SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SIMULATING VEHICLE ENERGY USE
First Claim
1. A system for simulating energy use of one or more vehicles under consideration, the system characterized by:
- (a) a network accessible server;
(b) an energy modeling tool linked to the server by means of the network, the energy modeling tool operable to generate energy consumption data that provides an energy consumption function of a vehicle under consideration;
(c) a data logging tool associated with one or more test vehicles for collecting one or more sets of drive cycle data based on real-world driving conditions, the data logging tool operable to communicate the drive cycle data to the server over the network; and
(d) a fleet management tool linked to the server for combining the energy consumption data with the drive cycle data to estimate the energy use of the one or more vehicles under consideration.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program for simulating vehicle energy use is provided. The system comprises a server, an energy modeling tool is linked to a server and generates energy consumption data that provides an energy consumption function of a vehicle under consideration. The data logging tool is linked to test vehicles and collects drive cycle data from real-world driving conditions. The data logging tool then communicates the drive cycle data to the server over a network. The fleet management tool is also linked to the server and combines the energy consumption data with the drive cycle data to estimate the energy use of a vehicle under consideration.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for simulating energy use of one or more vehicles under consideration, the system characterized by:
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(a) a network accessible server; (b) an energy modeling tool linked to the server by means of the network, the energy modeling tool operable to generate energy consumption data that provides an energy consumption function of a vehicle under consideration; (c) a data logging tool associated with one or more test vehicles for collecting one or more sets of drive cycle data based on real-world driving conditions, the data logging tool operable to communicate the drive cycle data to the server over the network; and (d) a fleet management tool linked to the server for combining the energy consumption data with the drive cycle data to estimate the energy use of the one or more vehicles under consideration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for simulating energy use of one or more vehicles under consideration, the method characterized by:
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(a) generating energy consumption data for a vehicle under consideration, the energy consumption data providing an energy consumption function of the vehicle under consideration; (b) collecting one or more sets of drive cycle data based on real-world driving conditions associated with one or more test vehicles; and (c) combining the energy consumption data with the drive cycle data to estimate the energy use of the one or more vehicles under consideration. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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