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Fuel consumption estimating unit of vehicle

US7532974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2005
Grant dateMay 12, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F9/023
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Parameters having a correlation with a crowded condition of a road traveled by a vehicle are inputted to an ideal fuel consumption estimation model. This ideal fuel consumption estimation model estimates an ideal fuel consumption of vehicle based on the parameters. The ideal fuel consumption of vehicle estimated by the ideal fuel consumption estimation model is outputted to an output portion.

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