Monitoring system for vehicles
First Claim
1. A closed loop vehicle monitoring and control system including a central control station and one or more vehicles to be monitored during movement along a path of travel,a transit universal micro processor unit and one or more peripheral devices mounted on each vehicle, each peripheral device being interchangeably connected with the microprocessor unit for the flow of information therebetween,a two-way radio communication data information link between each vehicle and the central control station whereby information as to the vehicle can be received at said central control station from said vehicle, said control station analysing said information and preparing correspondingly modified instructions for said vehicle, said control station then transmitting said modified instructions to said vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle monitoring system is disclosed in which a central control station is provided for the vehicles, for example buses, in the system. Each vehicle is provided with a transit universal microprocessor unit, including a modulator-demodulator, and one or more peripheral devices and a radio communication link is provided between the vehicles and the central control station. Typical peripheral devices are odometers, passenger counters, drive switches and display devices, loudspeakers, etc.
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1. A closed loop vehicle monitoring and control system including a central control station and one or more vehicles to be monitored during movement along a path of travel,
a transit universal micro processor unit and one or more peripheral devices mounted on each vehicle, each peripheral device being interchangeably connected with the microprocessor unit for the flow of information therebetween, a two-way radio communication data information link between each vehicle and the central control station whereby information as to the vehicle can be received at said central control station from said vehicle, said control station analysing said information and preparing correspondingly modified instructions for said vehicle, said control station then transmitting said modified instructions to said vehicle.
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