US 11,749,034 B2
Data recorder system and unit for a vehicle
Theodore E. Allwardt, Frederick, MD (US); Khim Bittle, Myersville, MD (US); Carl L. Haas, Walkersville, MD (US); and Brian Kurz, Frederick, MD (US)
Assigned to Wabtec Holding Corp., Wilmerding, PA (US)
Filed by Wabtec Holding Corp., Wilmerding, PA (US)
Filed on May 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/313,694.
Application 17/313,694 is a division of application No. 16/227,567, filed on Dec. 20, 2018, granted, now 11,030,834.
Application 16/227,567 is a division of application No. 15/241,662, filed on Aug. 19, 2016, granted, now 10,198,882, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Application 15/241,662 is a continuation of application No. 14/282,363, filed on May 20, 2014, granted, now 9,460,566, issued on Oct. 4, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0264701 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/0866 (2013.01) [G07C 5/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/08 (2013.01); G07C 5/085 (2013.01); H04N 1/00103 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data recorder unit comprising:
a data recorder enclosure configured to house an internal component;
a data processing unit located in the data recorder enclosure and configured to receive data from a data source associated with a vehicle; and
a storage device in communication with the data processing unit and configured to store the data received by the data processing unit,
wherein the storage device comprises one or more of a crash-hardened memory or a fire-resistant memory, wherein the storage device is configured to throttle a power dissipation of the storage device based at least partially upon a sensed temperature.