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MONITORING OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS OF A CARGO SHIP THROUGH USE OF SENSOR GRID ON INTERMODAL CONTAINERS

  • US 20130030725A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2011
  • Published: 01/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of monitoring operational conditions of a cargo ship, the method comprising:

  • a processor establishing a baseline composite vibration pattern from readings generated by multiple smart sensors, wherein each smart sensor, of the multiple smart sensors, is a uniquely-identified smart sensor that has been affixed to one of multiple intermodal shipping containers, wherein each smart sensor comprises a vibration sensor for detecting mechanical vibration, and wherein the multiple intermodal shipping containers have been loaded onto a cargo ship;

    the processor taking subsequent readings from the multiple smart sensors to generate a new composite vibration pattern; and

    the processor, in response to the new composite vibration pattern being different, beyond a predefined range, from the baseline composite vibration pattern, matching the new composite vibration pattern with a known composite vibration pattern in order to identify a cause of the new composite vibration pattern.

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