Outdoor power equipment fleet management system with operator performance monitoring

A system comprising:

• a communication device including a memory;
• a powered machine provided with the communication device, the powered machine being a handheld outdoor power equipment and comprising an equipment data sensor and a GPS-unit for registering geographic positions of the powered machine and engine speed data of an engine of the powered machine;
• an identification unit associated with an operator ID-code for an operator of the powered machine, the identification unit being a separate entity from the powered machine and configured to be worn or carried by the operator, wherein the identification unit is further configured to communicate the operator ID-code to the communication device;
• and a server system,
• wherein the communication device is configured to obtain values of parameters associated with running of the powered machine, receive the operator ID-code, and store the values and the operator ID-code in the memory,
• wherein the parameters associated with running of the powered machine include geographic positions of the operator and the engine speed data of the powered machine,
• wherein the equipment data sensor comprises a processing device communicably coupled to transceivers, a battery, memory and sensors contained within a printed circuit board and communicably coupled to the processing device and configured to collect data related to the powered machine, and a GPS-unit for registering geographic positions of the powered machine, wherein one of the sensors of the equipment data sensor is an RPM sensor and is configured to sense RPM of the engine of the powered machine,
• wherein the RPM sensor comprises an RPM antenna located on the printed circuit board and is configured to sense electromagnetic waves created by pulses when the engine is running, wherein the pulses and frequency of the electromagnetic waves vary with the RPM of the powered machine and are used to sense the engine speed data,
• wherein the communication device is further configured to collect and evaluate the engine speed data together with the geographic positions of the operator, obtain and store the engine speed data and the geographic positions of the operator together with a time stamp during an operating time period while the operator is working in a specific area, and transmit the obtained data to the server system,
• wherein the server system is configured to pair the geographic positions of the operator with the engine speed data obtained and determine, for each geographic position, whether the engine was in idle mode or in active operating mode, and
• wherein the server system is further configured to estimate vibration as a function of the engine speed for the powered machine or operator over a defined period time.