Telenostics point of performance pre-operations condition capture system
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1. A method for providing accurate information to fleet maintenance personnel comprising the steps of:
- utilizing RFID tags having a processor and associated sensors positioned at a vehicle at different stations to sense operational conditions at the vehicle;
each of the sensors having a displayed multi-level visual seriousness alert status driven by the processor and based on the output of an associated sensor; and
scanning the RFID tag displaying a visual seriousness alert with a scanner carried by an individual who is in the proximity of an RFID tag and associated sensor, thereby to ascertain the presence of the individual at the RFID tag and the associated sensor; and
,wirelessly connecting the scanned results to a maintenance center having diagnostics and prognostics algorithms to ascertain from the scanned data an estimate of vehicle fitness and to provide a fitness alert for the operation of the vehicle prior to its deployment, the wirelessly connecting comprising ascertaining the level of alert at a tag and transmitting the level of the alert to the maintenance center.
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Abstract
For fleet maintenance a point of performance pre-operations condition capture system includes the use of RFID tags and associated sensors positioned at various vehicle locations to sense operating conditions at the vehicle, with the pre-operations condition provided by a scanner that scans the RFID tags for ascertaining the identity of a sensor and the sensed operational state, such that pre-operations condition can be ascertained and verified due to the RFID tag scanning.
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1. A method for providing accurate information to fleet maintenance personnel comprising the steps of:
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utilizing RFID tags having a processor and associated sensors positioned at a vehicle at different stations to sense operational conditions at the vehicle;
each of the sensors having a displayed multi-level visual seriousness alert status driven by the processor and based on the output of an associated sensor; andscanning the RFID tag displaying a visual seriousness alert with a scanner carried by an individual who is in the proximity of an RFID tag and associated sensor, thereby to ascertain the presence of the individual at the RFID tag and the associated sensor; and
,wirelessly connecting the scanned results to a maintenance center having diagnostics and prognostics algorithms to ascertain from the scanned data an estimate of vehicle fitness and to provide a fitness alert for the operation of the vehicle prior to its deployment, the wirelessly connecting comprising ascertaining the level of alert at a tag and transmitting the level of the alert to the maintenance center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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