CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 40/105 (2013.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/29 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 2360/119 (2024.01); B60K 2360/166 (2024.01); B60K 2360/174 (2024.01); B60K 2360/188 (2024.01); B60K 2360/785 (2024.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A computer device for generating a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising at least:
a CPU;
a memory that stores program code that, when executed, induces the CPU to perform the following steps:
detecting a current location of a vehicle in operation on a portion of a route and a current speed of the vehicle in operation on the portion of the route within a range of a pre-generated energy-efficient track for the vehicle in operation, wherein the energy-efficient track comprises at least an estimated location of the vehicle in operation on the portion of the route and an estimated speed of the vehicle in operation on the portion of the route that is associated with the estimated location of the vehicle in operation on the portion of the route; wherein the current speed of the vehicle in operation is determined for the current location of the vehicle in operation; and wherein the current location of the vehicle in operation on the portion of the route corresponds to its estimated location on the portion of the route;
comparing the current speed of the vehicle in operation with the estimated speed of the vehicle in operation;
generating a control signal for displaying a first graphical element that corresponds to a match between the current speed of the vehicle in operation and the estimated speed of the vehicle in operation;
and generating a control signal for displaying a second graphical element that corresponds to a mismatch between the current speed of the vehicle in operation and the estimated speed of the vehicle in operation;
wherein the computer device is adapted to receive at least the pre-generated energy-efficient track for the vehicle in operation from a server configured to generate an energy-efficient track;
wherein the pre-generated energy-efficient track for the vehicle in operation further contains an estimated state of a speed control element of the vehicle in operation, the speed control element being or selected from one of the following: an accelerator pedal of the vehicle in operation, a brake pedal of the vehicle in operation, a retarder of the vehicle in operation, an intarder of the vehicle in operation, a compression brake of the vehicle in operation, a decompression brake of the vehicle in operation, or a gearbox of the vehicle in operation, or a combination thereof;
wherein the estimated state of the speed control element of the vehicle in operation corresponds to the estimated speed of the vehicle in operation, associated with the estimated location of the vehicle in operation on the portion of the route;
wherein the method implemented by the CPU of the computer device further comprises the following steps:
determining a current state of the speed control element of the vehicle in operation, wherein the current state of the speed control element of the vehicle in operation corresponds to the current speed of the vehicle in operation, associated with the current location of the vehicle in operation;
comparing the current state of the speed control element of the vehicle in operation with its estimated state;
wherein the step of generating a control signal for displaying the first graphical element that corresponds to a match between the current speed of the vehicle in operation and the estimated speed of the vehicle in operation and generating a control signal for displaying the second graphical element that corresponds to a mismatch between the current speed of the vehicle in operation and the estimated speed of the vehicle in operation involves generating a control signal to display a third graphical element that corresponds to a match between the current state of the speed control element of the vehicle in operation and its estimated state and also involves generating a control signal to display a fourth graphical element that corresponds to a mismatch between the current state of the speed control element of the vehicle in operation and its estimated state.
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