Real-time system and method for determining remaining useful oil life in vehicles

A method of determining a lubricant drain interval, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a computing system, vehicle operational data and vehicle metadata from a vehicle;
• receiving, by the computing system, an operational data packet comprising at least one of the vehicle operational data, trend data, or the vehicle metadata
• determining, by the computing system, a lubricant oxidation rate based on the operational data packet and a statistical model;
• determining, by the computing system, a lubricant drain interval based on the lubricant oxidation rate;
• generating, by the computing system, a lubricant drain interval reporting data packet;
• providing, by the computing system, the lubricant drain interval reporting data packet to an output device;
• comparing, by the computing system, the lubricant drain interval to a predefined lubricant drain interval;
• and
• derating, by the computing system, an engine of the vehicle by transmitting an instruction over the network responsive to determining that the lubricant drain interval exceeds the predefined lubricant drain interval.

A system, comprising:

• a controller coupled to an engine and at least one sensor of a vehicle, the controller compromising:
• one or more processors;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the one or more processors, the at least one memory storing instructions therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive vehicle operational data from the at least one sensor;
• generate an operational data packet comprising at least one of the vehicle operational data, trend data, or metadata;
• determine an oxidation rate based on the operational data packet and a statistical model;
• determine a lubricant drain interval based on the oxidation rate;
• generate a lubricant drain interval reporting data packet;
• provide the lubricant drain interval reporting data packet to an output device;
• compare the lubricant drain interval to a predefined lubricant drain interval;
• and
• derate an engine of the vehicle responsive to determining that the lubricant drain interval exceeds the predefined lubricant drain interval.