Captured test fleet
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1. A method of vehicle manufacture comprising the steps of:
- designing a vehicle;
building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle;
installing a telematics unit in the pilot vehicle;
configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot vehicle during vehicle operation;
operating the pilot vehicle in a captured test fleet;
obtaining data from the telematics unit during the operating in a captured test fleet;
altering vehicle design data in response to the obtained data; and
, building a production vehicle with the design influenced by the altered vehicle design data.
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Abstract
A system and method for vehicle design and manufacture. The method includes designing a vehicle, building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle, installing a telematics units in the pilot vehicle, configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot vehicle during vehicle operation, operating the pilot vehicle in a captured test fleet, obtaining data from the telematics unit during the operating in a captured test fleet, altering vehicle design data in response to the obtained data and, building a production vehicle with the design influenced by the altered vehicle design data.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of vehicle manufacture comprising the steps of:
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designing a vehicle;
building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle;
installing a telematics unit in the pilot vehicle;
configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot vehicle during vehicle operation;
operating the pilot vehicle in a captured test fleet;
obtaining data from the telematics unit during the operating in a captured test fleet;
altering vehicle design data in response to the obtained data; and
,building a production vehicle with the design influenced by the altered vehicle design data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of vehicle manufacture comprising the steps of:
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designing at least one vehicle;
building at least one pilot vehicle of the at least one designed vehicle;
installing telematics units in the at least one pilot vehicle;
operating the at least one pilot vehicle in a test fleet;
for each pilot vehicle of the test fleet;
monitoring performance of at least one vehicle system within the pilot vehicle;
first storing data within a controller in the pilot vehicle in response to the monitoring;
automatically triggering within the telematics unit a telematics connection from the pilot vehicle to a service center wherein the telematics connection is triggered independent of a location of the pilot vehicle;
communicating the first stored data to the service center;
second storing the first stored data in the service center;
providing the second stored data to at least one person capable of influencing design of the at least one vehicle and the at least one vehicle system; and
modifying at least one vehicle system or component of the designed vehicle in response to the second stored data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for real-time wireless interactive test vehicle data collection comprising:
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operating at least one test vehicle in a captured test fleet wherein each at least one vehicle is equipped with a wireless telematics device;
monitoring performance of at least one vehicle system within the at least one test vehicle;
storing performance data within a controller in the test vehicle in response to the monitoring of the at least one vehicle system;
establishing a wireless telematics connection between the test vehicle and a service center;
communicating the performance data to the service center; and
storing the communicated stored data in a database in the service center. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of obtaining captured test fleet data for vehicle design, the method comprising:
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providing a database including a list of vehicles wherein each vehicle of the list is associated with a captured test fleet identifier;
receiving a request for captured test fleet data;
determining vehicles having captured test fleet identifiers corresponding to the request;
sending a data retrieval request to vehicles based on the determination; and
,receiving data from the vehicles responsive to the data retrieval request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising:
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computer readable code for accessing a data base including a list of vehicles associated with a captured test fleet identifier;
computer readable code for determining vehicles having captured test fleet identifiers responsive to a request for captured test fleet data;
computer readable code for sending a data retrieval request to vehicles based on the determination; and
,computer readable code for managing data received from the vehicles responsive to the data retrieval request. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for obtaining captured test fleet data for vehicle design comprising:
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means for providing a database including a list of vehicles associated with a captured test fleet identifier;
means for receiving a request for captured test fleet data;
means for determining vehicles having captured test fleet identifiers corresponding to the request;
means for sending a data retrieval request to vehicles based on the determination;
means for receiving data from the vehicles responsive to the data retrieval request; and
,means for managing the received data for the vehicles.
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