Patent ID: 8234023

Claim:
A system comprising: a database having data relating to a plurality of planned parameters, the planned parameters comprising a plurality of planned elapsed travel times relative to a time at which a powered vehicle started traveling according to a planned trip, wherein the planned elapsed travel times are associated with at least one of a planned speed, a planned power, or a planned position of the vehicle according to the planned trip; one or more controllers configured to provide data relating to operating parameters of the vehicle, the operating parameters comprising at least one of a current operating speed, a current operating power, a current operating position, or a current operating elapsed travel time of the vehicle during execution of the planned trip; and a regulator configured to carry out a comparison of one or more of the operating parameters to one or more of the planned parameters during the execution of the planned trip; wherein the regulator is further configured to adjust at least one of the operating speed or the operating power of the vehicle based on the comparison.