US 12,222,260 B1
Vehicle health monitoring system for ground vehicles
Eric R Bechhoefer, Cornwall, VT (US); Joelle Kessler, Cornwall, VT (US); and John Taylor, Cornwall, VT (US)
Assigned to GPMS International, Inc., Cornwall, VT (US)
Filed by GPMS International, Inc., Cornwall, VT (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/724,975.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/177,495, filed on Apr. 21, 2021.
Int. Cl. G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G01M 17/007 (2006.01)
CPC G01M 17/007 (2013.01) [G07C 5/0808 (2013.01)] 1 Claim
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system mounted on a ground vehicle for monitoring health of the ground vehicle comprising:
an onboard control unit (OBCU);
a first data bus connecting the OBCU, a first tachometer positioned to monitor a drivetrain of the ground vehicle, and a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors including a first accelerometer mounted on the ground vehicle a position to and configured to detect signals from a transmission, a second accelerometer mounted on the ground vehicle in a position to and configured to detect signals from a left front hub, a third accelerometer mounted on the ground vehicle in a position to and configured to detect signals from a forward differential, a fourth accelerometer mounted on the ground vehicle in a position to and configured to detect signals from a transfer case, a fifth accelerometer mounted on the ground vehicle in, a position to and configured to detect signals from a left after hub, a sixth accelerometer mounted on the ground vehicle in a position to and configured to detect signals from an after differential, and a seventh accelerometer mounted on the ground vehicle in a position to and configured to detect signals from a right after hub; and
a second data bus connecting to the OBCU, a second tachometer positioned to monitor an engine of the ground vehicle, and a second plurality of sensors, the second plurality of sensors including an eighth accelerometer positioned and configured to detect signals from the engine and, a ninth accelerometer positioned and configured to detect signals from an alternator,
wherein the OBCU executes a set of instructions to:
identify a regime that the ground vehicle is operating in based on data received from one or more of the first tachometer, the first accelerometer, the second accelerometer, the third accelerometer, the fourth accelerometer, the fifth accelerometer, the sixth accelerometer, and the seventh accelerometer;
determine whether the regime is appropriate for acquiring data from and performing a condition indicator analysis for a component of the ground vehicle; and
determine, when the regime is appropriate for the component, a condition indicator value for the component based on the data, wherein the condition indicator value is further based on a ratio from a tachometer value derived from vibration signals to the component.