Enhanced safety systems and method for transportation vehicles
AssigneeSpirited Eagle Enterprises, LLC
InventorsAlan C. Lesesky, Jerry K. Hubbell, Ryan David Parks, Samuel Duke Drinkard, Keith Donadio
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Abstract
A method for enhancing situational awareness in a transportation vehicle includes strategically locating sensory communication devices on the vehicle. The sensory communication devices are operatively connecting to a user network. At least one of the sensory communication devices is activated upon a triggering event. A vehicle data signal including vehicle information is transmitted from the activated sensory communication device to the user network. Using a computing device, the user network is accessed to receive the vehicle information transmitted by the activated sensory communication device.
Claims1
A method for enhancing situational awareness in a transportation vehicle comprising a tractor and a trailer, comprising:
- strategically locating a plurality of sensory communication devices on the vehicle;
- operatively connecting the sensory communication devices to a user network;
- after the vehicle is in motion, comparing a velocity of the tractor and a velocity of the trailer;
- when the velocity of the tractor matches the velocity of the trailer, automatically pairing the sensory communication devices with a computing device connected to the user network;
- activating at least one of the sensory communication devices upon a triggering event;
- transmitting a vehicle data signal comprising vehicle information from the activated sensory communication device to the user network;
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- using the computing device to access the user network, receiving in real time the vehicle information transmitted by the activated sensory communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.