Abstract: Determining remaining vehicle range by adjusting measured estimates on the fly accounting for road effects, the state of vehicle accessories, and other conditions.

Abstract: Estimating a vehicle's driving range by combined processing of measured and calculated range data. A measured range it is adjusted to account for processes not included in the original measurements. These adjustments may include changes in road surface, terrain elevation, aerodynamic drag, or other losses. The resulting model is thus relative to the conditions used in quantifying vehicle range by calculating contributions that either penalize or enhance the measured range. This method is implemented in a software system that can also provide real-time display of the range for both a single trip or a contour that illustrates what the range is for all directions.

Abstract: Determining remaining vehicle range by adjusting measured estimates on the fly accounting for road effects, the state of vehicle accessories, and other conditions.

Abstract: A method and system for generating three-dimensional antenna patterns from two-dimensional cross sections. The method involves an estimate (1006), on a given vertical plane, obtained by rotating a gain value (1010) from the front of the vertical pattern using the horizontal pattern (1004) as a weight; a second estimate, which could be on a separate vertical plane, obtained by rotating a gain value (1014) from the back of the vertical pattern, and a final estimate (1206) obtained by connecting the first two estimates across their respective planes. The invention yields smooth reasonable surfaces (1704) that satisfy the vertical and horizontal boundary conditions, exhibits no mathematical artifacts, and improves the accuracy of propagation calculations of radio frequency signals. The method is implemented in a software system (1812) that provides interactive analysis and visualization capabilities for antenna patterns in three dimensions.

Abstract: A method and system for generating three-dimensional antenna patterns from two-dimensional cross sections. The method involves an estimate (1006), on a given vertical plane, obtained by rotating a gain value (1010) from the front of the vertical pattern using the horizontal pattern (1004) as a weight; a second estimate, which could be on a separate vertical plane, obtained by rotating a gain value (1014) from the back of the vertical pattern, and a final estimate (1206) obtained by connecting the first two estimates across their respective planes. The invention yields smooth reasonable surfaces (1704) that satisfy the vertical and horizontal boundary conditions, exhibits no mathematical artifacts, and improves the accuracy of propagation calculations of radio frequency signals. The method is implemented in a software system (1812) that provides interactive analysis and visualization capabilities for antenna patterns in three dimensions.