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`Hagenbuch
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`[10) Patent No.:
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`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,039,507 32
`May 2, 2006
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`(54) APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND
`RECORDING VITAL SIGNS AND
`TASK-RELATED INFORMATION ()F A
`VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY OPERATING:
`PATTERNS
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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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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer. the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`use. 1540:) by 0 days.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 10383.82
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Mar. 7, 2003
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 200370176958 Al
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`Sep. 18. 2003
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`Related US. Application Data
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`4.474.404 A
`4.614.477 A
`4.621.858 A
`4.630.227 A
`4.635.739 A
`4.678.235 A
`4.717.904 A *
`4.729.102 A *
`4.817.418 A
`4.826.233 A
`4.831.539 A
`4.835.719 A
`4.838.835 A
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`'l'revor 0 Jones &
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`Wallace K Tsuha: Fully Integrated Truck Info & Control
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`(Continued)
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`(60) Continuation of application No. 087448.764. filed on
`May 24.
`[995. now Pat. No. 6.546.363. which is a
`division of application No. 087196.480. filed on Feb.
`15. 1994. now abandoned.
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`Primary Examiner—Richard M. Camby
`(74) Attorney. Agent. or Finn—Leydig. Voit & Mayer. Ltd.
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
`6113 5/02
`(52) U.. . Cl.
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`(2006.01)
`701729; 701733: 701735;
`737489: 36075
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`701(29.
`(58) Field of Classification Search
`701731. 32. 33 I. 34. 35 X. 50: 3401436;
`36075: 737489
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`Sheet 10 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 132
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 11 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 32
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 13 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 132
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 14 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 132
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 15 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 B2
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 16 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 132
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`TEN HEGHEST REXK'E'LUADES
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 17 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 132
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`TEN HIGHEST SPIRES
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 18 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 B2
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 19 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 B2
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`BODY EMPTY PSI
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 20 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 B2
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`LEAKING SENSOR
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 21 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 B2
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`LAST FIVE NEUTRALS
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`US. Patent
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`May 2, 2006
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`Sheet 22 of 28
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`US 7,039,507 B2
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`LAST {TEE REXERSES
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`APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND
`RECORDING VITAL SIGNS AND
`TASK-RELATED INFORMATION OF A
`VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY OPERATING
`PATI‘ERNS
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`TECHNICAL IiIEIJ) OI“ Tllli INVliNTlUN
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`The invention generally relates to the identification of
`anomalies in the operation of a vehicle and, tnore particu-
`larly, to the collection and analysis of data derived during
`operation of a 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 charg-
`ingldischarging gauge. In more sophisticated vehicle sys-
`tems,
`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 subassembly of
`a vehicle. a sensor can be adapted for indicating whether that
`component or subassentbly is operating in a routine or
`“critical” state Le. 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 perfonnance of
`the vehicle. An example of such an on-hoard system is
`illustrated 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 be estab—
`lished that describes how eil‘ectively the vehicle is perform-
`ing and provides the operator of the vehicle with infonnation
`from which litture 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. In general. the
`task-related parameters are those parameters that provide
`indicia of the work done by the vehicle. where work is
`proportional to the weight of a vehicle multiplied by dis-
`tance it is carried. Production performance of the vehicle is
`generally evaluated in the amount of work done by the
`vehicle in a unit oftime—e.g.. miles per hour. tons per hour
`and the like.
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`Today. there are many companies producing equipment
`for monitoring the state of health of a vehicle’s components
`and subassemblies-—-i.e._.
`its “vital signs.” There are also
`many companies producing vehicle production monitoring
`equipment. However. to the best of applicant’s knowledge.
`none of these products has integrated vehicle production
`with vehicle condition. It is expensive to operate all vehicles
`and.
`in particular.
`large load~carrying vehicles such as
`trucks. Accordingly, in an effort to improve the up time or
`operating time of tlte vehicle. it is very important to monitor
`the critical vital 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. if continued, will cause failure
`of a component or subassembly. When taken as disparate
`items. tracking either vital signs or production parameters
`gives only a partial picture of a vehicle‘s operation.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`It is the general object of the invention to diagnose the
`cause of anomalies in the values of the state-of-health
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`parameters of a vehicle.
`ll
`is a related obiect of the invention to employ the
`foregoing diagnosis to control the operation and use of the
`vehicle to reduce the severity and nutnber ofanomalies of
`the values of the state-of-heahh parameters of the vehicle.
`thereby extending the useful life of the vehicle while main-
`taining production goals.
`It is also an important object of the invention to provide
`a historical record of the values of the condition and per-
`formance parameters of a vehicle. which cart be used to
`schedule future maintenance and utilization of a vehicle.
`It
`is yet another important object of the invention to
`provide to the user of a vehicle real-time information
`regarding the degree with which the vehicle is being uti-
`lized- --i.e.. the maximization ofall performance and condi-
`tion parameters within their normal ranges. It is a related
`object of the invention to signal the user ofa vehicle whether
`the utilization of the vehicle at the moment is optimum and
`to also indicate whether the user has utilized the vehicle over
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`a known time period (cg. 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.
`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 efiectively diagnose the cause of
`the poor health. Operating the vehicle beyond its normal
`operating conditions stresses components and subassem-
`blies. lf stressed to an extreme or her a long period of time,
`the component or subassembly may fail. On the other hand,
`undernutilization of the vehicle results in undue operating
`expenses and inefficient 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 ciliciency of the vehicle‘s operation with respect to a
`predetermined norm for an assigned task. With these two
`aspects of the invention,
`the operator of the vehicle is
`encouraged to operate the vehicle efficiently while at the
`same time being mindful that overstressing the vehicle to
`make up for a period of inefficiency will be recorded and
`noted by the operator’s supervisors.
`An electronic processor on-board the vehicle acquires
`vital sign data and work~related data at predetermined time
`intervals from sensors mounted to the vehicle for providing
`a set of vital sign data and a set of work data. The sensors
`that provide vital sign data sense parameters of the vehicle‘s
`subaSsemblies and components that are indicative of their
`state ol'health. The sensors that provide the work data sense
`parameters that are indicia of the task perfonued by the
`vehicle and of the amoun