Apparatus to monitor a parked vehicle at a convenience station
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1. A service unit for providing a convenience service to a cab of a tractor trailer, comprising:
- a supply panel operable to selectively attach to a cab of a tractor trailer, said supply panel providing conditioned air to said cab; and
a controller in electrical communication with a vibration detector and the supply panel, the controller configured to receive vibration signals relating to the tractor trailer from the vibration detector and identify an idling engine of the tractor trailer based on the received vibration signals, wherein the controller causes the supply panel to take an action based on the identification of the idling engine;
wherein the vibration detector is incorporated into the service unit.
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Abstract
A service unit for providing a convenience service to a cab of a tractor trailer includes a supply panel which is operable to attach to a cab of a tractor trailer. The supply panel provides conditioned air to the cab. A vibration detection unit is configured to interact with the supply panel and detect an idling engine by detecting a vibration with a vibration detector, transmitting the vibration as vibration signals to a controller, performing a signal analysis on the vibration signals to identify an engine idle signature, and storing a duration of the engine idle signature.
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1. A service unit for providing a convenience service to a cab of a tractor trailer, comprising:
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a supply panel operable to selectively attach to a cab of a tractor trailer, said supply panel providing conditioned air to said cab; and a controller in electrical communication with a vibration detector and the supply panel, the controller configured to receive vibration signals relating to the tractor trailer from the vibration detector and identify an idling engine of the tractor trailer based on the received vibration signals, wherein the controller causes the supply panel to take an action based on the identification of the idling engine;
wherein the vibration detector is incorporated into the service unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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