KR20150023966A - Method and system for comparing fuel efficiency - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system to compare fuel efficiency, capable of classifying fuel consumption levels through relative and/or absolute comparison of fuel efficiency among and/or in groups by performing a first grouping of vehicles to be compared with in regards to fuel efficiency based on static information (for example, vehicle models and vehicle model years), and performing a second grouping based on dynamic information (for example, travel distance, travel time, and acceleration and deceleration information) through travel information history, capable of providing eco-points. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method to compare fuel efficiency comprises the steps of: collecting static information on the vehicles to be compared, including vehicle models and vehicle model years and storing the information into a database; collecting dynamic information on the vehicles to be compared including running conditions, driving patterns, and driving habits, and storing the information into the database; and grouping the vehicles as a group to be compared by static information and a group to be compared by dynamic information, based on the collected and stored information; calculating fuel efficiency of the group to be compared by static information and of the group to be compared by dynamic information and calculating a fuel efficiency level and points for each vehicle; and providing the calculated fuel efficiency level and/or points to the vehicles, and comparing the fuel efficiency of the vehicles among or in the groups by the calculated fuel efficiency level and/or points.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for comparing fuel efficiency,

The present invention relates to a fuel consumption comparison method and system, and more particularly, to a fuel consumption comparison method and system, and more particularly, to a fuel consumption comparison method and system, (E. G., Driving distance / time / sudden deceleration information, etc.) are grouped in a similar manner to classify the fuel economy levels through relative and / or absolute comparison of fuel consumption between groups and / or groups, fuel ratio comparison method and system.

As is well known, fuel efficiency and eco-driving are becoming important issues in vehicle operation due to rising oil prices and energy saving policies.

Eco-driving is an economical and environmentally friendly driving method that reduces the amount of oil consumed by the vehicle while also reducing the emission of emissions. A method of eco-driving includes a method of maintaining the economy speed and improving the fuel economy by performing constant-speed running without sudden start, sudden braking, idling.

Recently, the importance of eco-driving and fuel economy has become more important due to rising oil prices, tightening of emission regulations, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the need for economical and environmentally friendly driving methods is also increasing.

The analysis of the effect on the fuel consumption and the exhaust gas quantity according to the driving behavior and tendency of the driver is various, and the guidelines for improving eco-driving and fuel efficiency are suggested such as compliance with economic operation, idling reduction, rapid acceleration, have. Based on these eco-driving and fuel efficiency improvement guidelines, drivers who use their own vehicles can practice eco-driving when driving.

However, although the fuel economy can be improved to some extent by the above-mentioned eco-driving, the fuel consumption can not be compared with the vehicle having a similar model (model) , And thus the eco-driving habit can not be efficiently induced.

The matters described in the background section are intended to enhance the understanding of the background of the invention and may include matters not previously known to those skilled in the art.

Accordingly, a problem to be solved by the present invention is to firstly group target vehicles with static information (e.g., car model, year model, etc.) irrelevant to the driver's driving pattern and / or driving habits; Dynamic information (eg, driving distance, driving time, speed reduction, idling ratio, low speed driving ratio, average driving speed, and the like) are similar to each other through the driving pattern, driving habits, And grouping according to a predetermined method to classify the fuel economy level by the comparison group or the relative / absolute comparison within the group, and provide an eco point according to the fuel economy level, And to provide a fuel consumption comparison method and system that can efficiently induce eco driving habits.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of comparing fuel consumption of a vehicle, the method comprising: collecting and storing static information including a vehicle type and a model as static information of comparison vehicles in a database; Collecting dynamic information including driving conditions, driving patterns, and driving habits as dynamic information of comparison vehicles and storing the collected dynamic information in a database; Grouping target vehicles into a static comparison target group and a dynamic comparison target group based on the collected and stored information; Calculating fuel mileage for each of the grouped static comparison target group and the dynamic comparison target group, calculating a fuel consumption level and a point for each of the target vehicles; Providing the calculated fuel efficiency levels and / or points to the target vehicles, and comparing the fuel efficiency between the target vehicles in the groups or within the groups through the calculated fuel efficiency levels and / or points.

The static information of the target vehicles is collected and stored using VIN (vehicle identification number) information, the dynamic information is received and stored from a vehicle through a TMS (telematics service) center, The information of the outside temperature and the atmospheric pressure of the vehicle is received from a server of the climate related organization and the information of the slope gradient of the road environment, the intersection, the highway, and the national road is available from the vehicle customer relation management (VCRM) platform have.

Transmitting the calculated mileage levels and / or points to web and mobile or posting to the SNS such as Facebook and Twitter; And / or providing a grade point or a score set for a predetermined period of time, providing a point-of-addition point, and providing a game driven based on the awarded point.

In order to solve the above problems, a fuel consumption comparison system for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a static group database for storing static information including vehicle type and model year as static information of comparison vehicles; A dynamic group database for storing dynamic information including driving conditions, driving patterns, and driving habits as dynamic information of comparison vehicles; Information related to the vehicle operation is received from the comparison vehicles, and the information related to the operation including the rapid acceleration, speed, idling ratio, fuel-cut distance, low speed / medium speed / Or a TMS center for receiving VIN information from a customer database; A fuel consumption comparison control unit for classifying the target vehicle into a static comparison target group and a dynamic comparison target group based on the information from the static group database, the dynamic group database, and the TMS center; A VCRM platform for calculating a fuel consumption rate for each of the static comparison target group and the dynamic comparison target group under the control of the fuel consumption comparison control unit and calculating a fuel consumption level and a point for the comparison target vehicle; And a control unit for providing the fuel efficiency level and / or the point calculated by the VCRM platform to the comparison vehicle under the control of the fuel consumption comparison control unit, and comparing the calculated fuel efficiency level and / A level / point supply for comparing the fuel economy of the vehicle; Mobile / SNS providing unit for transmitting fuel mileage points to the web or mobile or posting fuel mileage points such as Facebook / Twitter to the SNS in real time.

The operating conditions include a road environment, a geographic environment, and a climate environment; The road environment includes an inclination gradient, an intersection, a highway, and a national road; The climate environment includes ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure; The driving habit may include an acceleration / deceleration rate, a speed ratio, an idling ratio, a fuel-cut distance, a low / medium / high speed ratio, and an average speed.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the fuel efficiency comparison vehicles can be classified into static information (e.g., car model, year model) and dynamic information (e.g., driving distance, running time, ; ≪ / RTI > Grouping and / or comparing fuel economy within groups and / or groups to absolute and / or absolute levels to classify the fuel economy levels, thereby differentiating the eco points to induce interest in fuel economy and induce eco-driving habits.

1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a fuel consumption comparison system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a fuel consumption comparison method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a table for explaining a fuel consumption comparison method and system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms.

Throughout the specification, when a section includes a constituent element, it is understood that it can include other constituent elements, not excluding other constituent elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Like numbers refer to like elements throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a fuel consumption comparison system of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The fuel consumption comparison system according to the embodiment of the present invention compares the fuel consumption comparison vehicles with the static information (e.g., vehicle type, year model) and the dynamic information (e.g., driving distance, running time, ; ≪ / RTI > And / or group-by-group and / or group-by-group fuel economy relative and / or absolute.

The fuel consumption comparison system according to this embodiment of the present invention includes a static group database 210 for storing static information including vehicle type and model year as static information of the comparison vehicles 10; A dynamic group database 220 for storing dynamic information including driving conditions, driving patterns, and driving habits as dynamic information of the comparison vehicles 10; Information relating to the driving of the vehicle 10 from the comparison vehicles 10 is transmitted to the communication network 10 as information related to the vehicle driving including the rapid acceleration, speed, idling ratio, fuel-cut distance, low speed / 100) and for receiving VIN information from an associated authority or customer database (230); A fuel consumption comparison control unit 130 for classifying the comparison target vehicles 10 into a static comparison subject group and a dynamic comparison subject group based on the information from the static group database 210, the dynamic group database 220, and the TMS center 110 ); A VCRM platform 120 for calculating fuel consumption levels of the static comparison target group and the dynamic comparison target group under the control of the fuel consumption comparison control unit 130 and calculating the fuel consumption level and the points for the comparison vehicles 10; The control unit 130 provides the fuel efficiency level and / or the point calculated by the VCRM platform 120 to the comparison vehicles 10 under the control of the fuel economy comparison control unit 130, A level / point providing unit 150 for comparing fuel consumption between the comparison vehicles 10 in the groups or within the group; Mobile / SNS provider 140 for transmitting fuel mileage points to the web or mobile or posting fuel mileage points such as Facebook / Twitter to the SNS in real time.

The comparison vehicles 10 may be configured to transmit operation related information including rapid acceleration, over speed, idle speed, fuel cut distance, low speed / medium speed / high speed driving speed, average speed, (E.g., an engine control unit, a body control unit, a shift control unit, and the like) capable of transmitting the signals to the TMS center 110. The electronic control units (not shown)

The TMS center 110 and the VCRM platform 120 are devices known to those skilled in the art and include a TMS center and a VCRM platform capable of performing a fuel consumption comparison method according to an embodiment of the present invention can do.

The fuel consumption comparison control unit 130, the web / mobile / SNS providing unit 140, and the level / point providing unit 150 may include at least one microprocessor and / or microprocessor The set program may be formed as a series of commands for performing a fuel consumption comparison method according to an embodiment of the present invention to be described later.

The fuel consumption comparison control unit 130, the web / mobile / SNS providing unit 140, and the level / point providing unit 150 may be configured as a single body module or individual modules in consideration of a design aspect.

The static information may be acquired through a vehicle identification number (VIN) stored in the customer database 230, and the VIN information may be acquired by accessing the TMS center 110.

As the dynamic information, the acceleration / deceleration, overspeed, idling ratio, fuel cut-off distance, low speed / medium speed / high speed driving ratio, average driving speed and the like are transmitted to the TMS center 110 after traveling to perform necessary processing in the VCRM platform 120 .

The VCRM platform 120 can group the vehicles 10 to be compared with each other according to a set method such as the table shown in FIG. 3 using the information received from the TMS center 110.

The VCRM platform 120 may convert echo points by assigning different values to the echo level classification and level through comparison between groups and in groups, and such techniques may be performed according to techniques well known in the art.

The VCRM platform 120 may transmit an echo point to the web or mobile via the TMS center 110 and / or the web / mobile / SNS provider 140, or may post the echo point to the SNS such as Facebook / Twitter.

At this time, the VCRM platform 120 may increase the fuel consumption rate and friend recommendation (eg, 'like') from the previous week through the level / point providing unit 150 under the control of the fuel consumption comparison control unit 130, ), It is possible to induce drivers to compete for eco-driving by providing additional points and providing games that are based on eco points.

Hereinafter, a fuel consumption comparison method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

According to the method of the embodiment of the present invention, for example, the fuel consumption can be compared through at least three steps as described below, and the level and the point can be paid differently according to the comparison result.

Step 1: Static information is classified and grouped based on basic information of the vehicle such as vehicle type and model year. The static information may be defined as basic information of a vehicle irrespective of an operation pattern, a driving habit, and a driving information history.

Step 2: Classify and group the target vehicles based on similar driving conditions, driving patterns, driving habits, etc. as dynamic information. The driving conditions (environment) may include a road environment, a geographical environment, a climatic environment, and the road environment may include a slope gradient, an intersection, a highway, a national road, etc. The climate environment may include outside temperature, have. The driving habit may include acceleration deceleration, overspeed, idling ratio, fuel-cut distance, low speed / medium speed / high speed driving ratio, and average driving speed.

Step 3: As shown in the table of FIG. 3, the variables of the first and second steps are configured according to a predetermined set method, and the fuel efficiency is compared within the combination group or between the combination groups. .

2 is a flowchart illustrating a fuel consumption comparison method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the fuel consumption comparison control unit 130 collects and stores static information such as vehicle type and model as the static information of the comparison vehicles 10 through the TMS center 110 in the static group database 210 (S100).

The fuel consumption comparison control unit 130 may collect and store the static information of the comparison vehicles 10 using the VIN information stored in the customer database 230. [

After performing step S100, the fuel consumption comparison control unit 130 collects information such as driving conditions, driving patterns, driving habits, and the like as dynamic information of the comparison vehicles 10 and stores them in the dynamic group database 220 (S200 ).

As described above, the fuel consumption comparison control unit 130 receives the dynamic information from the vehicles 10 through the TMS center 110 and stores the dynamic information.

Among the driving conditions included in the dynamic information, information such as the outside temperature and the atmospheric pressure of the climatic environment can be received from a server (not shown) of a climate-related organization (e.g., weather station), and the slope gradient, , A highway, a national road, and the like can use the information held in the VCRM platform 120.

After storing the dynamic information in the dynamic group database 220, the fuel-economy comparison control unit 130 compares the comparison vehicles 10 with the static comparison subject group, the dynamic comparison subject group, and the like, (S300).

When the comparison vehicles are grouped in step S300, the fuel consumption comparison control unit 130 controls the VCRM platform 120 to calculate the fuel consumption of the static comparison subject group and the dynamic comparison subject group, The fuel consumption level and the fuel consumption level are calculated (S400).

The fuel economy comparison control unit 130 controls the level / point providing unit 150, the VCRM platform 120, and the databases 210, 220, and 230 to calculate the fuel efficiency level and the fuel mileage level, / Or points to the target vehicles 10, and compares the fuel efficiency between the target vehicles in the group or within the group through the calculated fuel efficiency level and / or point (S500).

In the step S500, the fuel efficiency compared between the target vehicles in the group or in the group may be provided to the vehicle, for example, which wants to know the compared fuel efficiency, and may be selectively provided to the outside as follows.

In other words, the fuel-economy comparison control unit 130 optionally transmits the fuel mileage point to the web or mobile by controlling the web / mobile / SNS provider 140, or posts fuel mileage points to the SNS such as Facebook / (S600).

In step S600, the fuel-economy comparison control unit 130 may additionally pay a point when it receives a lot of fuel economy improvement and friend recommendation ('good') compared to the previous week, for example, Based driving game can provide information that can induce competition between drivers in an eco-driving competition.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

110: TMS Center
120: VCRM platform
130: Fuel economy comparison control section
140: Web / Mobile / SNS Offering
150: Level / Point Offering
210: static group database
220: Dynamic Group Database

Claims (7)

As a method for comparing fuel consumption of a vehicle,
Collecting and storing static information including vehicle type and model year as static information of comparison vehicles in a database;
Collecting dynamic information including driving conditions, driving patterns, and driving habits as dynamic information of comparison vehicles and storing the collected dynamic information in a database;
Grouping target vehicles into a static comparison target group and a dynamic comparison target group based on the collected and stored information;
Calculating fuel mileage for each of the grouped static comparison target group and the dynamic comparison target group, calculating a fuel consumption level and a point for each of the target vehicles;
Providing the calculated fuel efficiency levels and / or points to the target vehicles, and comparing the fuel efficiency between the targeted vehicles in the groups or within the group through the calculated fuel efficiency levels and / or points;
Fuel ratio.
The method of claim 1,
Static information of the target vehicles is collected and stored using VIN (vehicle identification number) information,
The dynamic information is received and stored from a vehicle through a telematics service (TMS) center,
Among the above driving conditions, the outside temperature and the atmospheric pressure of the climatic environment are received from a server of the climate related organization, and the slope gradient, the intersection, the highway, and the national road information of the road environment among the driving conditions are transmitted to a vehicle customer relation management (VCRM) platform And the stored information is used.
The method of claim 1,
And sending the calculated mileage levels and / or points to web and mobile or posting to the SNS such as Facebook and Twitter.
3. The method of claim 2,
And providing a game driven based on the awarded points when awarding a set grade or score for a set period of time.
A system for comparing fuel economy of a vehicle,
A static group database for storing static information including vehicle type and model year as static information of comparison vehicles;
A dynamic group database for storing dynamic information including driving conditions, driving patterns, and driving habits as dynamic information of comparison vehicles;
Information related to the vehicle operation is received from the comparison vehicles, and the information related to the operation including the rapid acceleration, speed, idling ratio, fuel-cut distance, low speed / medium speed / Or a TMS center for receiving VIN information from a customer database;
A fuel consumption comparison control unit for classifying the target vehicle into a static comparison target group and a dynamic comparison target group based on the information from the static group database, the dynamic group database, and the TMS center;
A VCRM platform for calculating a fuel consumption rate for each of the static comparison target group and the dynamic comparison target group under the control of the fuel consumption comparison control unit and calculating a fuel consumption level and a point for the comparison target vehicle;
And a control unit for providing the fuel efficiency level and / or the point calculated by the VCRM platform to the comparison vehicle under the control of the fuel consumption comparison control unit, and comparing the calculated fuel efficiency level and / A level / point supply for comparing the fuel economy of the vehicle;
Fuel ratio comparison system.
The method of claim 5,
Mobile / SNS providing unit for transmitting fuel mileage points to the web or mobile or posting fuel mileage points such as Facebook / Twitter to the SNS in real time.
The method of claim 5,
The above driving conditions include a road environment, a geographical environment, and a climate environment,
The road environment includes an inclination gradient, an intersection, a highway, and a national road,
The climate environment includes outside air temperature and air pressure,
Wherein the driving habit includes an acceleration deceleration, an overspeed, an idling ratio, a fuel - t distance, a low speed / medium speed / high speed driving ratio, and an average driving speed.

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