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The research library.

The institute’s durable record of measurement science — white papers, federal filings, methods notes, and granted patents. New work is added as it clears for release; every quantified claim carries a citable source.

Starboard Research develops and validates the science behind emissions-based maintenance. Our methodology rests on the public-domain carbon-balance relationship codified in ISO 8178, 40 CFR Part 1065, and SAE J1003; specific implementation details are protected under issued and pending patents.

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White Paper · June 2026

Exhaust CO₂-Based Fuel Consumption Derivation for Diesel Fleet Maintenance Diagnostics

A technical reference applying the ISO 8178 carbon-balance method to field-level prescriptive engine diagnostics. Validated against three independent measurement met…

Starboard Research — WP1, Carbon-Balance Method, FINAL, June 2026

Published

White Paper · June 2026

Pre-Aftertreatment Combustion Signal Analysis as a Diagnostic Geometry

A J1939-based diagnostic geometry that reads combustion-side degradation upstream of the aftertreatment — detecting engine problems early from data the truck already…

Starboard Research — Pre-Aftertreatment Combustion Signal Analysis, FINAL, June 2026

Published

White Paper · June 2026

Cumulative Fuel and CO₂ Impact of Emissions-Based Maintenance Across a Decade of Heavy-Duty Diesel Field Deployments

A decade of emissions-based maintenance across heavy-duty diesel fleets: aggregate fuel saved, CO₂ avoided, and economic impact across three continents.

Starboard Research WP2 — Cumulative Impact Analysis, June 2026

Granted

Patent · January 2024

Emissions-Based Maintenance Method — India Patent 553,370

Granted Indian patent covering the emissions-based maintenance method, extending protection of the diagnostic approach into the Indian jurisdiction. Together with US…

Indian Patent Office — IN 553,370 (Granted)

Granted

Patent · July 2020

Vehicle Management Based on Emissions Data — US Patent 10,718,284 B2

United States utility patent covering the emissions-based maintenance method — generating prescriptive maintenance diagnostics from exhaust emission profiles combine…

USPTO — US Patent 10,718,284 B2, granted 2020-07-21

Titles reflect active and pipeline work. Full citations and downloads are posted as each item is cleared for release. SBIR status is shown as “Submitted” until an award letter exists.