JP6015080B2 - Vehicle operation evaluation device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular driving evaluation apparatus that evaluates whether or not a driving with good fuel consumption has been made based on a comparison result between predicted fuel consumption and actual fuel consumption.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1, a technique for calculating a predicted fuel consumption predicted as a vehicle travels has been considered. According to this type of technology, it is possible to evaluate whether or not driving with good fuel efficiency has been achieved based on a comparison result between the calculated predicted fuel efficiency and the actual fuel efficiency (actual fuel efficiency) associated with the traveling of the vehicle.

JP 2009-31046 A

However, in the conventional technology, it is possible to determine whether or not the driving with good fuel efficiency has been made based on the comparison result between the predicted fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption, but which position on the route the vehicle has traveled in that driving can be determined. It is impossible to grasp whether the fuel efficiency can be improved by running like this.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is not only to show that a fuel-efficient driving has been performed, but also to show that the fuel-efficient driving has been performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular driving evaluation apparatus that can indicate what kind of traveling on a route along which a vehicle has traveled to improve fuel efficiency.

According to the present invention, the driving in which the actual fuel consumption accompanying the traveling of the vehicle exceeds the predicted fuel consumption predicted by the traveling of the vehicle, that is, the driving evaluated as a driving with good fuel consumption is identified as the excellent driving, A point at which the vehicle travels satisfying a predetermined excellent condition in the excellent driving, that is, a point evaluated as having traveled with good fuel efficiency is identified as the excellent point. Then, the specified excellent point is displayed together with the excellent condition that the vehicle satisfies at the excellent point, that is, the reason why it is evaluated that the vehicle has traveled with good fuel efficiency.
As a result, it is possible to indicate that the excellent driving with good fuel efficiency has been achieved and to indicate at which position on the route the vehicle has traveled in the excellent driving based on the display position of the excellent point. Further, it is possible to indicate based on the excellent conditions displayed together with the excellent points, what kind of traveling at that position has improved the fuel efficiency. In this way, when it is evaluated that the vehicle has been driven with good fuel efficiency, it not only indicates that the vehicle has been driven with good fuel efficiency, but also what kind of travel on which route the vehicle traveled during that drive. It can be shown whether or not the fuel economy has been improved by performing the above, and more detailed driving evaluation can be performed.

1 is a functional block diagram schematically showing a vehicle driving evaluation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure showing an example of the top screen Diagram showing an example of the parameter setting screen Figure showing an example of the best ranking display screen The figure which shows an example of the best driving details display screen Figure showing an example of the worst ranking display screen Figure showing an example of the worst operation details display screen Flow chart showing the contents of fuel consumption comparison result display processing Flow chart showing the contents of the best ranking display process Flow chart showing the contents of the worst ranking display process FIG. 2 equivalent diagram showing a state in which the predicted fuel consumption related to the current driving is displayed FIG. 2 equivalent diagram showing a state in which actual fuel consumption related to the current driving is displayed

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The “fuel consumption” in the present embodiment is indicated by the travel distance (km / L) per unit fuel amount, and the larger the value, the better the fuel consumption.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle driving evaluation device 10 is a device mounted on a vehicle, and includes a control unit 11, a navigation function unit 12, a timekeeping unit 13, a vehicle information detection unit 14, a display unit 15, and an operation switch unit. 16, a storage unit 17 and the like. Hereinafter, the vehicle driving evaluation apparatus 10 is simply referred to as “driving evaluation apparatus 10”.

  The control unit 11 is mainly configured by a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM (not shown), and controls the overall operation of the driving evaluation apparatus 10. In addition, the control unit 11 executes a control program in the CPU, whereby an actual fuel consumption calculation processing unit 21, a predicted fuel consumption calculation processing unit 22, an excellent driving specification processing unit 23, an excellent point specification processing unit 24, and an excellent point display process. Unit 25, excellent driving display processing unit 26, non-excellent driving specifying processing unit 27, non-excellent point specifying processing unit 28, non-excellent point display processing unit 29, non-excellent driving display processing unit 30, and parameter setting processing unit 31 by software. Realize virtually. The actual fuel consumption calculation processing unit 21 corresponds to the actual fuel consumption calculation unit described in the claims, and the predicted fuel consumption calculation processing unit 22 corresponds to the predicted fuel consumption calculation unit described in the claims, and is an excellent driving. The identification processing unit 23 corresponds to the excellent driving identification unit described in the claims, the excellent point identification processing unit 24 corresponds to the excellent point identification unit described in the claims, and the excellent point display processing unit 25. Corresponds to the excellent point display means described in the claims, and the excellent operation display processing unit 26 corresponds to the excellent operation display means described in the claims. Further, the non-excellent driving identification processing unit 27 corresponds to the non-excellent driving identification unit described in the claims, and the non-excellent point identification processing unit 28 corresponds to the non-excellent point identification unit described in the claims. The non-excellent point display processing unit 29 corresponds to the non-excellent point display means described in the claims, and the non-excellent driving display processing unit 30 corresponds to the non-excellent driving display means described in the claims. The parameter setting processing unit 31 corresponds to the parameter setting means described in the claims.

The navigation function unit 12 is set from a current position detection unit that identifies the current position of the vehicle based on radio waves received from a positioning satellite and input values from a gyro sensor or a speed sensor, and a specified current position (start point). A guide route search unit that searches for a guide route of a vehicle to a destination (goal point), a map data input unit that inputs map data stored in a map data storage unit, and the like. Based on the vehicle route guidance.
The timer unit 13 has a function of acquiring information (time information) related to time such as date, time, and elapsed time. The timer 13 counts the number of clock pulses output from a transmitter (not shown), and generates a unit time signal indicating a unit time when the count value reaches a reference value. And the time measuring part 13 produces | generates the terminal time of the control part 11 based on the produced | generated unit time signal.

  The vehicle information detection unit 14 includes various devices (not shown) (for example, an engine control device, a brake control device, a transmission control device, an in-vehicle camera device, a vehicle air conditioner device, etc.), and various sensors (not shown) (for example, an acceleration sensor). , Speed sensor, accelerator sensor, seating sensor, etc.) and various switches not shown (for example, accessory switch, ignition switch, door switch, door lock switch, etc.). The vehicle information detection unit 14 inputs various information detected by these devices, sensors, switches, and the like to the control unit 11 as vehicle information.

  The display unit 15 has a color display such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 15 displays, for example, an operation explanation screen, various setting screens, a top screen G1 shown in FIG. 2, a parameter setting screen G2 shown in FIG. 3, and a best ranking shown in FIG. A display screen G3, a best operation detail display screen G4 shown in FIG. 5, a worst ranking display screen G5 shown in FIG. 6, a worst operation details display screen G6 shown in FIG. The screens G2 to G6 shown in FIGS. 2 to 7 will be described later.

  The operation switch unit 16 includes various switch groups such as a mechanical switch provided in the vicinity of the screen of the display unit 15 or a touch panel switch provided on the screen of the display unit 15. The user can perform various operations using the switches of the operation switch unit 16. The storage unit 17 is configured by a storage medium such as a hard disk drive, for example, and stores various types of information.

The actual fuel consumption calculation processing unit 21 is actually associated with traveling based on various vehicle information input from the vehicle information detecting unit 14 when the vehicle actually travels on the guidance route set by the navigation function unit 12. Is calculated as the actual fuel consumption.
The predicted fuel consumption calculation processing unit 22 simulates the fuel consumption when the vehicle travels on the guide route set by the navigation function unit 12 based on various parameters set by the parameter setting processing unit 31 described later in detail. Then, the fuel consumption obtained from the simulation result, that is, the fuel consumption predicted when the vehicle travels on the guide route is calculated as the predicted fuel consumption.

  The excellent driving specification processing unit 23 specifies a driving in which the actual fuel consumption calculated by the actual fuel consumption calculation processing unit 21 exceeds the predicted fuel consumption calculated by the predicted fuel consumption calculation processing unit 22 as an excellent driving. Every time one driving, that is, one route guidance based on one guidance route by the navigation function unit 12 is completed, the excellent driving identification processing unit 23 compares the actual fuel consumption and the predicted fuel consumption of the entire driving, When the fuel consumption exceeds the predicted fuel consumption, the driving is specified as the excellent driving.

  The excellent point identification processing unit 24 identifies, as the excellent points, points on the guide route where the vehicle has traveled satisfying a predetermined excellent condition in the excellent driving identified by the excellent driving identification processing unit 23. As the excellent conditions, for example, the vehicle speed is generally slower than the recommended speed set in the navigation function unit 12, and the number of sudden accelerations within a predetermined distance is less than the predetermined number. Various conditions that are considered to be good fuel efficiency can be set.

The excellent point display processing unit 25 displays the excellent points specified by the excellent point specifying processing unit 24 together with driving advice including the excellent conditions satisfied by the vehicle at the excellent points as described in detail later.
When there are a plurality of good drivings specified by the good driving specifying processing unit 23, the good driving display processing unit 26 determines the difference between the actual fuel consumption and the predicted fuel consumption as described in detail later. Display in descending order.

  The non-excellent driving specification processing unit 27 specifies a driving in which the predicted fuel consumption calculated by the predicted fuel consumption calculation processing unit 22 exceeds the actual fuel consumption calculated by the actual fuel consumption calculation processing unit 21 as a non-excellent driving. Every time one driving, that is, one route guidance based on one guidance route by the navigation function unit 12 is completed, the excellent driving specifying processing unit 23 compares the predicted fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption of the entire driving, and makes a prediction If the fuel consumption exceeds the actual fuel consumption, the driving is specified as non-excellent driving.

  The non-excellent point specification processing unit 28 specifies, as the non-excellent point, a point on the guide route where the vehicle travels satisfying a predetermined non-excellent condition in the non-excellent driving specified by the non-excellent driving specification processing unit 27. Non-excellent conditions include, for example, that the speed of the vehicle is faster than the recommended speed set in the navigation function unit 12, and that the number of sudden accelerations within a predetermined distance is greater than a predetermined number. It is possible to set various conditions that are considered to be traveling with poor fuel consumption.

The non-excellent point display processing unit 29 displays the non-excellent points specified by the non-excellent point specifying processing unit 28 together with driving advice including non-excellent conditions satisfied by the vehicle at the non-excellent points as will be described in detail later. To do.
When there are a plurality of non-excellent drivings specified by the non-excellent driving specifying processing unit 27, the non-excellent driving display processing unit 30 displays the plurality of non-excellent drivings as predicted fuel efficiency and actual fuel consumption as will be described in detail later. Are displayed in order from the largest.
The parameter setting processing unit 31 displays on the display unit 15 a parameter setting screen G2 (see FIG. 3) on which various parameters for calculating the predicted fuel efficiency can be input. Various parameters input via the parameter setting screen G2 are set as parameters for calculating the predicted fuel consumption.

  Next, the operation content of the driving evaluation apparatus 10 configured as described above will be described. In addition, although the process demonstrated below is a process which "the control part 11 of the driving | running evaluation apparatus 10" performs by various process parts in fact, for convenience of explanation, the "driving evaluation apparatus 10" is demonstrated mainly.

(Fuel consumption comparison result display process)
This fuel consumption comparison result display process is a process executed by the driving evaluation device 10 between the time when the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on and the time when the vehicle is turned off. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned on, the driving evaluation device 10 first displays the top screen G1 on the display unit 15 (step A1). As shown in FIG. 2, on this top screen G1, a best ranking display button T1, a worst ranking display button T2, and a predicted fuel consumption parameter setting button T3 are displayed as touch switches, as well as a fuel consumption comparison result display unit 100 and a real-time operation. The evaluation display part 101 etc. are displayed.

  When the driving evaluation device 10 displays the top screen G1, the driving evaluation device 10 determines whether or not the predicted fuel consumption parameter setting button T3 has been operated (step A2). When the predicted fuel consumption parameter setting button T3 is operated (step A2: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 displays the parameter setting screen G2 shown in FIG. 3 on the display unit 15 (step A3). In this parameter setting screen G2, as various parameters used for calculating the predicted fuel consumption, for example, attributes of travel days (in this case, holidays or weekdays), travel areas (in this case, urban areas or suburbs), travel time The frequency of use of the vehicle air conditioner, the number of passengers at the time of travel, the number of traffic lights (estimated value) present on the route planned to travel, the assumed speed of the vehicle at the time of travel, etc. can be set. The user can set various parameters by touching each item displayed on the parameter setting screen G2. The parameter setting screen G2 is provided with a setting completion button T4 for confirming the setting contents and a return button T5 for transitioning to the top screen G1.

  When the parameter setting screen G2 is displayed, the driving evaluation device 10 determines whether or not the current parameter setting content has been changed based on the touch signal input from the display unit 15 (step A4), and a setting completion button. It is monitored whether T4 has been operated (step A5). When the parameter setting content is changed (step A4: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 stores the changed setting content in the storage unit 17 (step A6). Then, when the setting completion button T4 is operated (step A5: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 proceeds to a predicted fuel consumption calculation process (step A7). Note that the driving evaluation device 10 also performs a predicted fuel consumption calculation process (step A7) even when a predetermined time has elapsed without the predicted fuel consumption parameter setting button T3 being operated after displaying the top screen G1 (step A2: NO). Migrate to

  In the predicted fuel consumption calculation process, the driving evaluation device 10 simulates the fuel consumption predicted when the vehicle travels on the guide route set at that time based on the parameters set at that time. Calculate the predicted fuel consumption. Then, the driving evaluation device 10 displays the predicted fuel efficiency calculated by the predicted fuel efficiency calculation process on the fuel efficiency comparison result display unit 100 of the top screen G1 as shown in FIG. 11 (step A8).

  Then, when the vehicle starts traveling, the driving evaluation device 10 starts an actual fuel consumption calculation process (step A9). In the actual fuel consumption calculation process, the driving evaluation device 10 calculates the actual fuel consumption associated with the traveling of the vehicle, that is, the actual fuel consumption, based on various types of vehicle information input from the vehicle information detection unit 14. Then, the driving evaluation device 10 displays the actual fuel consumption calculated by the actual fuel consumption calculation process on the fuel consumption comparison result display unit 100 of the top screen G1 as shown in FIG. 12 (step A10). Then, the driving evaluation device 10 performs such actual fuel consumption calculation processing, whether or not the calculated actual fuel consumption has changed (step A11), and whether or not the vehicle has arrived at the destination of the guide route Whether or not (step A12) is monitored.

  When a change occurs in the calculated actual fuel consumption (step A11: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 displays the changed actual fuel consumption on the fuel consumption comparison result display unit 100 of the top screen G1 (step A13). . Thereby, the actual fuel consumption of the vehicle is displayed on the fuel consumption comparison result display unit 100 while changing in real time. Further, the driving evaluation device 10 displays the progress of fuel consumption evaluation on the real-time driving evaluation display unit 101 until the vehicle arrives at the destination. That is, the driving evaluation device 10 analyzes the traveling state of the vehicle using various information input from the navigation function unit 12 and the vehicle information detection unit 14 and the comparison result between the predicted fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption, The driving evaluation based on the analysis result is displayed on the real-time driving evaluation display unit 101 as needed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 12, the driving evaluation device 10 uses the route data and map data input from the navigation function unit 12 and the analysis data based on the speed data input from the vehicle information detection unit 14 and the route traveled by the vehicle. The real-time driving evaluation display unit 101 displays an evaluation result that “there are many green lights and the vehicle is running with good fuel efficiency” as a real-time driving evaluation. In addition, it is determined based on detecting that the vehicle has not stopped at a plurality of positions where the traffic lights are installed on the route on which the vehicle has traveled, for example, that there are many green lights on the route on which the vehicle has traveled. can do.

  The driving evaluation device 10 repeats the calculation of the actual fuel consumption and the display of the calculated actual fuel consumption until the vehicle arrives at the destination (step A12: NO). When the vehicle arrives at the destination (step A12: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 ends the actual fuel consumption calculation process (step A14), and displays the final actual fuel consumption on the fuel consumption comparison result display unit 100 ( Step A15). At this time, the driving evaluation device 10 calculates and displays the average value of each actual fuel consumption calculated when the vehicle travels on the guide route as the final actual fuel consumption. The driving evaluation device 10 is set to display a statistical value obtained from each actual fuel consumption, such as the maximum value, the minimum value, and the median value of each actual fuel consumption, instead of the average value of each actual fuel consumption. May be. Then, the driving evaluation device 10 monitors whether or not the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned off (step A16). If the ignition switch of the vehicle is not turned off (step A16: NO), the driving evaluation device 10 proceeds to the above step A2. On the other hand, when the ignition switch of the vehicle is turned off (step A16: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 ends the fuel consumption comparison result display process.

  When the final actual fuel consumption is determined, the driving evaluation device 10 compares the actual fuel consumption with the predicted fuel consumption calculated by the predicted fuel consumption calculation process (the predicted fuel consumption calculated in step A7). When the actual fuel consumption exceeds the predicted fuel consumption as a result of the comparison process, the driving evaluation device 10 identifies the driving as an excellent driving and stores it in the storage unit 17, and when the predicted fuel consumption exceeds the actual fuel consumption. Identifies the operation as a non-excellent operation and stores it in the storage unit 17. In addition, the driving evaluation device 10 moves the display content of the fuel consumption comparison result display unit 100 on the top screen G1 to the left in this case. That is, the driving evaluation device 10 changes the display state of the fuel consumption comparison result display unit 100 from the state shown in FIG. 12, that is, the state shown in FIG. , The rightmost column shifts to a blank state.

  Next, on the top screen G1, the best ranking display process executed by the driving evaluation device 10 when the best ranking display button T1 is operated, and the driving evaluation device 10 when the worst ranking display button T2 is operated. The contents of the worst ranking display process executed by will be described. The best ranking display process and the worst ranking display process are processes executed in parallel with the fuel efficiency comparison result display process described above.

(Best ranking display process)
As shown in FIG. 9, when the best ranking display button T1 is operated on the top screen G1 (step B1: YES), the driving evaluation apparatus 10 displays the best ranking display screen G3 on the display unit 15 (step B2). . As shown in FIG. 4, the best ranking display screen G3 is provided with an excellent driving display unit 200. In the excellent driving display unit 200, the driving specified as the excellent driving, that is, the driving in which the actual fuel consumption exceeds the predicted fuel consumption has a large difference between the actual fuel consumption and the predicted fuel consumption (a value obtained by subtracting the predicted fuel consumption from the actual fuel consumption). The items are displayed in order. In this case, the top three operations B1, B2, and B3 having a large difference between the actual fuel consumption and the predicted fuel consumption are displayed as excellent operations, and the excellent operation B1 displayed on the leftmost side is the best fuel consumption among the excellent operations. Good driving. In addition, as information regarding each excellent driving B1, B2, and B3, a bar graph indicating the actual fuel consumption and the predicted fuel consumption in each driving, and the date on which each driving was performed are shown.

  Further, on the best ranking display screen G3, detailed display buttons B11, B12, and B13 are provided in association with the respective excellent operations B1, B2, and B3. These detailed display buttons B11, B12, and B13 include characters “BEST1”, “BEST2”, and “BEST3” that indicate the ranks of the excellent operations B1, B2, and B3. The best ranking display screen G3 is provided with a return button T6.

  When the driving evaluation device 10 displays the best ranking display screen G3, whether or not the return button T6 is operated (step B3) and whether any of the detail display buttons B11, B12, and B13 is operated (step B3). Step B4) is monitored. When the return button T6 is operated (step B3: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 transitions to the above-described top screen G1 (step B5), and ends this best ranking display process.

  When any one of the detail display buttons B11, B12, B13 is operated (step B4: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 displays the best driving detail display for displaying detailed information regarding the excellent driving corresponding to the detail display button. The screen G4 is displayed on the display unit 15 (step B6). As shown in FIG. 5, the best driving detail display screen G4 displays the route R1 on which the vehicle has traveled in the excellent driving, and the excellent points where the vehicle has traveled in the excellent driving conditions satisfying the predetermined excellent conditions. P1 is displayed over the route R1. These excellent points P1 are displayed as touch buttons. Further, the route R1 on the best driving detail display screen G4 may be displayed by an actual route overlapping on the map displayed based on the map data, or by a simplified route connecting from the start point to the goal point. May be. The best operation detail display screen G4 is provided with a return button T7.

  When the driving evaluation device 10 displays the best driving detail display screen G4, it is determined whether or not the return button T7 has been operated (step B7), and whether or not any excellent point P1 has been operated (step B8). Monitor. When the return button T7 is operated (step B7: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 transitions to the above-described best ranking display screen G3 (step B9), and ends this best ranking display process.

  When any one of the excellent points P1 is operated (step B8: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 displays the driving advice A1 corresponding to the excellent point P1 (step B10). This driving advice A1 includes character data indicating the excellent condition satisfied by the vehicle at the excellent point P1, and what kind of traveling at the excellent point P1 can improve the fuel consumption. It is a content that can be grasped. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the driving advice A1 is “The vehicle speed at this point is lower than the recommended speed, so the fuel efficiency is improved. Please keep driving like this in the future.” Is displayed, and it is possible to grasp that the fuel efficiency can be improved by running with the excellent condition that the vehicle speed is slower than the recommended speed .

(Worst ranking display process)
As shown in FIG. 10, when the worst ranking display button T2 is operated on the top screen G1 (step C1: YES), the driving evaluation apparatus 10 displays the worst ranking display screen G5 on the display unit 15 (step C2). . As shown in FIG. 6, the worst ranking display screen G5 is provided with a non-excellent driving display unit 300. In the non-excellent driving display unit 300, the driving specified as non-excellent driving, that is, driving where the predicted fuel consumption exceeds the actual fuel consumption is the difference between the predicted fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption (a value obtained by subtracting the actual fuel consumption from the predicted fuel consumption). Are displayed in descending order. In this case, the top three operations W1, W2, and W3 having a large difference between the predicted fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption are displayed as non-excellent driving, and the non-excellent driving W1 displayed on the leftmost side is the non-excellent driving. Driving with the lowest fuel consumption. In addition, as information regarding each non-excellent driving W1, W2, and W3, a bar graph indicating the actual fuel consumption and the predicted fuel consumption in each driving, and the date on which each driving was performed are shown.

  Further, on the worst ranking display screen G5, detailed display buttons W11, W12, and W13 are provided in association with the non-excellent operations W1, W2, and W3. These detailed display buttons W11, W12, and W13 include characters “WORST1”, “WORST2”, and “WORST3” that indicate the ranks of the non-excellent operations W1, W2, and W3. The worst ranking display screen G5 is provided with a return button T8.

  When displaying the worst ranking display screen G5, the driving evaluation device 10 determines whether or not the return button T8 has been operated (step C3) and whether any of the detail display buttons W11, W12, and W13 has been operated ( Step C4) is monitored. When the return button T8 is operated (step C3: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 transitions to the top screen G1 described above (step C5), and ends the worst ranking display process.

  When any one of the detail display buttons W11, W12, W13 is operated (step C4: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 displays the details of the worst driving for displaying detailed information regarding the non-excellent driving corresponding to the detail display button. The display screen G6 is displayed on the display unit 15 (step C6). As shown in FIG. 7, the worst driving detail display screen G6 displays a route R2 on which the vehicle has traveled in the non-excellent driving and the vehicle travels satisfying a predetermined non-excellent condition in the non-excellent driving. The non-excellent point P2 thus displayed is displayed so as to overlap the route R2. These non-excellent points P2 are displayed as touch buttons. Further, the route R2 on the worst driving detail display screen G6 may be displayed by an actual route overlapping on the map displayed based on the map data, or by a simplified route connecting from the start point to the goal point. May be. The worst operation detail display screen G6 is provided with a return button T9.

  When the driving evaluation device 10 displays this worst driving detail display screen G6, whether or not the return button T9 is operated (step C7) and whether any non-excellent point P2 is operated (step C8). To monitor. When the return button T9 is operated (step C7: YES), the driving evaluation device 10 transitions to the above-described worst ranking display screen G5 (step C9) and ends this worst ranking display process.

  When any non-excellent point P2 is operated (step C8: YES), the driving evaluation apparatus 10 displays driving advice A2 corresponding to the non-excellent point P2 (step C10). This driving advice A2 includes character data indicating the non-excellent conditions satisfied by the vehicle at the non-excellent point P2, and what kind of driving at the non-excellent point P2 makes the fuel consumption worse. It has become a content that can be understood. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7, the driving advice A2 is displayed with the content “There is a lot of rapid acceleration after stopping at this point, so the fuel efficiency is worse. Please accelerate slowly when leaving.” In addition, it is possible to grasp that the fuel consumption has deteriorated due to traveling that satisfies the non-excellent condition that “the number of rapid accelerations within a predetermined distance is greater than the predetermined number of times”.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the driving in which the actual fuel consumption accompanying the traveling of the vehicle exceeds the predicted fuel consumption predicted by the traveling of the vehicle, that is, the driving evaluated as a driving with good fuel consumption is excellent. Driving that is specified as driving B1, B2, and B3 and whose predicted fuel consumption exceeds the actual fuel consumption, that is, driving that is evaluated as driving with poor fuel consumption is specified as non-excellent driving W1, W2, and W3. Further, the point where the vehicle has traveled satisfying the predetermined excellent condition in the driving specified as the excellent driving, that is, the point evaluated as having traveled with good fuel efficiency is specified as the excellent point P1, and the best driving details display screen G4 The point where the vehicle travels satisfying the predetermined non-excellent condition in the driving specified as non-excellent driving, that is, the point evaluated to have traveled with poor fuel efficiency is identified as the non-excellent point P2 and is the worst It is displayed on the operation detail display screen G6. When any one of the specified excellent points P1 is selected by a touch operation, driving advice A1 indicating the excellent condition that the vehicle satisfies at the excellent point P1, that is, the reason why it is evaluated that the fuel-efficient driving is achieved. Is displayed, and when one of the specified non-excellent points P2 is selected by a touch operation, the non-excellent conditions satisfied by the vehicle at the non-excellent points P2, that is, the reason why the driving is evaluated as having a poor fuel consumption. Driving advice A2 to be displayed is displayed.

  As a result, it is possible to indicate that the excellent driving with good fuel efficiency has been achieved and to indicate at which position on the route the vehicle has traveled in the excellent driving based on the display position of the excellent point. In addition, the driving advice displayed along with the excellent points indicating what kind of driving at that position has improved the fuel efficiency, that is, based on the excellent conditions included in the driving advice Can do. In addition, it indicates that the non-excellent driving with poor fuel efficiency has been performed, and the position of the non-excellent point indicating where the vehicle has traveled with poor fuel efficiency in the non-excellent driving In addition, driving advice that is displayed with non-excellent points indicating what kind of driving at that position has resulted in poor fuel consumption, that is, non-excellent included in the driving advice Can be shown based on conditions.

  In this way, when it is evaluated that the vehicle has been driven with good fuel efficiency, it not only indicates that the vehicle has been driven with good fuel efficiency, but also what kind of travel on which route the vehicle traveled during that drive. It is possible to show whether or not it was possible to improve fuel economy by performing, and when it is evaluated that non-excellent driving with poor fuel consumption, it is not only indicated that the driving is poor fuel consumption, In this driving, it is possible to indicate at what position on the route the vehicle has traveled, what kind of traveling has caused the fuel efficiency to deteriorate, and more detailed driving evaluation can be performed.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of driving specified as excellent driving, each driving is ranked on the best ranking display screen G3 in descending order of the difference between the actual fuel consumption and the predicted fuel consumption, and specified as non-excellent driving. In the case where there are a plurality of driving operations, the respective driving operations are displayed on the worst ranking display screen G5 in order from the largest difference between the predicted fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption. This makes it possible to highlight driving that is evaluated as particularly fuel-efficient driving among excellent driving, and highlight driving that is evaluated as particularly fuel-efficient driving among non-excellent driving. be able to. By providing such a ranking display function, more detailed driving evaluation can be performed.

  In addition, the driving evaluation device 10 is configured to be able to change the parameter for calculating the predicted fuel efficiency via the parameter setting screen G2, and to calculate the predicted fuel efficiency based on the changed parameter. As a result, the predicted fuel consumption can be accurately calculated by appropriately changing the parameter setting contents, and accordingly, whether the fuel efficiency is good or bad can be accurately determined based on the comparison result between the predicted fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption. .

In addition, this invention is not limited only to one embodiment mentioned above, It can apply to various embodiment in the range which does not deviate from the summary, For example, it can deform | transform or expand as follows. .
On the top screen G1, the excellent driving and the non-excellent driving are not displayed in the same display mode, but the excellent driving and the non-excellent driving are displayed in different display modes, for example, different colors or displayed in different sizes. be able to.
The determination of whether or not the driving is excellent and the determination of whether or not the driving is not excellent are performed not only for each driving but also for a plurality of times performed within a predetermined period such as one week or one month. You may comprise so that it may determine whether a driving | operation was a good driving | operation comprehensively or a non-excellent driving | operation.

  In the drawings, 10 is a vehicle driving evaluation device, 21 is an actual fuel consumption calculation processing unit (actual fuel consumption calculation means), 22 is a predicted fuel consumption calculation processing unit (predicted fuel consumption calculation means), and 23 is an excellent driving specification processing unit (excellent driving specification). Means), 24 is an excellent point identification processing section (excellent point identification means), 25 is an excellent point display processing section (excellent point display means), 26 is an excellent driving display processing section (excellent driving display means), and 27 is non-excellent driving. Specific processing section (non-excellent driving specifying means), 28 is a non-excellent point specifying processing section (non-excellent point specifying means), 29 is a non-excellent point display processing section (non-excellent point display means), and 30 is a non-excellent driving display process. Reference numeral (non-excellent driving display means) 31 denotes a parameter setting processing section (parameter setting means).

Claims (3)

Actual fuel consumption calculation means (21) for calculating the actual fuel consumption of the vehicle as the vehicle travels as the actual fuel consumption;
A predicted fuel consumption calculation means (22) for calculating a predicted fuel consumption of the vehicle as the vehicle travels as a predicted fuel consumption;
Excellent driving specifying means (23) for specifying, as an excellent driving, driving in which the actual fuel consumption calculated by the actual fuel consumption calculating means exceeds the predicted fuel consumption calculated by the predicted fuel consumption calculating means;
Excellent point specifying means (24) for specifying, as an excellent point, a point on the guide route on which the vehicle has traveled satisfying a predetermined excellent condition in the excellent driving specified by the excellent driving specifying means;
The excellent point specifying means (25) for displaying the excellent point specified by the excellent point specifying means so as to overlap the guide route and displaying the driving advice including the excellent condition satisfied by the vehicle at the excellent point;
Excellent driving display means (26) for displaying a plurality of the excellent driving specified by the excellent driving specifying means in descending order of the difference between the actual fuel consumption and the predicted fuel consumption;
A vehicle driving evaluation apparatus comprising: Non-excellent driving specifying means (27) for specifying, as the non-excellent driving, driving in which the predicted fuel consumption calculated by the predicted fuel consumption calculating means exceeds the actual fuel consumption calculated by the actual fuel consumption calculating means;
Non-excellent point specifying means (28) for specifying, as a non-excellent point, a point at which the vehicle has traveled satisfying a predetermined non-excellent condition in the non-excellent driving specified by the non-excellent driving specifying unit;
Non-excellent point display means (29) for displaying the non-excellent point specified by the non-excellent point specifying means together with the non-excellent condition satisfied by the vehicle at the non-excellent point;
Non-excellent driving display means (30) for displaying the plurality of non-excellent driving specified by the non-excellent driving specifying means in order from the largest difference between the predicted fuel consumption and the actual fuel consumption;
The vehicle driving evaluation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Parameter setting means (31) for setting a parameter for calculating the predicted fuel efficiency;
The prediction efficiency calculating means, the vehicle driving evaluation system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for calculating the predicted fuel consumption based on the parameters set by the parameter setting means.

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