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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
May. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicolae Ghitea, Jr, Tigard, OR (US);
James M Ehlbeck, La Center, WA (US);
Assignee:
Freightliner Corporation, Portland, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73114 ; 340439 ;
Abstract
An improved fuel economy device computes a filtered rate of change of instantaneous fuel economy or a filtered instantaneous fuel economy and repetitively updates a graphical display depicting the current fuel economy. The fuel economy can be displayed as a percentage of a target fuel economy, programmed by the driver or other operator of the vehicle.