System for systematic selection of vehicle specification

1. A system that carries out a systematic selection of a specification for a first vehicle, the specification including a number of parameters related to at least one characteristic for the first vehicle, the system comprising:

a collection device that collects parameter values and operational data from at least one other vehicle, the other vehicle being a used vehicle, the operational data comprising information about performance of the at least one other vehicle under route conditions of a route while the at least one other vehicle was driven along the route, and each parameter value being related to a vehicle characteristic;

a simulation device that performs different simulations of expected performance of the first vehicle based on the operational data and the parameter values collected from the at least one other vehicle by the collection device by changing, for each simulation, a first parameter value and a second parameter value from the parameter values to obtain the different simulations, and comparing the results of the different simulations to determine the impact of the changes on at least one characteristic for the first vehicle; and

a selection device that selects at least one specification for the first vehicle based on the different simulations,

wherein the at least one characteristic is a vehicle characteristic from a group consisting of: a gearing for a rear shaft; a gearbox; an engine; a clutch; a brake system; a turbocharger; a wheel type; a distribution gearbox; a battery; and an exhaust purification system.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to select the at least one other vehicle, so that the at least one other vehicle has been used in an essentially similar manner as planned for the first vehicle.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operational data comprises information about how two or more other vehicles have been used.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operational data further include at least one load matrix, the at least one load matrix comprising values corresponding to time periods during which the at least one other vehicle has used certain revolutions and certain torques.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operational data further comprise at least one energy consumption matrix, the at least one energy consumption matrix comprising values corresponding to energy consumption for the at least one other vehicle at certain revolutions and certain torques.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operational data further comprise information related to at least one use of the at least one other vehicle from the group consisting of:

a utilisation period for the respective at least one gear in a gearbox in the at least one other vehicle;

a utilisation period for the respective at least one engine speed which is provided to a gearbox in the at least one other vehicle;

a utilisation period for the respective at least one engine torque which is provided to a gearbox in the at least one other vehicle;

a utilisation period for the respective at least one engine torque per used gear for a gearbox in the at least one other vehicle;

at least one fuel consumption for an engine in the at least one other vehicle;

at least one driving power for at least one wheel in the at least one other vehicle;

at least one loss for a driveline in the at least one other vehicle;

at least one road inclination and at least one vehicle speed for road sections where the at least one other vehicle has been used; and

at least one elevation above sea level for places where the at least one other vehicle has been used.

7. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising a conversion device arranged to convert the operational data into corresponding force values, wherein the simulation device is arranged to use the corresponding force values in the simulation.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the collection device:

receives input identification information for the at least one other vehicle;

identifies the at least one other vehicle based on the identification information;

and collects the operational data.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the identification information comprises one identification from the group consisting of:

a chassis number; and

a registration number.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the simulation device:

includes in the at least one other simulation value several other simulation values, wherein each one of the several other simulation values is calculated based on a respective one other parameter value;

compares the first simulation value and the several other simulation values during the comparison;

identifies a predetermined number of specifications as potentially suitable specifications based on the comparison; and

indicates the predetermined number of potentially suitable specifications.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first simulation value and the at least one other simulation value are related to at least one factor from the group consisting of:

fuel consumption;

driveability;

component life; and

energy storage.

12. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the operational data are provided to the collection device from the group consisting of:

the at least one other vehicle; and

a database, which is arranged to store operational data from the at least one other vehicle.

13. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the simulation device is arranged to base the simulation on at least one value or values from the group consisting of:

acceleration and time;

retardation and time;

retarder data;

vehicle load;

outdoor temperature;

gearbox temperature;

oil temperature;

elevation above sea level; and

amount of fuel consumed.

14. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the route conditions include at least one of speed limits on the route, topograph, for the route, road conditions for the route, and driving resistance for the route.