Apparatus and method of controlling fuel gauge in circuit mode of vehicle
US11505203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2015/03217
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One form of an apparatus for controlling a fuel gauge in a circuit mode of a vehicle includes: a vehicle mode determiner configured to compare a damping time with a response time, and to determine whether a driving mode of the vehicle is a general mode or a circuit mode; a fuel amount calculator configured to calculate a current fuel amount of the vehicle based on fuel consumption (FCO) by the engine or a change in the resistance of a fuel sender based on the driving mode of the vehicle; and a fuel gauge controller configured to control the fuel gauge based on the calculated current fuel amount, wherein the response time is a time taken for the fuel gauge to actually descend to a state ‘empty’ from a state ‘full’ due to fuel consumption by an engine.
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