Method and apparatus for GPS based slope determination, real-time vehicle mass determination, and vehicle efficiency analysis
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G09B-009/04
G06F-011/30
G09B-019/16
G06F-017/00
B60W-040/09
G06Q-010/06
출원번호
US-0719208
(2012-12-18)
등록번호
US-9384111
(2016-07-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Hunt, Bryan
McQuade, Charles Michael
출원인 / 주소
Zonar Systems, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
King, Michael C.
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초록▼
Three dimensional GPS or vehicle position data is used to determine a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time. The slope data can then be combined with other metrics to provide an accurate, slope corrected vehicle mass. The vehicle mass can then be used along with other vehic
Three dimensional GPS or vehicle position data is used to determine a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time. The slope data can then be combined with other metrics to provide an accurate, slope corrected vehicle mass. The vehicle mass can then be used along with other vehicle data to determine an amount of work performed by a vehicle, enabling s detailed efficiency analysis of the vehicle to be performed. To calculate slope, horizontal ground speed (VHGS) can be calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem. One can take the Z/Up magnitude and divide it by the horizontal ground speed. Replacing Z, x and y with directional vectors enables one to calculate slope. The slope data is then used to determine the mass of the vehicle at that time. Pervious techniques to calculate mass did not factor in slope, and thus are not accurate.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of evaluating driver performance, comprising the steps of: (a) while the driver is operating a vehicle, automatically collecting vehicle data, the vehicle data including vehicle position data, vehicle speed data, torque data and engine speed data;(b) using a first computing device to der
1. A method of evaluating driver performance, comprising the steps of: (a) while the driver is operating a vehicle, automatically collecting vehicle data, the vehicle data including vehicle position data, vehicle speed data, torque data and engine speed data;(b) using a first computing device to derive the road surface slope metric using changes in horizontal and elevation vehicle position data over time;(c) using a second computing device to evaluate driver performance using a plurality of factors, at least one of which is derived from the road surface slope metric; and(d) using a third computing device to determine a mass of the vehicle at a specific point in time, based on the road surface slope metric corresponding to that point in time. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of automatically collecting vehicle position data comprises the step of automatically collecting global position system (GPS) data. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of using the first computing device to derive the road surface slope metric using vehicle position data comprises the steps of: (a) using the vehicle position data to determine horizontal ground speed;(b) using the horizontal ground speed and an up directional vector from the vehicle position data to determine the road surface slope metric. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of using the third computing device to determine the mass of the vehicle comprises the steps of using vehicle speed data at that point in time, torque data at that point in time, and engine speed data at that point in time. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of using the third computing device to determine the mass of the vehicle using vehicle speed data comprises the step of using vehicle speed data obtained from a vehicle speed sensor. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of using the third computing device to determine the mass of the vehicle using vehicle speed data comprises the step of using vehicle speed data obtained from changes in the vehicle position data over time. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of using the second computing device to evaluate driver performance comprises the step of using the vehicle mass derived from the road surface slope metric as one of the plurality of factors. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of using the vehicle mass derived from the road surface slope metric as one of the plurality of factors comprises the step of producing a cost per load-mile performance metric. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of using the third computing device to determine the mass of the vehicle comprises the step of using a computing device disposed at the vehicle. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first and third computing devices are the same computing device. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the first, second, and third computing devices are the same computing device. 12. A method of producing a performance metric indicative of a performance of a driver using at least in part slope data derived from vehicle position data, the method comprising the steps of: (a) while the driver is operating a vehicle, automatically collecting time indexed vehicle data, the vehicle data comprising: (i) position data;(ii) vehicle speed data;(iii) torque data; and(iv) engine speed data;(b) using a computing device to determine a slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time using changes the position data;(c) using a computing device to determine a mass of the vehicle at a specific point in time using the slope, vehicle speed data, torque data, and engine speed data for the specific point in time;(d) using a computing device to produce the performance metric based at least in part on the mass of the vehicle, the mass having been determined using slope data derived from vehicle position data. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of using the computing device to determine the slope the vehicle is traveling over at a specific point in time comprises the steps of: (a) determining a horizontal ground speed of the vehicle at a specific point in time based on the vehicle position data; and;(b) determining the slope the vehicle is traveling over at that point in time, based on the horizontal ground speed and Z axis position data at that point in time. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of using the computing device to produce the performance metric comprises the step of producing a cost per load-mile performance metric. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the computing device used to determine slope and mass is disposed at the vehicle. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the computing device used to determine the performance metric is remote from the vehicle, and further comprising the step of conveying the vehicle data, the slope, and vehicle mass from the vehicle to the remote computing device before the step of using the computing device to produce the performance metric. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the computing device used to determine the slope, the mass, and the performance metric is remote from the vehicle, and further comprising the step of conveying the vehicle data from the vehicle to the remote computing device before the steps of using the computing device to determine the slope, using the computing device to determine the mass, and using the computing device to produce the performance metric.
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