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SATELLITE ENABLED VEHICLE PROGNOSTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

  • US 20110046842A1
  • Filed: 08/21/2009
  • Published: 02/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A vehicle prognostic and diagnostic system, comprising:

  • a vehicle maintenance computer (VMC) for prognosis and diagnosis of faults;

    a vehicle operations network, wherein the vehicle operations network provides a communications link between the VMC and a plurality of vehicle related processors;

    a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to the vehicle operations network, wherein the plurality of sensors provide sensor data relating to operations of a plurality of vehicle sub-systems;

    a vehicle maintenance database communicatively coupled to the VMC, wherein the vehicle maintenance database provides vehicle maintenance information to the VMC; and

    a transceiver coupled to the VMC, wherein the transceiver selects at least one data link from a plurality of data links for communication with a ground station;

    wherein the VMC detects when a fault occurs based on the sensor data and the vehicle maintenance data;

    wherein the VMC detects when a fault is likely to occur based on the sensor data and the vehicle maintenance data;

    wherein the VMC queries the vehicle maintenance database for a mitigating action when the VMC detects that either a fault occurs or a fault is likely to occur; and

    wherein the transceiver uploads a maintenance message to the ground station when the vehicle maintenance database cannot provide the mitigating action.

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