IP Library Granted Patent US 11,237,546
Granted Patent B2
US 11,237,546 · App. 16/230,450 · Granted Feb 1, 2022

Method and system of modifying a data collection trajectory for vehicles

Inventors: Charles Howard Cella (Pembroke, MA); Gerald William Duffy, Jr. (Philadelphia, PA); Jeffrey P. McGuckin (Philadelphia, PA); Mehul Desai (Oak Brook, IL)
Assignee: Strong Force loT Portfolio 2016, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,237,546
App. No.
16/230,450
Granted
Feb 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for data monitoring are disclosed. A system may include a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit, a data storage circuit structured to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of vehicle types, an analysis circuit structured to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to specifications and anticipated state information to determine a vehicle performance parameter, and a response circuit structured to initiate an action in response to the vehicle performance parameter.

Claims (32)

1. A data monitoring system, comprising:

a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit;

a data storage circuit structured to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of vehicles;

an analysis circuit structured to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to the specifications and the anticipated state information to determine a vehicle performance parameter; and

a response circuit structured to initiate an action in response to the vehicle performance parameter.

2. The data monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter is at least one of: adjusting a sensor scaling value, selecting an alternate sensor from a plurality of available sensors, acquiring data from a plurality of sensors of different ranges, recommending an alternate sensor, increasing an acquisition range for a sensor, or issuing an alarm or an alert.

3. The data monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: enabling or disabling a processing of the plurality of detection values corresponding to certain sensors based on a component status.

4. The data monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: enabling or disabling a processing of detection values by accessing new sensors or types of sensors.

5. The data monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: enabling or disabling a processing of detection values by accessing data from multiple sensors.

6. The data monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of input sensors comprises at least one of: a temperature sensor, a load sensor, an optical vibration sensor, an acoustic wave sensor, a heat flux sensor, an infrared sensor, an accelerometer, a tri-axial vibration sensor, a flow sensor, a fluid particulate sensor, or a tachometer.

7. The data monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: enabling or disabling a processing of detection values by switching to sensors having different response rates, different sensitivity, or different ranges.

8. The data monitoring system of claim 7 , wherein the switching is controlled by at least one of a model, a set of rules, or a machine learning system.

9. The data monitoring system of claim 7 , wherein the switching comprises at least one of: switching from one input port to another, altering a multiplexing of data, activating a system to obtain additional data, or directing changes to a multiplexer (MUX) control circuit.

10. A method, comprising:

interpreting a plurality of detection values each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors;

storing specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of vehicles;

analyzing the plurality of detection values relative to the specifications and the anticipated state information to determine a vehicle performance parameter; and

initiating an action in response to the vehicle performance parameter.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: adjusting a sensor scaling value, selecting an alternate sensor from a plurality of available sensors, acquiring data from a plurality of sensors of different ranges, recommending an alternate sensor, increasing an acquisition range for a sensor, or issuing an alarm or an alert.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: enabling or disabling a processing of the plurality of detection values corresponding to certain sensors based on a component status.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: enabling or disabling a processing of detection values by accessing new sensors or types of sensors.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: enabling or disabling a processing of detection values by accessing data from multiple sensors.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: enabling or disabling a processing of detection values by switching to sensors having different response rates, different sensitivity, or different ranges.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the switching is controlled by at least one of a model, a set of rules, or a machine learning system.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the switching involves at least one of: switching from one input port to another, altering a multiplexing of data, activating a system to obtain additional data, or directing changes to a multiplexer (MUX) control circuit.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to at least one of a plurality of input sensors communicatively coupled to the data acquisition circuit;

a data storage circuit structured to store specifications and anticipated state information for a plurality of vehicles;

a bearing analysis circuit structured to analyze the plurality of detection values relative to the specifications and the anticipated state information to determine a vehicle performance parameter; and

a response circuit structured to initiate an action in response to the vehicle performance parameter.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the action in response to the vehicle performance parameter comprises at least one of: adjusting a sensor scaling value, selecting an alternate sensor from a plurality of available sensors, acquiring data from a plurality of sensors of different ranges, recommending an alternate sensor, increasing an acquisition range for a sensor, or issuing an alarm or an alert.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of input sensors comprises at least one of: a temperature sensor, a load sensor, an optical vibration sensor, an acoustic wave sensor, a heat flux sensor, an infrared sensor, an accelerometer, a tri-axial vibration sensor, a flow sensor, a fluid particulate sensor, or a tachometer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2020
From: CELLA, CHARLES HOWARD; DUFFY, GERALD WILLIAM, JR; MCGUCKIN, JEFFREY P.; DESAI, MEHUL
To: STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016, LLC
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