Real-Time Smart Volumetric Fuel Estimation System for Automobiles Under All Road Conditions

Abstract

Due to the rapid development of the automobile industries, fuel estimation and its indication are very significant and become crucial in order to make the automobile owner conscious about the distance it could cowl. Thus, sometimes it becomes essential for the driver to discern the available quantity of fuel remain in the vehicle to refill the vehicle tank within time. Imprecise fuel level indications lead to incorrect estimations and uneasiness to the user. Monetary loss can be incurred due to this. To prevent this, an accurate and efficient alternative technology is suggested. This paper presents the uses of turbine type of flow sensors for the accurate measurement of the fuel present in vehicle. Two turbine types of flow sensors are fixed at fuel tank inlet and carburettor outlet so that fuel input and consumption are recorded instantaneously to measure balance fuel in tank. Further, to ensure accuracy in the measurement, both the sensors are calibrated at various calibration factors. At calibration factor 9, the proposed system is shown 2% error in inflow of fuel, and at 6 calibration factor, 0% error is shown in out flow of fuel from tank, respectively. The flow rate is also an important parameter because it can change error rate of fuel. The considered flow rate for the proposed system is about 12–50 ml/s approximately. The proposed method shows accurate estimation of remaining fuel. Additionally, the proposed method is cost effective and easy to implement.