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System and method for predicting impending failures in a locomotive

  • US 6,243,628 B1
  • Filed: 09/07/1999
  • Issued: 06/05/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-based method for predicting impending failures in a locomotive having a plurality of subsystems comprising:

  • storing log data indicative of respective incidents that may occur as each of the subsystems is operative;

    detecting predetermined trend patterns in the incident log data;

    mapping each respective detected trend pattern into a respective prediction of an impending failure of a respective one of the subsystems of the locomotive; and

    informing a respective user about the respective predicted failure so as to allow the user to take corrective action before the predicted failure occurs.

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