifically, the disclosed method and device induces a driver to operate a vehicle in an eco-friendly manner by computing for and displaying to the driver a fuel efficiency oriented vehicle speed that maximizes the vehicle's driving distance based on the vehicle's current weight and electrical load. | 05-16-2013 |
20120283940 | VEHICLE FUEL COST-PER-TIME DISPLAY - Vehicle operating conditions are computed and the instant variable cost of operation is displayed, enabling operators to learn to operate the vehicle in ways that maximize value, minimize fuel consumption, and reduce or avoid operations that are excessively costly or wasteful. The display quantity is termed "Dynamic Fuel Cost" or DFC, usually measured and displayed in currency (such as Dollars or Euros) per hour. Once every second or so, up to six modes of vehicle operation are detected, including steady speed, acceleration, deceleration by coasting (reduced power or parasitic drag), regenerative braking (in vehicles so equipped such as hybrids), friction braking, and zero speed idling. Then DFC is computed and displayed to the operator. Operators can choose to operate the vehicle in ways that maximize the value of their time and minimize fuel consumption and resulting emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. | 11-08-2012 |
20120283939 | HAPTIC SEAT FOR FUEL ECONOMY FEEDBACK - A process of providing driver fuel economy feedback is disclosed in which vehicle sensors provide for haptic feedback on fuel usage. Such sensors may include one or more of a speed sensors, global position satellite units, vehicle pitch/roll angle sensors, suspension displacement sensors, longitudinal accelerometer sensors, throttle position in sensors, steering angle sensors, break pressure sensors, and lateral accelerometer sensors. Sensors used singlely or collectively can provide enhanced feedback as to various environmental conditions and operating conditions such that a more accurate assessment of fuel economy information can be provided to the driver. | 11-08-2012 |
20130158848 | FUEL SELECTION METHOD AND RELATED SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE ASSET - Embodiments of methods and systems related to operating a mobile asset over a fixed route are provided. In one example, an engine system is provided. The example engine system includes a fuel controller configured to adjust a first amount of at least one of a first fuel of a plurality of fuels delivered to an engine and a second amount of a second fuel of the plurality of fuels responsive to at least one of fuel market information for the plurality of fuels or route information about a fixed route along which a mobile asset powered by the engine is operable to travel. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158849 | EVALUATION INDICATION SYSTEM, EVALUATION INDICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Evaluation indication systems, methods, and programs display a current location of a host vehicle together with a map around the current location on a display unit. The systems, methods, and programs acquire a current evaluation that is an evaluation of a fuel efficiency level in a unit section of current travel of the host vehicle and a previous evaluation that is an evaluation of the fuel efficiency level in the unit section of previous travel previous to the current travel. The systems, methods, and programs acquire an achievement difficulty level of a target value of the fuel efficiency level, set on the basis of results of the fuel efficiency levels when a plurality of vehicles have travelled the unit section, and indicate the achievement difficulty level together with the current evaluation and the previous evaluation on the map. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158850 | EVALUATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - Evaluation display systems, methods, and programs display a current position of a vehicle on a map around on a display unit. The systems, methods, and programs acquire a current evaluation indicating a fuel efficiency evaluation of each unit interval in a current travel of the vehicle, and acquire a past evaluation indicating a fuel efficiency evaluation of the each unit interval in a past travel that is earlier than the current travel. The systems, methods, and programs display the current evaluation and the past evaluation of each unit interval on the map and, if a distance between the current position of the vehicle and a display position of at least one past evaluation on the map becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined distance, erases the at least one past evaluation from the map. | 06-20-2013 |
20110313647 | Power management systems and designs - Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for managing the power consumption of an automotive vehicle, and thereby for optimizing the power consumption of the vehicle. The devices and systems for managing the power consumption of the vehicle typically include power management logic that can calculate an applied power for the vehicle engine based on information provided from the external environment of the vehicle, the operational status of the vehicle, one or more command inputs from a driver, and one or more operational parameters of the vehicle. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313646 | Fuel and Vehicle Monitoring Methods and Systems - The invention, in one aspect, features a fuel and vehicle monitoring method. The method includes receiving, via a first processor, a first odometer value and a first fuel acquisition value for a vehicle at a first instance. The method also includes determining, with a second processor, whether the first odometer value satisfies a predetermined criterion. The method also includes forecasting a first future fuel economy value for the vehicle based on the first odometer value and the first fuel acquisition value and a plurality of previously received odometer values and fuel acquisition values if the predetermined criterion is satisfied, or the plurality of previously received odometer values and fuel acquisition values if the predetermined criterion is not satisfied. | 12-22-2011 |
20120029803 | FUEL-CONSUMPTION PROJECTING APPARATUS, FUEL-CONSUMPTION PROJECTING METHOD, FUEL-CONSUMPTION PROJECTING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A fuel-consumption projecting apparatus estimates fuel consumption by a vehicle for a given interval. A projecting unit uses a first equation to project the fuel consumption before the vehicle begins travel along the given interval. An estimating unit uses a second equation that sets acceleration during travel as a variable, to estimate fuel consumption occurring during travel. A correcting unit corrects the first equation, based on the fuel consumption projected by the projecting unit and the fuel consumption estimated by the estimating unit. | 02-02-2012 |
20120078496 | Driver Assistance System for Driver Assistance for Consumption Controlled Driving - A driver assistance system for driver assistance for consumption controlled driving combines tactile and visual feedback functions, especially in the form of a drive configuration, a display concept and/or a deceleration assistant, wherein the emphasis is, on the one hand, on a modified accelerator pedal characteristic and, on the other hand, on the ECO tips for interactive output of efficient driving instructions. | 03-29-2012 |
20130211703 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A VOLUME-MASS LAW FOR FUEL CONSUMPTION - A method of providing a volume-mass law for determination of a fuel flow rate of an engine, particularly providing a fuel flow rate to a helicopter turbine, comprising the steps of: determining a sample type of fuel and a start density ρ | 08-15-2013 |


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A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.
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Fresh Octopus in Denver
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Does anyone know where I can buy fresh octopus? There are no Portugese restaurants and the Greek shops buy their octopus chopped up. I suspect my best bet will be shshi shops, although the Asian market H Mart didn't have any.
You might be hard pressed to find fresh. All I've seen is frozen or pre-frozen (they had thawed ones at POM on Federal).
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1) Maybe call Seafood Landing in Highlands as he's told me that he can get special orders into his distributors and he's pretty knowledgable about what's available in Denver,
2) Pacific Mercantile in Sakura Square, or
3) order online (found a couple options when I Googled it.Good luck!
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Thanks. I got an email from Seattle Fish. They service Tony's Market. I can special order frozen Octopus on a couple of day's notice. So I will give it a try. One thing for certain is that it won't be the grilled octopus I recently experienced at Seabra's Marisqueira, a reknown Portugese seafood restaursant in the Iron Bound section of Newark.


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Access National Reports 88% Increase In Q1 Earnings, Boosts Dividend
Access National Corporation (NASDAQ: ANCX), parent company for Access National Bank, reported first quarter net income of $2.3 million, a 88.1% increase over the $1.2 million recorded in the first quarter of 2010. This represents the company's 43 rd consecutive quarterly profit. Net income per diluted common share was $0.22, an increase of 100.0% over the $0.11 reported in the first quarter of 2010.
The Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of $0.03 per share for shareholders of record as of May 5, 2011 and payable on May 25, 2011. The dividend represents a $0.01 increase over the per share dividend paid in the prior quarter on February 25, 2011.
Income before taxes from the banking segment increased 129% to $3.3 million for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $1.5 million for the first quarter 2010. The banking segment contributed 94% of consolidated earnings in the first quarter of 2011 compared to a contribution rate of 77% in the first quarter of 2010. In the first quarter 2011, the mortgage segment contributed $711 thousand in pre-tax earnings on mortgage origination volume of $122 million compared to a contribution of $778 thousand on origination volume of $149 million in the first quarter of 2010.
Return on average assets was 1.20% for the first quarter of 2011 compared to 0.74% for the first quarter of 2010. Return on average equity was 12.53% for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared to 7.01% for the same period last year. Book value per common share was $7.21 at March 31, 2011 compared to $6.52 at March 31, 2010, an increase of 10.6%.
Assets totaled $717.2 million at March 31, 2011 compared to $831.8 at December 31, 2010, a decrease of $114.6 million. The decrease in assets occurred in loans held for sale and interest-bearing balances and federal funds sold, indirectly a result of a 54% quarter over quarter reduction in mortgage origination volume.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Though nothing is finally settled, Europe this week breathed a sigh of relief.
Greece's Syriza-led government backed down in its confrontation with its EU partners over austerity policies and, after bloody skirmishes in the early days of a new cease-fire agreement, the combatants in Ukraine backed off.
Not everyone was happy in Greece, though. Manolis Glezos, a 92-year-old WWII Greek resistance hero and prominent member of Syriza, writes that "I apologize to the Greek people for collaborating in this illusion" that the new government would break free of the crushing bailout constraints. Greek journalist Thanos Dimadis argues that standing up to Germany on Greek terms was itself a victory despite compromises.
Writing from Kyiv, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko hopes that "Minsk 2.0" will bring peace, but worries that there is no enforcement mechanism.
The outcome of the retrial, and its timeframe, remain uncertain. But more importantly, Mr. Fahmy should not be subjected to this process at all.
Pope Francis is revolutionizing how the Vatican operates, encouraging officials to remain faithful to what they have dedicated their lives to, and to the global Catholic community. If the pope is no more than a king in his church, then there shall be no room for princes.
This new "bottom-up medicine" forever changes the patient-doctor relationship to a partnership on equal footing.
I strongly agree with both the prime minister of Israel and the president of the United States that Iran can never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon. That is why I feel particularly anguished that the ill-advised invitation from House Speaker Boehner has managed to threaten, in my view, both the security of Israel and the historic bipartisan support in the Congress.
While few American Jewish leaders will speak openly on the subject, many thoughtful Jews are worried that Prime Minister Netanyahu's planned speech in the House of Representatives on March 3rd will actually harm Israel's security interests rather than help them.
For the moment what matters for the vast majority of Greek people is that for the first time they feel they have a government which, despite its compromises, has proved that it made its best effort to bring Europe back to the table for a fair and equal negotiation about the terms of the Greek bailout program.
LIMA -- The wars over capital have already begun right under Europe's nose in the Middle East and North Africa. Quite the contrary to what may be true for Europe, Piketty misses the glaring evidence that these wars are not revolts of the poor against capital but of the poor for capital.
If Europe can deliver an ambitious and effective Energy Union, we will deliver a range of crucial goals; more independence, a secure supply of energy, a more sustainable economy, with Europe once again leading the development of green technologies. Putin and many of the other energy exporters outside the EU, who have grown wealthy on our addiction to fossil fuels, will be willing us to fail; but this is a fight we cannot afford to lose.
ISIS's messaging operations online have eclipsed its military operations on the ground.
The Cultural Revolution days of an autarkic closed information loop when the Communist Party could dictate a narrative for an isolated and impoverished society are over for China. To believe otherwise is to undermine the very links to the rest of the world that have enabled China to become the ever-more prospering world power it is today.
BRUSSELS -- Some people say that in an agreement you also have to make some concessions. But as a matter of principle, between the oppressor and the oppressed there can be no compromise, as there can be no compromise between the slave and the tyrant. Freedom is the only solution.
Computers run the world -- our airports, airplanes, cars, hospitals, stock markets and power grids -- and these computers too are shockingly vulnerable to attack. Though we're racing forward at breakneck speed to connect all the objects in our physical world to the Internet, we still fundamentally do not have the trustworthy computing required to make it so.
KYIV -- What happens in Ukraine -- not the financial standoff with Greece -- will be the ultimate test of whether European and transatlantic unity endure. The fault lines extending from Ukraine are undermining the fundamental values that have underpinned Europe's postwar peace and prosperity. Failure to defend those values in Ukraine will cause them to unravel far beyond our borders.
MOSCOW -- In general, a medieval spirit reigns, with its internecine wars and in which the only great strategy, if one exists at all, is to indulge the passion for blood. This desire to repay the enemy a hundredfold -- even if he is yesterday's neighbor or friend -- is often mixed with religious fanaticism or blind nationalism.
BUENOS AIRES -- Those Europeans tempted by populist politics should see in Latin America an avoidable future: the empty shelves in Venezuela while its government finds funds to support populist party Podemos in Spain or the stagflation in Argentina that hurts the poor while the sitting vice president is twice indicted for embezzlement. These are not accidents; they are the logical consequences of authoritarian regimes that think themselves beyond reproach or term limits.
Despite some progress over the past few years, gender-based legal restrictions remain significant. Almost 90 percent of countries have at least one important restriction in the books, and some have many.
BEIJING -- The U.S. media has a China fever, which results in typically feverish reports that don't take the pulse of the country or its leader. In the process, so much is missed.
Iran's youth are eager to play an assertive role but through peaceful behaviors that would force the regime to comply.


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The Forest Society and the Nottingham Conservation Commission are working to acquire a conservation easement on 95 acres of land on Pawtuckaway Lake. Once added to existing conservation lands, including the abutting Pawtuckaway State Park, this property will become part of the largest contiguous block of protected land in Southeast New Hampshire.
It's officially now March. Perhaps Nature's snow-gun show will cut us a break? Unless the old "In like a lion" cliché holds true?
It all started with a black squirrel. These rare creatures aren't a separate species - they're your garden variety gray squirrel, but a genetic mutation has given them a black fur coat.


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NORWALK >> Detectives are seeking a party bus that struck a Norwalk man and dragged him more than 200 feet before fleeing the scene early Saturday, officials said.
Efren Virgen, 26, was crossing Fairford Avenue, just south of Ratcliffe Street, about 2:30 a.m. when he was struck by southbound bus, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said.
"The victim was dragged by the vehicle for over 200 feet and suffered major injuries," Detective Carl Anna said in a written statement.
Rescuers took Virgen to a hospital, where he was in critical-but-stable condition in an intensive care unit Saturday afternoon, Lt. Eric Smitson said.
A witnesses described the bus as a black party bus of the type rented out by groups for special occasions, the detective said. "As the suspect's vehicle drove past the witnesses, he saw that the interior neon lights were flashing, and heard music coming from inside."
The bus was last seen heading west on Foster Road, Anna said.
"We are looking for witnesses to come forward that were either on the above 'party bus,' or have knowledge of any similar vehicle that may have been in the Norwalk area at or near the indicated time," Anna said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's Norwalk Station at 562-863-8711. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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Checkpoint planned this week in Norwalk
NORWALK >> Sheriff's deputies will screen drivers for sobriety and valid licenses Thursday during a nighttime checkpoint, officials said.
The checkpoint will take place between 6 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement. The location of the checkpoint has not been disclosed.
Over the past three years in the cities and unincorporated areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, "DUI collisions have claimed 22 lives and resulted in 898 injury crashes harming 1,330 of our friends and neighbors," Sgt. Daniel Dail of the Traffic Services Detail said.
Funding for the checkpoint is being provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Man arrested in Guatemala in connection with brutal 2012 slaying of Norwalk woman
NORWALK >> Authorities arrested a man in Guatemala early Thursday in connection with the brutal stabbing death of a 50-year-old woman at her Norwalk home in 2012, officials and the victim's sister said.
Luis Diofron, 22, is accused of sexually assaulting and fatally stabbing Denise Battey in the early-morning hours of Aug. 10, 2012, at her home in the 11900 block of Allard Street, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's officials and Battey's twin sister, Annese Battey.
Investigators recently received a tip that Diofron, whom they had been seeking for more than two years, had been spotted near Guatemala City, Detective Ray Lugo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said. Guatemalan police, along with FBI agents, arrested the alleged killer without a struggle Thursday morning.
Annese Battey said she was notified of the arrest Thursday morning.
"My family is just ecstatic," she said. But the sense of justice that came with the arrest was accompanied by many painful memories.
"It's bitter-sweet," she said. "Everyone is breaking down. This is a day you just hope and wish for."
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PHOTOS of Denise Battey, above, and Luis Diofron, below. (Courtesy)
Man sentenced for fatal Norwalk shooting
NORWALK >> A pleaded "no contest" to a voluntary manslaughter charge Tuesday for fatally shooting another man during a dispute confrontation in early 2013, officials said.
A judge immediately sentenced Andrew Ramos, 29, of Norwalk to six years in state prison after he entered his plea in Norwalk Superior Court, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani said.
Prosecutors initially charged Ramos with murder for the Jan. 2, 2013, fatal shooting of 32-year-old Jimmy Deleon Hernandez of Norwalk in the 14000 block of Gard Avenue in Norwalk, Ardalani said.
In a negotiated plea, Ramos entered a "no contest" plea to a single felony charge of voluntary manslaughter, she said.
Officials described Ramos and Hernandez as rival gang members. The shooting took place after Hernandez confronted Ramos at a Norwalk home.
"(Hernandez) confronted Ramos while he was on the porch," district attorney's officials said in a written statement. "The two men had an exchange and Ramos shot Hernandez several times."
Hernandez succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
"An eyewitness account linked Ramos to the crime and he was arrested a week later in connection with the killing," the statement said.
Downey man pleads 'no contest' in fatal stabbing of Long Beach man in Norwalk
NORWALK >> A Downey man pleaded no contest Wednesday to fatally stabbing a Long Beach man during a dispute at a Norwalk home earlier this year, authorities said.
William Edward Johnson, 38, entered a "no contest" plea in Norwalk Superior Court to a count of voluntary manslaughter for the March 4 stabbing death of 53-year-old Darin Sivley, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani said. Johnson also admitted the special allegation that he personally used a knife in the crime.
Under the negotiated plea arrangement, Johnson is expected to receive a 12-year prison term when he returned to court for sentencing Monday, Ardalani said. He had originally been charged with murder prior to the plea deal.
Sivley was found fatally wounded on along the road near Studebaker Road and Ferina Street shortly before 3 a.m., Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said.
But the stabbing took a place while both Johnson and Sivley were at the home of a mutual acquaintance nearby, according to sheriff's and district attorney's officials.
"While there, Sivley began to irritate the homeowner, who wanted him to leave," district attorney's officials said in a written statement. "As a result, Johnson pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the upper arm. The puncture severed a major artery and Sivley began to bleed profusely."
Someone at the home place a tourniquet on Sivley's wound before Sivley got on a bicycle to go to a hospital, officials said. But soon collapsed and bled to death.
Detectives from the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau arrested Sivley in connection with the fatal stabbing two days later.
UPDATED: Man badly injured in Norwalk hotel stabbing
NORWALK >> Paramedics rushed a wounded man to a trauma center after he was stabbed late Friday at a Norwalk hotel, officials said.
The stabbing was first reported about 8:20 p.m. at the Guesthouse Hotel, 12500 Firestone Blvd., according to Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire officials.
Someone brought the wounded man to Norwalk Hospital by private vehicle, sheriff's Lt. Daniel Gillespie said. Medical staff there determined the victim needed to be transferred to a trauma center.
The victim suffered major injuries including a punctured lung but was expected to survive, Gillespie said.
Deputies sought two male suspects possibly seen running from the area, the lieutenant said. One was believed to be armed with a pocket knife, and the other with a large hunting knife. No further description was available.
The investigation remained in its early stages, however it initially appeared the man was inside a room at the hotel when some sort of fight erupted, he said.
No further details were available.
Man fatally shot at Norwalk park
NORWALK >> Gunfire at a Norwalk park left one man dead early Saturday, authorities said.
The fatal shooting took place about 6:20 a.m. at Arthur Gerdes Park, 14700 Gridley Road, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Jose Navares said.
Deputies responded to several calls reporting gunshots and a "victim down" when they encountered a man in his 20s who had been shot, the sergeant said.
Paramedics rushed the wounded man to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, Navares said.
No suspects were in custody, and no suspect description was immediately available.
Detectives from the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau are handling the investigation. Anyone with information can reacht he bureau at 323-890-5500.
Man wounded in stabbing at Norwalk bar
NORWALK >> A man suffered serious injuries but was expected to survive after he was stabbed during a fight at a Norwalk bar early Saturday, authorities said.
The stabbing took place about 1:15 a.m. at the Agave Junction Cantina, 11957 Firestone Boulevard, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. George Suarez said.
Responding deputies found a man suffering from stab wounds to his abdomen and thigh, Suarez said.
The stabbing was the result of a fight, he said. No suspect description was available.
Norwalk man charged with series of bank robberies in Whittier, South Gate, Norwalk
Prosecutors Thursday charged a Norwalk man the FBI has dubbed the "Cold Blooded Bandit" in connection with three bank robberies over the past two months in Whittier, South Gate and Norwalk, officials said.
Mario Marques LLanes, 27, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Bellflower Superior Court, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani said.
He was charged Thursday with three counts of robbery and three counts of commercial burglary for the alleged spree of bank heists, officials said.
Llanes turned himself in Monday to police in Whittier, where the most recent robbery occurred Sept. 17 at a Union Bank branch inside the Quad at Whittier shopping center, Whittier police Officer Brad White said.
The robber handed a teller a note demanding money before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash, Whittier police Cpl. Carlos Arroyo said at the time.
The serial bandit used similar tactics in the other robberies, which occurred July 7 at a Union Bank branch in South Gate and June 30 at a Union Bank branch in Llanes hometown of Norwalk, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.
The FBI nicknamed the serial bank robbery suspect the "Cold Blooded Bandit" prior to his arrest due to the heavy winter clothes he wore during the summertime robberies.
PHOTO: Mario Marques Llanes, 27, of Norwalk, is accused of being a serial bank robber the FBI has dubbed the "Cold Blooded Bandit," linked to bank robberies in Whittier, South South Gate and Norwalk since late June. The bandit is pictured in this bank surveillance photo during a robbery at a Union Bank branch in Whittier on Sept. 17, 2014.
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Man fatally shot at Norwalk home identified; investigation ongoing
NORWALK >> Officials have released the name of a man who was fatally shot at a Norwalk home last week, as the search for his killer continued.
Michael Ochoa, 27, died at a hospital following the 3:45 p.m. Sept. 15 shooting in the 12700 block of Rexton Street, Lt. Ed Hernandez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said.
Ochoa was believed to be a Los Angeles County resident, however his hometown was not clear Wednesday, the lieutenant said.
No suspect had been arrested or identified Wednesday, as detectives continued following up on leads, conducting interviews and re-canvassing the neighborhood for clues, he said.
Detectives were also sorting through conflicting information given by witnesses.
Ochoa went to the home to visit a friend or girlfriend, Hernandez said. He became involved in an argument with a man in the backyard of the home.
"There was some time of struggle between the suspect and the victim," Hernandez said. "That struggle escalated into the suspect retrieving handgun and shooting the victim."
A description of the gunman was unavailable, and no getaway car was reported by witnesses in connection with the crime.
Detectives were still looking into the circumstances of the shooting and Ochoa's connection to the home, as well as the shooters. Ochoa was not believed to have gang ties.
Witnesses reported hearing arguing and a gunshot coming from the Rexton Avenue home before seeing a wounded man stumbling to the street from the backyard, according to Deputy Amber Smith of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. He walked toward the east for about a block before collapsing.
Paramedics rushed the man to the University of Southern California, Irvine Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries, Lt. Cynthia Chavez of the sheriff's Norwalk Station said.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.


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This Wednesday, October 20th, I will be on The Oprah Show doing the most in depth and revelatory interview I have ever done.
You have no idea how hard this is for me to do but I wanted you to hear it from me first. After 125 performances in 126 days last spring, and doing two movies back-to-back this summer, then coming right back on tour and doing another 30 performances in as many days it's all become too much. I'm truly so exhausted.
So, with that said, unfortunately starting next week, October 19th, I am going to have to cancel some dates of the "encore leg" of the MADEA's BIG HAPPY FAMILY tour. I know a lot of you ...
Hey there, I know I haven't written in a while, but I've been crazy busy with 154 performances since the top of the year. I filmed two movies this summer. I haven't had a break. It's all too much! Something's gotta give here. I'm exhausted. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about FOR COLORED GIRLS.
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Ok London, even though a lot of you have seen it on bootleg...lol (I'm just reminding you of what you said when I was in Brixton). Anyway, I hope you get out to see it. I'm counting on you. I have a lot more films I want to release for you so let's try and make this one count. Talk soon. Hope you enjoy it.
Be well.
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