END-OF-JOURNEY VEHICLE SYSTEMS

摘要

An end-of-journey (EOJ) system (100) for use in a vehicle comprises a collection means (50, 52) to receive, and collect into time limited sets, measurements of vehicle parameters (42-48) during a journey of a vehicle in which the system is fitted. Comparison means (56) compare said sets with recorded sets of comparable parameters that are indicative of an imminent EOJ event. Prediction means (56) issue a prediction of an EOJ event and a level of confidence with which a predicted EOJ event will occur in a time frame or distance travelled. In response to said prediction, and the level of confidence accompanying said prediction, initiation means (60) initiate an EOJ mode of one or more vehicle systems. A vehicle incorporating such a system comprises one or more vehicle systems that have an end-of-journey (EOJ) mode of operation. The EOJ predictor (56) includes a learning algorithm that records parameters that lead to an EOJ event for future predictions.