US 9,296,401 B1Granted

Rail vehicle event triggering system and method

AssigneeSmartDrive Systems, Inc.

InventorsJason Palmer, Slaven Sljivar, Mark Freitas, Daniel A. Deninger, Shahriar Ravari

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Abstract

This disclosure relates to a system configured to detect rail vehicle events. Some or all of the system may be installed in a rail vehicle and/or be otherwise coupled with the rail vehicle. In some implementations, the system may detect rail vehicle events based on pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets. The system may include one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to the rail vehicle. In some implementations, the system may detect rail vehicle events based on a comparison of the information conveyed by the output signals from the sensors and/or parameters determined based on the output signals to the pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets.

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Dependent claims

A system configured to detect rail vehicle events based on pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets, the system coupled to a rail vehicle, the system comprising:

one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to operation and/or context of the rail vehicle;
and
one or more physical computer processors configured by computer readable instructions to:
determine one or more rail vehicle parameters based on the output signals, the one or more rail vehicle parameters being related to the operation and/or context of the rail vehicle;
obtain one or more pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets, the one or more pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets including criteria sets associated with individual rail vehicle events, the one or more predetermined rail vehicle event criteria sets including a first criteria set that corresponds to a first rail vehicle event, the first criteria set including a first individual criterion;
detect individual rail vehicle events based on the determined rail vehicle parameters and the obtained pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets by comparing the determined rail vehicle parameters to the criteria sets such that the first rail vehicle event is detected responsive to the determined parameters satisfying the first criteria set;
determine one or more rail vehicle operator parameters based on the output signals from the biological information sensors, the one or more rail vehicle operator parameters being related to an excitement level of the rail vehicle operator;
and
detect rail vehicle events based on the determined rail vehicle operator parameters, the determined rail vehicle parameters, and the obtained pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets by comparing the determined rail vehicle operator parameters and the determined rail vehicle parameters to the criteria sets such that the first rail vehicle event is detected responsive to one or more of the rail vehicle operator parameters or the rail vehicle parameters satisfying the first criteria set.

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A method for detecting rail vehicle events based on pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets, the method comprising:

generating output signals conveying information related to operation and/or context of a rail vehicle;
determining one or more rail vehicle parameters based on the output signals, the one or more rail vehicle parameters being related to the operation and/or context of the rail vehicle;
obtaining one or more pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets, the one or more pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets including criteria sets associated with individual rail vehicle events, the one or more pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets including a first criteria set that corresponds to a first rail vehicle event, the first criteria set including a first individual criterion;
detecting individual rail vehicle events based on the determined rail vehicle parameters and the obtained pre-determined rail vehicle event criteria sets by comparing the determined rail vehicle parameters to the criteria sets such that the first rail vehicle event is detected responsive to the determined parameters satisfying the first criteria set;
determining one or more rail vehicle operator parameters based on the output signals that convey the information related to the biological activity of the vehicle operator, the one or more rail vehicle operator parameters being related to an excitement level of the rail vehicle operator;
and
detecting rail vehicle events based on the determined rail vehicle operator parameters, the determined rail vehicle parameters, and the obtained predetermined rail vehicle event criteria sets by comparing the determined rail vehicle operator parameters and the determined rail vehicle parameters to the criteria sets such that the first rail vehicle event is detected responsive to one or more of the rail vehicle operator parameters or the rail vehicle parameters satisfying the first criteria set.

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