Apparatus for tracking and recording vital signs and task-related information of a vehicle to identify operating patterns
First Claim
1. A method for recording operation of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring production-related parameters of the vehicle, including engine RPM, ground speed of the vehicle and distance traveled;
monitoring one or more vital sign parameters of the vehicle;
capturing values of the production-related parameters into a first memory;
detecting a critical event in response to one or more values comprising values of either or both vital sign parameters or production-related parameters of the vehicle; and
recording to a second memory at least values of the engine RPM and the ground speed of the vehicle corresponding to a period of time immediately preceding detection of the critical event.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for diagnosing the state of health of a vehicle and for providing the operator of the vehicle with a substantially real-time indication of the efficiency of the vehicle in performing an assigned task with respect to a predetermined goal. A processor on-board the vehicle monitors sensors that provide information regarding the state of health of the vehicle and the amount of work the vehicle has done. In response to anomalies in the data from the sensors, the processor records information that describes events leading up to the occurrence of the anomaly for later analysis that can be used to diagnose the cause of the anomaly. The sensors are also used to prompt the operator of the vehicle to operate the vehicle at optimum efficiency.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for recording operation of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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monitoring production-related parameters of the vehicle, including engine RPM, ground speed of the vehicle and distance traveled; monitoring one or more vital sign parameters of the vehicle; capturing values of the production-related parameters into a first memory; detecting a critical event in response to one or more values comprising values of either or both vital sign parameters or production-related parameters of the vehicle; and recording to a second memory at least values of the engine RPM and the ground speed of the vehicle corresponding to a period of time immediately preceding detection of the critical event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for recording operation of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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sensors for monitoring production-related parameters of the vehicle, including engine RPM, ground speed of the vehicle and distance traveled; a first memory for capturing information from the sensors for monitoring production-related parameters; a second memory adapted to receive the information from the first memory; sensors for monitoring vital signs of the vehicle; and a processor in communication with the production-related and vital sign sensors and the first and second memories for detecting a critical event in response to anomalies in one or more values comprising values of either or both vital sign parameters or production-related parameters, the processor being adapted to record into the second memory the information captured by the first memory corresponding to a period of time immediately preceding detection of the critical event. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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