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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Richard Gordon, Canton, MI (US);

Ben Bulat, Northville, MI (US);

Shantanu Deshmukh, Dearborn, MI (US);

Hyongju Park, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Arnold Babila, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/00 (2022.01); G01F 23/00 (2022.01); G01F 11/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); G01F 22/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/00 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); G01F 22/00 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03217 (2013.01);
Abstract

Vehicle fuel volume consumption estimation and accuracy analysis systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes determining a fuel level percentage estimate or a fuel volume estimate for a vehicle at a first point in time and a second point in time for a trip, the fuel level percentage estimate or the fuel volume estimate being determined using a fuel tank model of a fuel tank of a vehicle, determining connected vehicle data that includes a determination of accumulated fuel consumed during the trip, and determining an accuracy of fuel tank model using the fuel level percentage estimate or the fuel volume estimate calculated at the first point in time and the second point in time, as well as the accumulated fuel consumed during the trip.


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