US 12,152,548 B2
Vehicle monitoring system
Cesar Domingos, Contagem (BR); Shawn Gallagher, Erie, PA (US); Raghav Shrikant Kulkarni, Bangalore (IN); Vinaykanth V Mudiam, Melbourne, FL (US); Neil Xavier Blythe, Erie, PA (US); Daniel Loringer, Erie, PA (US); Pedro Lopes, Contagem (BR); Vinayak Tilak, Hyderabad (IN); James Robert Mischler, Lawrence Park, PA (US); Patricia Sue Lacy, Lawrence Park, PA (US); Michael Majewski, Lawrence Park, PA (US); and Pradheepram Ottikkutti, Lawrence Park, PA (US)
Assigned to Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Transportation IP Holdings, LLC, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/506,863.
Application 17/506,863 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/532,600, filed on Aug. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,155,288.
Application 16/532,600 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/373,295, filed on Apr. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,084,511, issued on Aug. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0042472 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. F02D 41/04 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60W 50/035 (2012.01); F01M 11/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01)
CPC F02D 41/042 (2013.01) [B60W 50/0225 (2013.01); B60W 50/035 (2013.01); F01M 11/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0604 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0676 (2013.01); F01M 2250/64 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a sensor configured to measure one or more parameters of operation of one or more propulsion systems of a vehicle system; and
a controller configured to identify one or more high-stress events of the one or more propulsion systems based on the one or more parameters that are measured, the controller being configured to calculate or obtain a cumulative usage of a component of the one or more propulsion systems based at least in part on the one or more high-stress events that are identified, and to determine a health status, predict an end of life date, or both of the component of the one or more propulsion systems based at least in part on the cumulative usage that is calculated,
wherein the high-stress event is associated with one or more of:
an operating speed, a temperature, or a throttle setting of the propulsion system;
a supplied voltage, a supplied current, a current balance, or an internal resistance of a battery system of the vehicle system; or
operation of a cooling fan of the vehicle system, or an ambient atmosphere surrounding the vehicle system for cooling.
 
9. A method comprising:
measuring one or more parameters of operation of one or more propulsion systems of a vehicle system;
identifying one or more high-stress events of the one or more propulsion systems based on the one or more parameters that are measured;
calculating a cumulative usage of a component of the one or more propulsion systems based on the one or more high-stress events that are identified; and
predicting an end of life date of the component of the one or more propulsion systems based on the cumulative usage that is calculated,
wherein the high-stress event is associated with one or more of:
an operating speed, a temperature, or a throttle setting of the propulsion system;
a supplied voltage, a supplied current, a current balance, or an internal resistance of a battery system of the vehicle system; or
operation of a cooling fan of the vehicle system, or an ambient atmosphere surrounding the vehicle system for cooling.
 
17. A system comprising:
a controller configured to identify one or more high-stress events of a propulsion system of a vehicle system based on one or more parameters that are measured by a sensor, the controller configured to calculate a cumulative usage of the propulsion system based on the one or more high-stress events that are identified, and the controller is configured to predict an end of life date of a component of the propulsion system based on the cumulative usage that is calculated and to automatically change one or more planned operational settings for a current trip or upcoming trip of the vehicle system based on the end of life date that is predicted,
wherein the high-stress event is associated with one or more of:
an operating speed, a temperature, or a throttle setting of the propulsion system;
a supplied voltage, a supplied current, a current balance, or an internal resistance of a battery system of the vehicle system; or
operation of a cooling fan of the vehicle system, or an ambient atmosphere surrounding the vehicle system for cooling.