IP Library Granted Patent US 11,361,237
Granted Patent B2
US 11,361,237 · App. 16/047,452 · Granted Jun 14, 2022

Methods and systems for performing predictive maintenance on vehicle components to prevent cascading failure in a transportation system

Inventors: Poorvi Agrawal (Bangalore, IN); Bhupendra S. Solanki (Madhya Pradesh, IN); Narayanan Unny (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
G06N7/005G05B23/0278G06N20/00G07C5/006
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Patent No.
US 11,361,237
App. No.
16/047,452
Granted
Jun 14, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and processing nodes predicting and perform preventive maintenance in a transportation system. Predicting and performing preventive maintenance in a transportation system includes determining historical data for electronic devices in the transportation system. Predicting and performing preventive maintenance also includes determining dependencies of the electronic devices based on the historical data. Predicting and performing preventive maintenance includes determining a likelihood of a fault in the target electronic device during a time period based on the dependencies of the electronic devices and a mutual probability of failure of the target electronic device and parent electronic devices associated with the target electronic device. Predicting and performing preventive maintenance also includes initiating preemptive maintenance on the target electronic device based on the likelihood of the fault.

Claims (53)

1. A method for predicting and performing preventive maintenance in a transportation system, the method comprising:

determining historical data for electronic devices in the transportation system,

wherein the electronic devices communicate in a network in the transportation system, and

wherein the historical data comprises historical device failures of the electronic devices;

determining dependencies of the electronic devices based on the historical data, wherein determining the dependencies comprises generating a graph of parent-child dependencies of the electronic devices;

selecting a target electronic device from the electronic devices to predict a fault during a time period;

determining a likelihood of a fault in the target electronic device during the time period based on the dependencies of the electronic devices and a mutual probability of failure of the target electronic device and parent electronic devices associated with the target electronic device; and

initiating preemptive maintenance on the target electronic device based on the likelihood of the fault.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the historical data for each of the electronic devices comprises a unique identifier and one or more dates of previous faults.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic devices comprise electronic devices for collecting fares in the transportation system.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining dependencies of the electronic devices comprises:

generating a model that describes mutual probabilities of links in the graph of parent-child dependencies of the electronic devices; and

training the model using a first set of the historical data.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein determining the likelihood of the fault comprises:

applying a second set of the historical data to the model to determine the likelihood of the fault.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the model is a Bayes model.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein initiating preemptive maintenance comprises:

performing the preemptive maintenance on the target electronic device.

8. A processing node for predicting and performing preventive maintenance in a transportation system, the processing node being configured to perform operations comprising:

determining historical data for electronic devices in the transportation system,

wherein the electronic devices communicate in a network in the transportation system, and

wherein the historical data comprises historical device failures of the electronic devices;

determining dependencies of the electronic devices based on the historical data, wherein determining the dependencies comprises generating a graph of parent-child dependencies of the electronic devices;

selecting a target electronic device from the electronic devices to predict a fault during a time period;

determining a likelihood of a fault in the target electronic device during the time period based on the dependencies of the electronic devices and a mutual probability of failure of the target electronic device and parent electronic devices associated with the target electronic device; and

initiating preemptive maintenance on the target electronic device based on the likelihood of the fault.

9. The processing node of claim 8 , wherein the historical data for each of the electronic devices comprises a unique identifier and one or more dates of previous faults.

10. The processing node of claim 8 , wherein the electronic devices comprise electronic devices for collecting fares in the transportation system.

11. The processing node of claim 8 , wherein determining dependencies of the electronic devices comprises:

generating a model that describes mutual probabilities of links in the graph of parent-child dependencies of the electronic devices; and

training the model using a first set of the historical data.

12. The processing node of claim 11 , wherein determining the likelihood of the fault comprises:

applying a second set of the historical data to the model to determine the likelihood of the fault.

13. The processing node of claim 12 , wherein the model is a Bayes model.

14. The processing node of claim 8 , wherein initiating preemptive maintenance comprises:

performing the preemptive maintenance on the target electronic device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing one or more processors to perform a method for predicting and performing preventive maintenance in a transportation system, the method comprising:

determining historical data for electronic devices in the transportation system,

wherein the electronic devices communicate in a network in the transportation system, and

wherein the historical data comprises historical device failures of the electronic devices;

determining dependencies of the electronic devices based on the historical data, wherein determining the dependencies comprises generating a graph of parent-child dependencies of the electronic devices;

selecting a target electronic device from the electronic devices to predict a fault during a time period;

determining a likelihood of a fault in the target electronic device during the time period based on the dependencies of the electronic devices and a mutual probability of failure of the target electronic device and parent electronic devices associated with the target electronic device; and

initiating preemptive maintenance on the target electronic device based on the likelihood of the fault.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the historical data for each of the electronic devices comprises a unique identifier and one or more dates of previous faults.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the electronic devices comprise electronic devices for collecting fares in the transportation system.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein determining dependencies of the electronic devices comprises:

generating a model that describes mutual probabilities of links in the graph of parent-child dependencies of the electronic devices; and

training the model using a first set of the historical data.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein determining the likelihood of the fault comprises:

applying a second set of the historical data to the model to determine the likelihood of the fault.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein initiating preemptive maintenance comprises:

performing the preemptive maintenance on the target electronic device.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2021
From: CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC
To: U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057969/0445 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2021
From: CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 057970/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC; CONDUENT STATE & LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC.; CONDUENT TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS, INC.; ADVECTIS, INC.; CONDUENT COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC; CONDUENT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC; CONDUENT CASUALTY CLAIMS SOLUTIONS, LLC; CONDUENT HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 057969/0180 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 19, 2020
From: CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 052189/0698 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND INVENTOR'S NAME AND PROPERTY NUMBER 15986161 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 046673 FRAME: 0426. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT . Recorded Mar 1, 2019
From: AGRAWAL, POORVI; SOLANKI, BHUPENDRA; UNNY, NARAYANAN
To: CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC
Reel/Frame 048479/0007 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2018
From: AGRAWAL, POORVI; SOLANKI, BHPENDRA S; UNNY, NARAYANAN
To: CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC
Reel/Frame 046673/0426 →