Apparatus and method for vehicle economy improvement

US10408636B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOMTOM TELEMATICS B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Paul Roeland Verheijen · Heemstede, NL
• Jasper Johannes Anthonius Paulwelussen · The Hague, NL
• Christoph Ebert · Leipzig, DE
• Steffen Orlowsky · Dessau, DE
• Marco Leupold · Göttingen, DE
• Stefan Kreim · Leipzig, DE
• Alexander Schmidt · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 26, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 10, 2019
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T10/84
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus is disclosed for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network, comprising determining at least one constant speed zone of the road network, a constant speed zone being a portion of the road network at which the vehicle can travel at a constant speed, said determination being based upon expected speeds of travel along the road network determined from positional data relating to the movements of a plurality of vehicles over time along the road network. A speed of the vehicle traversing the road network is determined at a plurality of times during the journey, and a value indicative of a consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone is further determined.