Health monitoring systems and methods with vehicle identification
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1. A health monitoring system for a vehicle configured to travel on a surface, the vehicle having an identity, the system comprising:
- a body positioned on the surface and configured to stimulate a dynamic response from the vehicle as the vehicle travels over the body;
a response sensor associated with the body and configured to measure the dynamic response from the vehicle; and
an identification sensor associated with the body and configured to collect data corresponding to the identity of the vehicle;
a processing unit associated with the response sensor and the identification sensor; and
data storage coupled to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to receive the dynamic response from the response sensor and to evaluate the health of the vehicle based on the dynamic response.
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Abstract
A health monitoring system is provided for a vehicle with an identity configured to travel on a surface. The system includes a body positioned on the surface and configured to stimulate a dynamic response from the vehicle as the vehicle travels over the body; a response sensor associated with the body and configured to measure the dynamic response from the vehicle; and an identification sensor associated with the body and configured to collect data corresponding to the identity of the vehicle.
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1. A health monitoring system for a vehicle configured to travel on a surface, the vehicle having an identity, the system comprising:
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a body positioned on the surface and configured to stimulate a dynamic response from the vehicle as the vehicle travels over the body; a response sensor associated with the body and configured to measure the dynamic response from the vehicle; and an identification sensor associated with the body and configured to collect data corresponding to the identity of the vehicle; a processing unit associated with the response sensor and the identification sensor; and data storage coupled to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to receive the dynamic response from the response sensor and to evaluate the health of the vehicle based on the dynamic response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A health monitoring system for a vehicle configured to travel on a surface, the vehicle having an identity, the system comprising:
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a body positioned on the surface and configured to stimulate a dynamic response from the vehicle as the vehicle travels over the body; a response sensor associated with the body and configured to measure the dynamic response from the vehicle; and an identification sensor associated with the body and configured to collect data corresponding to the identity of the vehicle, further comprising a processing unit coupled to the response sensor and the identification sensor; and data storage coupled to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit is further configured to receive the data from the identification sensor and to determine the identity of the vehicle based on the data.
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13. A method for monitoring the health of and determining the identity of a vehicle configured to travel on a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
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stimulating a dynamic response of the vehicle by positioning a cleat on the surface such that the vehicle rolls over the cleat as the vehicle travels on the surface; measuring the dynamic response of the vehicle to the cleat; evaluating the health of the vehicle based on the dynamic response; collecting identification information from the vehicle; and determining the identity of the vehicle from the collected identification information, further comprising stimulating a dynamic response of a plurality of vehicles, measuring the dynamic response of the plurality of vehicles, evaluating the health of the plurality of vehicles;
collecting identification information from the plurality of vehicles, determining the identity of the plurality of vehicles;aggregating the identity and health information from the plurality of vehicles; and selecting a group of vehicles from the plurality of vehicles based on the aggregated identity and health information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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