Telematic asset microfluidic analysis
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1. A fluid analyzing system comprising:
- a telematics device coupled with an asset;
an electronic control module coupled with said asset and said telematics device, said electronic control module configured for initiating acquisition of a sample of a fluid of said asset and accomplishing a microfluidic analysis of said sample in response to occurrence of an analysis trigger, said analysis trigger comprising an operating characteristic of said asset; and
an asset management system located remotely from said asset and said telematics device, said asset management system configured for wirelessly receiving results of said microfluidic analysis transmitted from said telematics device.
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Abstract
A fluid analyzing system wherein an electronic control module is coupled with an asset and a telematics device. The electronic control module initiates the acquisition of a sample of an asset'"'"'s fluid and analyzes the sample in response to an analysis trigger. An asset management system located remotely from the asset and telematics device receives the results of the fluid analysis wirelessly via the telematics device.
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22 Claims
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1. A fluid analyzing system comprising:
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a telematics device coupled with an asset; an electronic control module coupled with said asset and said telematics device, said electronic control module configured for initiating acquisition of a sample of a fluid of said asset and accomplishing a microfluidic analysis of said sample in response to occurrence of an analysis trigger, said analysis trigger comprising an operating characteristic of said asset; and an asset management system located remotely from said asset and said telematics device, said asset management system configured for wirelessly receiving results of said microfluidic analysis transmitted from said telematics device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for analyzing fluids comprising:
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acquiring a sample of an asset fluid in response to occurrence of an analysis trigger, said analysis trigger comprising an operating characteristic of asset; analyzing said sample in response to said analysis trigger, wherein said analysis is performed by a microfluidic analyzer coupled with said asset; and providing results of said analysis to a telematics device, wherein said acquiring, and said providing are performed by one or more computer processors and said analyzing performed under the direction of the one or more computer processors. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic control module comprising:
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a processor for executing instructions; and a tangible computer-readable storage medium for storing the instructions, wherein, an analysis controller configured for initiating analysis of a sample of an asset fluid in response to occurrence of an analysis trigger, said analysis trigger comprising an operating characteristic of said asset; a microfluidic analyzer configured for analyzing said sample; and a result compiler configured for accessing an analysis result from said microfluidic analyzer and providing said analysis result to a telematics device; wherein the instructions implement said analysis controller and said result compiler and direct actions of said microfluidic analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A construction equipment asset comprising:
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a telematics device physically coupled with said asset; and an electronic control module fluidly coupled with said asset and electronically coupled with said telematics device, said electronic control module comprising; an analysis controller configured for initiating analysis of a sample of an asset fluid in response to occurrence of an analysis trigger, said analysis trigger comprising an operating characteristic of said asset; a microfluidic analyzer configured for analyzing said sample; and a result compiler configured for accessing an analysis result from said microfluidic analyzer and providing said analysis result to a telematics device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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