Predictive monitoring for vehicle efficiency and maintenance
First Claim
1. An energy efficiency determination system comprising:
- a receiver that receives operational data about an asset from a sensor indicative of at least one operational characteristic;
a memory that stores the operational data;
an asset efficiency model indicative of energy efficiency of the asset;
a processor in communication with the asset efficiency model and the memory, the processor analyzing real-time energy efficiency of the asset based on the operational data and the asset efficiency model, assessing whether to perform maintenance on the asset based at least on improved efficiency of the asset due to the performed maintenance, and scheduling the maintenance based on the assessing whether to perform the maintenance,wherein the asset comprises a vehicle;
wherein the asset efficiency model comprises data indicative of optimal efficiency of the vehicle,further wherein assessing whether to perform maintenance on the asset based at least on improved efficiency of the asset due to the performed maintenance comprises;
determining a first cost of an increased fuel consumption until a next scheduled vehicle maintenance event;
determining a second cost of performing maintenance on the asset; and
comparing the first cost impact with the second cost impact.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring fuel efficiency of a vehicle is provided. Fuel efficiency of a vehicle may be monitored in real-time using telemetry transmitted from the vehicle. The telemetry may be analyzed in combination with a fuel efficiency model in order to determine whether the real-time fuel efficiency determination deviates from a baseline fuel efficiency. The real-time fuel efficiency monitoring system and method may be used for feedback for the driver, such as sending real-time messages to the driver to modify operation of the vehicle to increase fuel efficiency. The fuel efficiency model may further be used to assign vehicles in a fleet to particular routes, vehicles to particular drivers, or vehicles to particular routes with particular drivers.
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14 Claims
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1. An energy efficiency determination system comprising:
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a receiver that receives operational data about an asset from a sensor indicative of at least one operational characteristic; a memory that stores the operational data; an asset efficiency model indicative of energy efficiency of the asset; a processor in communication with the asset efficiency model and the memory, the processor analyzing real-time energy efficiency of the asset based on the operational data and the asset efficiency model, assessing whether to perform maintenance on the asset based at least on improved efficiency of the asset due to the performed maintenance, and scheduling the maintenance based on the assessing whether to perform the maintenance, wherein the asset comprises a vehicle; wherein the asset efficiency model comprises data indicative of optimal efficiency of the vehicle, further wherein assessing whether to perform maintenance on the asset based at least on improved efficiency of the asset due to the performed maintenance comprises; determining a first cost of an increased fuel consumption until a next scheduled vehicle maintenance event; determining a second cost of performing maintenance on the asset; and comparing the first cost impact with the second cost impact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for determining energy efficiency, the method comprising:
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receiving operational data about an asset from a sensor indicative of at least one operational characteristic; storing the operational data; analyzing real-time energy efficiency of the asset based on the operational data and an asset efficiency model indicative of energy efficiency of the asset; assessing whether to perform maintenance on the asset based at least on improved efficiency of the asset due to the performed maintenance; scheduling the maintenance based on the assessing whether to perform the maintenance, wherein the asset comprises a vehicle; and
wherein the asset efficiency model comprises data indicative of optimal efficiency of the vehicle,further wherein assessing whether to perform maintenance on the asset based at least on improved efficiency of the asset due to the performed maintenance comprises; determining a first cost of an increased fuel consumption until a next scheduled vehicle maintenance event; determining a second cost of performing maintenance on the asset; and comparing the first cost impact with the second cost impact. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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