Driving behavior prompting framework for improving fuel efficiency

Eco Assist Techniques through Real-time Monitoring of BEV Energy Usage Efficiency

“…Because of the ever-increasing awareness, eco driving techniques have slowly been making their way into the automotive industry for many years and have recently picked up significant momentum as globalization has expanded industry and public horizons [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Eco driving techniques help a driver or vehicle to operate in a more efficient manner and to reduce fuel consumption; however, they ultimately rely on the driver to take action to improve the energy efficiency [ 6 , 7 , 8 ].…”

“…Eco monitoring is used to reflect the instant, historical, and time-elapsed fuel economy, and is used in the auto industry through on-board trip computers [ 12 , 13 ]. The eco guide gives eco assist information using the eco indicator or to provide the eco routing guide using navigation maps to minimize traffic signals, hills and stops [ 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Eco control minimizes the human influence over the power train while driving.…”

“…Since fuel economy is maximized when acceleration and braking are minimized, energy usage efficiency can be increased by simply applying eco driving techniques to anticipate what is happening ahead, to drive in such a way so as to minimize acceleration and braking, to ensure cruising at the optimal speed, and to maximize the coasting time at stops [ 5 , 6 ]. In fact, fuel economy not only depends on various physical factors such as road-traffic vehicle conditions and, driving styles, but also influences the vehicle emissions and energy consumption [ 7 , 8 ]. According to previous research, the potential for improving the energy usage efficiency by monitoring the driver’s driving style and analyzing the driver’s behavior and preferences is estimated to be in the range of 20% to 40% [ 16 ].…”

Data driven fuel efficient driving behavior feedback for fleet vehicles

“…Therefore, increasing vehicle fuel efficiency has become a major research area with significant impacts on fossil fuel usage and the global carbon footprint [5], [6], [7]. Three major techniques are identified in the literature for improving vehicle fuel economy, which are: 1) vehicle technology improvements, 2) traffic infrastructure improvements, and 3) driver behavior changes [8].…”

“…Alternative fuel designs and improvements fall under this category as well. While, these improvements have the highest potential for long term impacts, they have long implementation times, high implementation cost, and will not affect the vehicles currently on the road [5], [11].…”