Patent ID: 8930126
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B60L,B61L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: an operating information module configured to be disposed on-board a vehicle and to autonomously obtain operating information describing the performance of one or more of actual tractive events or actual braking events actually performed by the vehicle during a trip of the vehicle, the operating information recorded during the trip, the operating information including timing information describing an amount of time spent at one or more throttle settings during the trip; and a fuel analysis module configured to be disposed on-board the vehicle and to receive the operating information from the operating information module during the trip, the fuel analysis module also configured to autonomously determine, during the trip, an actual fuel consumption for at least a portion of the trip using the operating information received from the operating information module, wherein the fuel analysis module is configured to determine the actual fuel consumption based on the amount of time spent at the one or more throttle settings recorded during the trip.