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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Sadahiro, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Michiyasu Nounen, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Araki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 9/00 ;
Abstract
A remaining fuel Z is calculated by subtracting a fuel injection amount J supplied to an engine from stored fuel F measured by a fuel meter A fuel economy Fm is calculated by dividing a running distance M of a vehicle by a fuel injection amount J. A cruising distance K is calculated by multiplying the remaining fuel Z and the fuel economy Fm.