Faster new feature launch

• US 10,417,841 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2017
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Assi Biton, Dani Shafriri, Donald James Remboski, Jacqueline A. Dedo, Yoav Megged
• Original Assignee: Assi Biton, Dani Shafriri, Donald James Remboski, Jacqueline A. Dedo, Yoav Megged
• Inventors: Remboski, Donald James, Dedo, Jacqueline A., Biton, Assi, Megged, Yoav, Shafriri, Dani
• Primary Examiner(s): Lin, Abby Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Taveras, Kenny A.
• Application Number:
  US15/404,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20180197355A1
• Time in Patent Office: 978 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0808 Diagnosing performance data testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0816 Indicating performance data, e.g. occurrence of a malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0841 Registering performance data recording measured values G01D; information storage G11B

Abstract

A method for testing a vehicle system that is installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the method may include executing, for each vehicle of the fleet of vehicles, the steps of: sensing one or more sensed vehicle system parameters of the vehicle system; calculating, by a vehicle monitor of the vehicle, one or more performance parameters of the vehicle system, wherein the calculating is based on the one or more sensed vehicle system parameters of the vehicle system; and transmitting information about the one or more sensed vehicle system parameters.

Claims

1. A method for testing a vehicle system that is installed in each vehicle of a fleet of vehicles, the method comprises:

executing, for each vehicle of the fleet of vehicles, the steps of;

sensing one or more sensed vehicle system parameters of the vehicle system;

wherein the sensing of a sensed vehicle system parameter of the one or more sensed vehicle system parameters is executed by multiple sensors, wherein only one sensor of the multiple sensors is used online for an operation of the vehicle;

calculating, by a vehicle monitor of the vehicle, one or more performance parameters of the vehicle system, wherein the calculating is based on the one or more sensed vehicle system parameters of the vehicle system; and

transmitting information about the one or more sensed vehicle system parameters;

wherein the transmission of information comprises applying data reduction technique for reducing an amount of the information.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising transmitting, by a certain vehicle of the fleet, an alert when detecting a failure of the vehicle monitor of the certain vehicle.

3. The method according to claim 1 further comprising instructing a driver of a given vehicle of the fleet to alter normal driving patterns when environmental conditions allow testing at least one out of air temperature extremes and low traction roadway conditions.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising comparing a set of vehicle operating conditions that should be tested by a certain vehicle of the fleet to actual vehicle operation conditions that were observed during the operation of the certain vehicle to find an untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

5. The method according to claim 4 comprising requesting a vehicle driver of the certain vehicle to operate the certain vehicle according to the untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

6. The method according to claim 1 further comprising comparing a set of vehicle operating conditions that should be tested by a certain vehicle of the fleet to actual vehicle operation conditions that were observed during the operation of the certain vehicle to find multiple untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

7. The method according to claim 6 comprising selecting a selected untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

8. The method according to claim 7 comprising requesting a vehicle driver of the certain vehicle to operate the certain vehicle according to the selected untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

9. The method according to claim 7 wherein the selecting is based on an expected or estimated road condition to be passed by the vehicle.

10. The method according to claim 1 comprising instructing a driver of a given vehicle of the fleet to follow a test protocol that defines vehicle operating conditions to be tested during the test.

11. The method according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle is a truck.

12. A computer program product that is non-transitory and stores instructions that once executed by a vehicle monitor that is mechanically coupled to a vehicle or included in the vehicle, causes the vehicle monitor to perform the steps of:

receiving one or more sensed vehicle system parameters of a vehicle system that is installed in the vehicle and in each other vehicle of a fleet of vehicles;

wherein a sensed vehicle system parameter of the one or more sensed vehicle system parameters is sensed by multiple sensors of the vehicle, wherein only one sensor of the multiple sensors is used online for an operation of the vehicle;

calculating one or more performance parameters of the vehicle system, wherein the calculating is based on the one or more sensed vehicle system parameters of the vehicle system; and

transmitting information about the one or more sensed vehicle system parameters;

wherein the transmission of information comprises applying data reduction technique for reducing an amount of the information.

13. The computer program product according to claim 12 that further stores instructions for transmitting an alert when detecting a failure of the vehicle monitor.

14. The computer program product according to claim 12 that further stores instructions for instructing a driver of a given vehicle of the fleet to alter normal driving patterns when environmental conditions allow testing at least one out of air temperature extremes and low traction roadway conditions.

15. The computer program product according to claim 12 further stores instructions for comparing a set of vehicle operating conditions that should be tested by the vehicle to actual vehicle operation conditions that were observed during the operation of the vehicle to find an untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15 stores instructions for requesting a vehicle driver of the vehicle to operate the vehicle according to the untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

17. The computer program product according to claim 12 further stores instructions for comparing a set of vehicle operating conditions that should be tested by the vehicle to actual vehicle operation conditions that were observed during the operation of the vehicle to find multiple untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17 stores instructions for selecting a selected untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18 stores instructions for requesting a vehicle driver of the vehicle to operate the vehicle according to the selected untested vehicle operating condition that should have been tested.

20. The computer program product according to claim 18 wherein the selecting is based on an expected or estimated road condition to be passed by the vehicle.