Method and apparatus for fuel management and for preventing fuel spillage
US6078850A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02M37/0082
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A management system for a vehicle having a commodity storage region and traveling along a path having a plurality of geographically-distributed commodity replenishing stations, includes a sensor for measuring a level of the commodity in the storage region and providing commodity level data. A global positioning system (GPS) determines a location of the vehicle along the path. A controller stores a record of current geographical locations of the commodity replenishing stations and current commodity prices thereat, and calculates commodity replenishing schedules of the vehicle at the replenishing stations based on an output from each of the GPS and the sensor, and a commodity price at at least some of the replenishing stations.
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