Interactive dynamic realtime management system for powered vehicles

A dynamic realtime management system for managing a condition of a starter system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of input sensors connected to components associated with the starter system of said vehicle;
• a microprocessor connected to said input sensors for continuously and automatically sensing a plurality of realtime parameters associated with said starter system, said input sensors including means for transmitting sensed values of said realtime parameters to said microprocessor;
• a memory for storing said sensed values of said realtime parameters and for storing a program for defining relationships between certain of said sensed values of said realtime parameters, said microprocessor including means for continuously and automatically determining faulty components of the starter system using the sensed values and the stored program;
• and
• a display connected to said microprocessor for producing a humanly perceivable signal indicating whether or not a starter system component is faulty.

A dynamic realtime management system for managing a condition of a motor cooling system of a vehicle comprising:

• a plurality of input sensors connected to components of the motor cooling system of the vehicle;
• a microprocessor connected to said input sensors for continuously and automatically sensing a plurality of realtime parameters of said motor cooling system, said input sensors including means for transmitting sensed values of said realtime parameters to said microprocessor;
• a memory for storing said sensed values of said realtime parameters and for storing a program for defining relationships between certain of said sensed values of said realtime parameters, said microprocessor including means for continuously and automatically determining faulty components of the motor cooling system using the sensed values and the stored program;
• and
• a display connected to said microprocessor for producing a humanly perceivable signal indicating whether or not a motor cooling system component is faulty.

A dynamic realtime management system for managing a condition of a charging system of a vehicle comprising:

• a plurality of input sensors connected to components associated with the charging system of said vehicle;
• a microprocessor connected to said input sensors for continuously and automatically sensing a plurality of realtime parameters associated with said charging system, said input sensors including means for transmitting sensed values of said realtime parameters to said microprocessor;
• a memory for storing said sensed values of said realtime parameters and for storing a program for defining relationships between certain of said sensed values of said realtime parameters, said microprocessor including means for continuously and automatically determining faulty components of the charging system using the sensed values and the stored program;
• and
• a display connected to said microprocessor for producing a humanly perceivable signal indicating whether or not a charging system component is faulty.

A dynamic realtime management system for managing a condition of a battery of a powered vehicle, comprising:

• a battery voltage sensor for measuring voltage of the battery;
• a battery temperature sensor for measuring temperature of the battery;
• a microprocessor connected to said voltage and said temperature sensors for continuously and automatically sensing said voltage and said temperature;
• a memory for storing values of said voltage and said temperature;
• an electronic load connected to said battery and said microprocessor and selectively applied to said battery by said microprocessor for drawing a desired amperage of said battery in a prescribed time sequence;
• and
• a display, connected to said microprocessor, for producing a humanly perceivable signal;
• wherein
• said microprocessor continuously and automatically determines the condition of said battery and transmits a signal indicative thereof to said display.

A method of monitoring a condition of a battery of a powered vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• measuring an open circuit terminal voltage of the battery;
• measuring a temperature of the battery;
• applying an electronic load to the battery to draw a desired amperage;
• calculating an estimated internal resistance of the battery by dividing a voltage across the battery measured when the electronic load is applied by the desired amperage;
• calculating cranking amp capacity of the battery by dividing the open circuit terminal voltage by the estimated internal resistance;
• applying a temperature correction factor to the cranking amp capacity to determine cold cranking amp capacity of the battery;
• and
• transmitting a signal to a driver of said powered vehicle indicative of the cold cranking amp capacity of the battery.

A dynamic realtime management method for managing a condition of a powered vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• continuously and automatically sensing a plurality of realtime parameters related to components of the powered vehicle;
• storing sensed values of the realtime parameters and storing a plurality of programs for defining relationships between certain of the sensed values of the realtime parameters;
• continuously and automatically determining interactions between the sensed values using the stored programs;
• continuously and automatically producing an interaction indication result;
• continuously and automatically producing a condition output that is indicative of the relationship between the sensed values and the interaction indication result;
• automatically transmitting the condition output to a display;
• and
• producing a humanly perceivable signal on the display.