Back to results
US 10,981,538 B2Granted
Response vehicle systems and methods
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsDavid W. Archer, Neil Bjornstad, Michael J. Holeton, Patrick D. Martin
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A response vehicle includes a transmission, a braking subsystem, and a vehicle management system coupled to at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem. The vehicle management system includes an interlock module configured to provide a signal to switch the at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem from a locked condition to an operational condition only in response to an authenticated user request thereby preventing undesired operation of the response vehicle.
Claims16
A vehicle, comprising:
- a transmission;
- a braking subsystem;
- and
- a vehicle management system coupled to at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem, the vehicle management system including a location module and an interlock module, wherein the location module is configured to provide location information relating to a location of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle management system is configured to use the location information to determine if the vehicle is arriving at a scene, and wherein the interlock module is configured to provide a signal to switch the at least one of the transmission and the braking subsystem from an operational condition to a locked condition in response to the vehicle management system entering a mode based on the vehicle arriving at the scene, thereby preventing undesired operation of the vehicle.
1 more element
A response vehicle management system, comprising:
- a vehicle subsystem comprising at least one of a command system, a siren, a lighting system, a generator, a water pump system, a foam system, a water tank, a foam tank, a fuel tank, and a governor;
- a sensor configured to monitor the vehicle subsystem and provide a sensor signal corresponding thereto;
- a transceiver;
- a first processing circuit coupled to the sensor and the transceiver, wherein the first processing circuit is configured to:
- (a) evaluate data relating to the vehicle subsystem based on the sensor signal and (b) provide the data for transmission by the transceiver to a mobile device in response to an authenticated user request, wherein the data provided by the first processing circuit to the mobile device varies based on an access level of a user associated with the authenticated user request;
- a repeater configured to receive, amplify, and retransmit an incoming signal transmitted by the transceiver;
- and
- a second processing circuit coupled to the repeater, wherein the second processing circuit is configured to determine if a retransmission of the incoming signal is necessary for information contained in the incoming signal to reach the mobile device, and wherein the repeater is configured to retransmit the incoming signal to the mobile device in response to a determination that the retransmission of the incoming signal is necessary.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.