Methods and systems for intelligent collection and analysis of vehicle data

A method, comprising:

• interpreting a plurality of detection values of a vehicle, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to input received from at least one of a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to at least one component of the vehicle;
• operating at least one of a neural net or an expert system on the plurality of detection values to determine a state value for at least one of a component or the vehicle;
• and
• adjusting at least one of a sensing parameter or a data storage profile in response to the state value,
• wherein the state value comprises at least one of:
• an off-nominal operation, a component failure, a component fault, or a component maintenance requirement;
• and wherein the adjusting the at least one of the sensing parameter or the data storage profile comprises enhancing a resolution of at least one of the plurality of detection values in response to the state value.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to input received from at least one of a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of components of a vehicle;
• a data analysis circuit structured to determine a state value, wherein the data analysis circuit comprises a pattern recognition circuit structured to determine the state value by performing a pattern recognition operation on a subset of the plurality of detection values and at least one external detection value using at least one of a neural net or an expert system;
• and
• an analysis response circuit structured to adjust a parameter of the vehicle in response to the state value,
• wherein the state value comprises a normal operating state for a component of the vehicle, and wherein adjusting the parameter of the vehicle comprises reducing an amount of data of the plurality of detection values that is stored relating to the component of the vehicle.

A system for data collection in a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to input received from at least one of a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of components of the vehicle;
• a data analysis circuit structured to determine a state value, wherein the data analysis circuit comprises a pattern recognition circuit structured to determine the state value by analyzing a subset of the plurality of detection values and at least one external detection value using at least one of a neural net or an expert system;
• and
• an analysis response circuit structured to adjust a parameter of the vehicle in response to the state value, wherein the at least one of the neural net or the expert system performs a pattern recognition operation to determine the state value,
• wherein the pattern recognition operation is performed on vibration data of the plurality of detection values.

A method, comprising:

• interpreting a plurality of detection values of a vehicle, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to input received from at least one of a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to at least one component of the vehicle;
• operating at least one of a neural net or an expert system on the plurality of detection values to determine a state value for the at least one of component of the vehicle;
• and
• adjusting at least one of a sensing parameter or a data storage profile in response to the state value,
• wherein the at least one of the neural net or the expert system performs a pattern recognition operation to determine the state value,
• wherein the state value comprises at least one of:
• an off-nominal operation, a component failure, a component fault, or a component maintenance requirement, and
• wherein the adjusting the at least one of the sensing parameter or the data storage profile comprises enhancing a resolution of at least one of the plurality of detection values in response to the state value.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to input received from at least one of a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of components of a vehicle;
• a data analysis circuit structured to determine a state value, wherein the data analysis circuit comprises a pattern recognition circuit structured to determine the state value by performing a pattern recognition operation on a subset of the plurality of detection values and at least one external detection value using at least one of a neural net or an expert system;
• and
• an analysis response circuit structured to adjust a parameter of the vehicle in response to the state value,
• wherein the state value comprises, for a component of the vehicle, at least one of:
• an off-nominal operation, a failure, a fault, or a maintenance requirement;
• and wherein the adjusting the parameter of the vehicle comprises increasing an amount of data of the plurality of detection values that is stored relating to the component of the vehicle.

A system for data collection in a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to input received from at least one of a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of components of the vehicle;
• a data analysis circuit structured to determine a state value, wherein the data analysis circuit comprises a pattern recognition circuit structured to determine the state value by analyzing a subset of the plurality of detection values and at least one external detection value using at least one of a neural net or an expert system;
• and
• an analysis response circuit structured to adjust a parameter of the vehicle in response to the state value, wherein the analysis response circuit is further structured to adjust a detection package in response to the state value, wherein the detection package comprises a selection of available sensors utilized as the plurality of input sensors,
• wherein the at least one of the neural net or the expert system performs a pattern recognition operation to determine the state value,
• wherein the pattern recognition operation is performed on vibration data of the plurality of detection values,
• wherein the at least one of the neural net or the expert system further compares the vibration data of the plurality of detection values to a library of noise patterns,
• wherein the library of noise patterns comprises the at least one external detection value,
• wherein the at least one of the neural net or the expert system is configured to at least intermittently access a self-organizing marketplace, and
• wherein the self-organizing marketplace provides the library of noise patterns.

A method, comprising:

• interpreting a plurality of detection values of a vehicle, each of the plurality of detection values corresponding to input received from at least one of a plurality of input sensors, each of the plurality of input sensors operatively coupled to at least one component of the vehicle;
• operating at least one of a neural net or an expert system on the plurality of detection values to determine a state value for the at least one of component of the vehicle;
• and
• adjusting at least one of a sensing parameter or a data storage profile in response to the state value,
• wherein the at least one of the neural net or the expert system performs a pattern recognition operation to determine the state value, and
• wherein the at least one of the neural net or the expert system accesses external data value from a self-organizing marketplace, and further determines the state value in response to the external data value.