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`US 7,765,039 B1
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`APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND
`RECORDING VITAL SIGNS AND
`TASK-RI'.CLATED INFORMATION OF A
`VEIIICLE T0 II)I4INTII-TY OPICI-LA'I'ING
`l’A’I"l‘I~‘.RNS
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`(76)
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`Inventor: LeRoy G. Hagenbuch. 502 W.
`Northgate Rd.. Peoria. IL (US) 61614
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`(* )
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`Nolice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term ofthis
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. l54(b) by 0 days.
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`This patem is subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
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`(21)
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`Appl. No.:
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`llMl0,648
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Apr. 25, 2006
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`Related U.S. Application Data
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`Division of application No. l0a’383.822. filed on Mar.
`7", 2003. now Pat. No. 7.039.507, which is a continua—
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`1995. now Pat. No. 6,546,363, which is a division of
`application No. 059196.480. filed o11 Feb. 15. 1994.
`now abandoned.
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`Int. Cl.
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`GIIB 5/02
`U.S. Cl.
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`ABSTRACT
`
`An apparatus is provided for diagnosing the state of health of
`a veliicle and for providing the operator of the vehicle with a
`substantially real-time indication of the eificiency of the
`vehicle in perlorrning an assigrlcd task with respect to a
`predetermined goal. A processor on-board the vehicle moni-
`tors sensors that provide it1fiJrn1a1ion regarding the state of
`health of the vehicle and the amount of work the vehicle has
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`done. 111 response to anomalies in the data from the sensors.
`the processor records information that describes events lead-
`ing 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 ofthe vehicle to operate
`the vcllicle at op1i111u111 cllicicncy.
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`TEN HEG HEST PAYLOADS
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`OWNER Ex. 2010, page 18
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`STUCK TRANSDUCER
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`OWNER Ex. 2010, page 20
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`OWNER Ex. 2010, page 22
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`OPERATOR. DATE.
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`APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND
`RECORDING VITAL SIGNS AND
`TASK-RELATED INFORMATION OF A
`VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY OPERATING
`PATTERNS
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATIONS
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`This patent application is a divisional of U 3. application
`Ser. No. l0r‘383_.822 filed on Mar. 7, 2003 which is a contint1-
`ation ol'U.S. application Ser. No. 08f448.76-’-1 Filed on May 24.
`1995 (Now U.S. Pat. No. 6,546,363) which is a divisional of
`U.S. application Ser. No. 082196.480 filed on Feb. 15. 1994
`(Abandoned).
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`Tl3(‘HNICAL FIIELD OF T HE INVIENTION
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`The invention generally relates to the identification of
`anomalies in the operation of a vehicle and. more particularly.
`to the collection and analysis ofdata derived during operation
`ofa vehicle that provides a basis for diagnosing the cause of
`anomalies in the vehicle's operation.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`All vehicles today have various sensors For identifying and
`tracking critical “vital signs" of a vehicle. In their simplest
`form. these sensors include an oil pressure gauge. a water
`temperature gauge and an electrical system cl1argingfdis-
`charging gauge. In more sophisticated vehicle systems. these
`vital signs may be expanded to include the condition of the
`brake system. transmission shift indicator. and so forth. In
`fact. for every component or subasscinbly of a vehicle. a
`sensor can be adapted for indicating whether that component
`or subassembly is operating in a routine or “critical" state—
`ie. a state that if maintained will cause the component or
`subassembly to fail.
`it is also known to
`Like the monitoring of vital signs.
`employ sensors on-board a vehicle to track performance of
`the vehicle. An example of such an on-board system is illus-
`trated in U.S. Pat. No. 4.839.835 to Hagenbuch. By sensing
`and monitoring vehicle parameters related to the task being
`performed by a vehicle. a record can he establislted that
`describes how etTectively the vehicle is performing and pro-
`vides the operator of the vehicle with information from which
`future operations of the vehicle can be planned to maximize
`performance. Task-related parameters are parameters such as
`load carried by a vehicle. grade of the road on which the
`vehicle is operating, loads hauled per hour, tons hauled per
`hour. and the like. I11 general, l.l1e task-related parameters are
`those parameters that provide indicia of the work done by the
`vehicle. where work is proportional to the weight ofa vehicle
`multiplied by distance it is carried. Production performance
`of the vehicle is generally evaluated in the amount of work
`done by the vehicle in a unit of time—e.g.. miles per hour.
`tons per hour and the like.
`Today. there are many companies producing equipment for
`monitoring the state of health of a vehicle's components and
`subasscmblies-—i.e._. its “vital signs." There are also many
`companies producing vehicle production monitoring equip-
`ment. However. to the best ofappl icant’ 5 knowledge. none of
`these products has integrated vehicle production with vehicle
`condition. It is expensive to operate all vehicles and, in par-
`ticular, large load—carrying vehicles such as trucks. Accord-
`ingly. i11 an ellort to improve the up time or operating time of
`the vehicle, it is very important to monitor the critical vital
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`signs ofa vehicle. However, in addition to simply monitoring
`these vehicle critical vital signs. it is even more important to
`know what caused a vehicle vital sign to reach a critical
`condition that, ifcontinued, will cause failure ofa component
`or subassemhly. When taken as disparate items.
`tracking
`either vital signs or production parameters gives only a partial
`picture ofa vehicle‘s operation.
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`SUMMARY O17-' 'l‘l-IE lNVl'£N'l‘ION
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`It is the general object of the invention to diagnose the
`cause ofanoinalics in the values of the state-of-health param-
`eters ofa vehicle.
`It is a related object of the invention to employ the forego-
`ing diagnosis to control the operation and use ofthe vehicle to
`reduce the severity and number of anomalies of the values of
`the state-of-health parameters of the vehicle, thereby extend-
`ing the useful life of the vehicle while maintaining production
`goals.
`It is also an important object of the invention to provide a
`historical record of the values of the condition and perfor-
`mance parameters ofa vehicle. which can be used to schedule
`future maintenance and utilization of a vehicle.
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`It is yet another important object of the invention to provide
`to the user of a vehicle real-time in|'ormation regarding the
`degree with which the vehicle is being utilized-- —i.e.. the
`maximization of all performance and condition parameters
`within their normal ranges. It is a related obiect of the inven-
`tion to signal the user ofa vehicle whether the utilization of
`t.he vehicle at the moment is optimum and to also indicate
`whether the user has utilized the vehicle over a known time
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`period (c. g._. a work shift) in a manner that meets expectations.
`These and other objects and advantages of the present
`invention. as well as additional inventive Features. will be
`apparent from the description of the invention provided
`herein.
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`Briefly, the invention identifies a poor state of health of a
`vehicle and provides data regarding the recent use of the
`vehicle that can be used to effectively diagnose the cause of
`the poor health. Operating the vehicle beyond its nomtal
`operating conditions stresses components and subassernblies.
`If stressed to an extreme or for a long period of time, the
`component or subassembly may fail. On the other hand.
`under-utilization of the vehicle results in undue operating
`expenses and inetlicient use of the vehicle. ‘therefore. the
`invention also provides a visual prompt to the operator of the
`vehicle on a substantially real-time basis an evaluation of the
`elliciency of the vehicle’s operation with respect to a prede-
`tennined norm for an assigned task. With these two aspects of
`the invention. the operator of the vehicle is encouraged to
`operate the vehicle elliciently while at the same time being
`mindful that overstres