System and method for simulating the performance of a virtual vehicle
US8862346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C5/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobile computing apparatus simulates the performance of a virtual vehicle using the route, driving behavior and loading experience of a baseline vehicle. The baseline vehicle is instrumented and operational data is collected, forming a data set. The apparatus includes simulator logic configured to construct a duty cycle from the data set representative of the operation of the baseline vehicle during travel along the route (e.g., a loading duty cycle). The data set includes route data with distance and vehicle speed information, engine data associated with the engine, and operational element data. The logic defines a virtual vehicle that is the same as the baseline vehicle but that includes a virtual operational element, such as a transmission, that is different than that in the baseline vehicle. The logic determines a performance characteristic, such as fuel economy, of the virtual vehicle using the constructed duty cycle.
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