Method and apparatus for diagnosing and monitoring vehicles, vehicle components and routes

A method for diagnosing and monitoring vehicles, vehicle components, routes and route components via an apparatus including at least one first sensor arranged on a bogie of the vehicle, at least one second sensor, at least one third sensor, and including at least one computer provided within the vehicle and connected to the at least one first, second and third sensors, the at least one computer including a plurality of statistical models, the at least one first sensor performing measurements during operation of the vehicle, and the at least one computer performing signal processing during operation of the vehicle, the method comprising:

• operating the vehicle and supplying at least measured first, second and third signals to the at least one computer;
• forming, by the at least one computer during operation of the vehicle, at least one first, at least one second and at least one third characteristic value from the at least measured first, second and third signals, the at least one first, at least one second and at least one third characteristic value being inserted into the plurality of statistical models, a first statistical model of the plurality of statistical models being trained from first and second reference characteristic values and a second statistical model of the plurality of statistical models being trained from first and third reference characteristic values;
• classifying, continuously by the at least one computer during operation of the vehicle, the at least one first, at least one second and at least one third characteristic value or at least one combination of the at least one first characteristic value via a prediction based on one of the at least one first, at least one second and at least one third characteristic value and the combination of the at least one first, at least one second and at least one third characteristic value;
• determining, by the at least one computer during operation of the vehicle, one of (i) at least one technical first state indicator for at least one first vehicle component and (ii) at least one route component from one of at least one classification result and at least one prediction result during operation of the vehicle to reduce risks associated with false alarms;
• transmitting data including the at least one technical first state indicator from at least one of said forming, classifying and determining to an infrastructure-based device comprising a service platform and evaluating the transmitted data including the at least one technical first state indicator at the infrastructure-based device;
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• performing state-oriented servicing or maintenance of vehicles or infrastructure at the service platform based on the at least one technical first state indicator.