Vehicle management system

摘要

A system and method to identify fuel consumption optimization based on reactive and deliberative components is described. Modifiable use conditions, such as speeding, excessive idling, gear selection, acceleration and deceleration profiles, which all represent opportunities for fuel savings, are identified and optimized for minimal fuel consumption based on a reactive interaction with the vehicle on a real-time basis. Deliberative analysis of historical data linked to a specific location or route is also conducted to arrive at a historical optimal fuel consumption profile. Similar historical fuel consumption profiles for the same route in question from other nearby vehicles are collected and analyzed to determined a more robust deliberative component of optimal fuel consumption. The reactive and deliberative components are optimized fuel consumption are merged to form a recommended profile for optimal fuel consumption.

主权项

1. A vehicle management system for a vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of vehicular sensors associated with the vehicle including sensors for collecting information with respect to speed, engine operating characteristics including fuel flow, tire pressure and gear selection; a plurality of environmental sensors associated with the vehicle including sensors for collecting information with respect to position, inclination, air and surface temperature, and road conditions; a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of vehicular sensors and the plurality of environmental sensors; a storage medium communicatively coupled to the processor and tangibly embodying a plurality of executable modules of instructions including
a reactive adaptation module operable to gather information from the plurality of vehicular sensors and the plurality of environmental sensors to determine a reactive vehicle speed for optimal fuel efficiency based on current conditions,a deliberative policy module operable to identify a particular location and gather historical information associated with the particular location to determine a deliberate vehicle speed for historical optimal fuel efficiency and wherein the vehicle can exchange at the location normalized performance data with one or more other vehicles including the reactive vehicle speed for optimal fuel efficiency and the deliberate vehicle speed for optimal fuel efficiency,a vehicular control module and communicatively coupled to the reactive adaptation module and the deliberative policy module, wherein the vehicular control module combines the reactive vehicle speed and the deliberative vehicle speed to arrive at a suggested optimal vehicle speed for fuel efficiency, anda driver behavior module communicatively coupled to the vehicular control module and operable to integrate the suggested optimal vehicle speed with individualistic user patterns and wherein the suggested optimal vehicle speed for fuel efficiency is based on a collaborative calculation among the other vehicles within a predetermined proximity of the vehicle.