[oldbeaver]

I am a little confused about who did the new instrument design and paper. Sorry for that, that´s why I am not labeling this email to a person.

Let me think as I write: From what I understand, mapping the behavior of a particular car with respect several or all the variables that condition it's fuel yield, would allow us to graph everything. Ok.

We may even model (mathematically) all this behavior as a multivariant model (for example), having fuel yield (but not only that) as the dependent variable (or vector) that we want to estimate, under several driving conditions, represented in the model by variables like wind, slope, curves, and some control variables like throttle, speed, rpm, etc.

I continue thinking... then we may study this model and discovery or determine the best driving pattern for my car, given certain conditions, goals and restrictions.

Sumarizing, I may study my trip previously, and choose how I will drive to attain my objectives for that trip, for example, drive with minimum consumption from A to B under certain conditions, for example, in not more than 1 hour and with a minimum speed of 30 miles/hour and a max speed of 70miles/hour.

Is that the idea? Sounds very interesting.

I continue thinking: suppose you succeed with this project, and I and several others install this beauty in the car, and a file with data come out as a output. What happen then?

By the way, can you tell what is the meaning of BSFC?
Second, why do you call yr project a "dead project"? What do you mean?

Very interesting idea, not easy to perform.

Old Beaver