Fuel consumption monitoring of agriculture tractors and special machinery : advices from Mechatronics


Posted January 5, 2020 by mechatronics

How fuel consumption meters can save your money as a part of GPS tracking fleet management system

 
GPS tracking systems with fuel consumption monitoring are widely used nowadays and can be called as effective innovations.

CEO of Mechatronics, mr Pavel Elenski told us the main requirements for fuel consumption monitoring solutions:
"First one is reliability - fuel consumption monitoring system must work 24h/day without "bugs".
And second is confidence : GPS tracking system must provide proven data for customer.
Most GPS tracking providers offer fuel level monitoring option – with installed fuel level sensor in the fuel tank or CAN Bus data. We think that there must be a selective approach."

Nuances of fuel monitoring systems which are installed in agriculture tractors and special machinery:

A. Fuel tanks have irregular, non-symmetric shape.
Sometimes, you need to install at least 2 fuel level sensors in one tank with irregular shape. In a combination with rough terrain you will receive fuel volume data with big disturbances. Confidence provided by fuel monitoring system is very important for owner. When we fight against fuel thefts we must reach an authority of system amoung drivers and other personnel. Authority can be low if system can be hacked or become not reliable. Even worse if you based at incorrect (or unclear data) will ban innocent driver.

B. Intensive use of vehicles. Big fuel consumption.
When driver can steal fuel in small quantities (
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Categories Agriculture , Automotive , Electronics
Tags fleet management , fuel consumption , gps
Last Updated January 5, 2020