Vehicle condition monitoring system

A system for monitoring condition of structure of a vehicle, the system comprising:

• one or more sensors for generating signals relating to a structural condition of the vehicle from a location in the vehicle;
• a data acquisition unit for storing the generated sensor signals at a first sampling rate;
• and
• a structural condition management system for receiving the stored sensor signals from the data acquisition unit, processing the received sensor signals based on one or more associated predefined condition assessment algorithms, and generating a maintenance plan based on the processed sensor signals,
• wherein the structural condition management system is external to the vehicle.

A vehicle comprising:

• one or more sensors for generating signals relating to a structural condition of the vehicle from a location in the vehicle;
• and
• a data acquisition unit for storing the generated sensor signals at a first sampling rate,
• wherein the data acquisition unit determines whether the generated sensor signals are to be stored at the first sampling rate, and stores the generated sensor signals at a second sampling rate that is different than the first sampling rate when it is determined that the stored sensor signals are not to be stored at the first sampling rate.

A system for generating a maintenance plan for a vehicle, the system comprising:

• one or more sensors for generating signals relating to a structural condition of the vehicle from a location in the vehicle;
• a data acquisition unit for storing the generated sensor signals at a first sampling rate;
• and
• a structural condition management system for receiving the stored sensor signals from the data acquisition unit, processing the received sensor signals based on one or more associated predefined condition assessment algorithms, and generating a maintenance plan based on the processed sensor signals, wherein the structural condition management system is external to the vehicle.

A method for monitoring condition of structure of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• generating signals relating to a structural condition of the vehicle at one or more condition sensors positioned in the vehicle;
• and
• storing at a first sampling rate the generated sensor signals at a data acquisition unit within the vehicle, wherein storing includes:
• determining whether the stored signals are to be stored a first sampling rate;
• and
• storing the generated sensor signals at a second sampling rate that is different than the first sampling rate when it is determined that the generated sensor signals are not to be stored at the first sampling rate.