APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPTIMAL GEAR ADVICE

Title:

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPTIMAL GEAR ADVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/083535

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for providing an indication to a driver of a geared vehicle that the vehicle is not in an optimal gear is disclosed. The method comprises determining a current gear of the vehicle and determining a current speed of a drive unit of the vehicle. An indication is then provided to the driver of the vehicle that the vehicle is not in an optimal gear when: (i) the determined current speed of the drive unit is greater than a predetermined threshold; and (ii) the determined current gear of the vehicle is less than a maximum gear of the vehicle. A method and apparatus is also disclosed for determining a score indicative of the amount of time during a journey on a road network that a geared vehicle is driven in an optimal gear.

Inventors:

VERHEIJEN PAUL ROELAND (NL)
PAUWELUSSEN JASPER JOHANNES ANTHONIUS (NL)
EBERT CHRISTOPH (NL)
DIETZEL LARS (NL)
ORLOWSKY STEFFEN (NL)
LEUPOLD MARCO (NL)

Application Number:

PCT/EP2015/077830

Publication Date:

July 21, 2016

Filing Date:

November 26, 2015

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TOMTOM TELEMATICS BV (NL)

International Classes:

B60R16/023; B60W40/09; B60W50/14; G07C5/00; G07C5/02; G07C5/06; F16H63/42

Domestic Patent References:

WO2009113967A1	2009-09-17
WO2014098732A1	2014-06-26

Foreign References:

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