Apparatus and method responsive to the on-board measuring of haulage parameters of a vehicle
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1. An apparatus for use with a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor in communication with a memory;
an input device on board the vehicle for generating information identifying an operator of the vehicle and communicating the information to the processor;
a sensor for providing information describing a location of the vehicle and communicating that information to the processor; and
, the processor including means for delivering the location and operator identification information to the memory for storage.
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Abstract
An apparatus for processing data derived from the weight of a load carried by a haulage vehicle including a sensor processing unit for receiving data from pressure transducers and, in response thereto, detecting a change in the weight of the load and formulating data indicative of hauling conditions of the vehicle. Pressure data and indications of changes in the data are used by the sensor processing unit to establish a historical data base from which various hauling parameters may be monitored either by the sensor processing unit itself or by a remotely located central station linked to the on-board processing unit. Preferably, additional sensors are added to the vehicle to provide additional data that, when taken with the weight data, provides a historical data base which more completely reflects vehicle operating conditions. The accumulated data of the historical data base are used to formulate management decisions directed to the future operation of the vehicle and with this operation then intended to achieve a predetermined management goal.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use with a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor in communication with a memory;
an input device on board the vehicle for generating information identifying an operator of the vehicle and communicating the information to the processor;
a sensor for providing information describing a location of the vehicle and communicating that information to the processor; and
, the processor including means for delivering the location and operator identification information to the memory for storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- a processor in communication with a memory;
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13. An apparatus comprising:
- a user input device on-board a haulage vehicle for entering information identifying an operator of the vehicle and associating the information to a first portion of a memory;
a first sensor for providing signals indicative of a hauling status of the haulage vehicle;
a processor responsive to the sensor and the user input for storing at a first portion of the memory data derived from the signals indicative of the hauling status;
means for detecting a change of the operator of the vehicle and associating a second portion of the memory to a new operator; and
the processor including means responsive to the detection of the new operator by routing data derived from the signals indicative of the hauling status of the vehicle to the second portion of the memory; and
a second sensor mounted to the vehicle for determining a location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a user input device on-board a haulage vehicle for entering information identifying an operator of the vehicle and associating the information to a first portion of a memory;
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19. An apparatus for use with a haulage vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor in communication with a memory;
an input device for generating information identifying an operator of the vehicle and communicating the information to the processor;
a sensor for providing information regarding a performance parameter of the vehicle and communicating that information to the processor;
the processor including means for storing into the memory values of the performance parameter and indexing the values to the information identifying the operator of the vehicle;
a sensor for detecting a location of the vehicle; and
a transmitter for transmitting the location of the vehicle to a fixed site. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
- a processor in communication with a memory;
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23. A method for monitoring a haulage vehicle comprising the steps of:
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identifying an operator of the vehicle;
recording the identity of the operator of the vehicle;resolving a location of the vehicle from a land or satellite-based positioning system;
communicating a vehicle identification code and the location of the vehicle to a remote site;monitoring the location of the vehicle at the remote site; and
generating a secondary communication link between the remote site and the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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