Vehicle body fuel consumption determination based on sensor data
US11530940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M15/044
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques are described for determining an amount of fuel that is consumed by the body components of a vehicle, based at least partly on sensor data describing the operations of the body components and/or the location of the vehicle. A vehicle is equipped with a body that has any suitable number of body components that perform operations not directly associated with the translational movement of the vehicle from one location to another. Fuel is consumed to provide power (e.g., through power take off) to operate the body components. The vehicle includes sensor device(s) configured to sense the operations of the body components and generate sensor data that describes the operations of the body components. The sensor data is analyzed to determine an amount of fuel that is consumed to power the operations of the body components.
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