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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Robert D. Kalinowski, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Shankar Sundaram, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert D. Kalinowski, Saint Charles, MO (US);
Shankar Sundaram, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing fuel consumption for vehicles. A set of inconsistencies is identified on a number of vehicles in a plurality of vehicles. The set of inconsistencies has an effect on the fuel consumption by the number of vehicles. A predicted fuel consumption is identified for the number of vehicles based on the set of inconsistencies. A determination is made as whether to perform rework on the set of inconsistencies on the number of vehicles based on the predicted fuel consumption for the number of vehicles.