Roving wireless sensor and method for use in a vehicle health and usage monitoring system
US8402844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2209/886
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A health and usage monitoring system for use in monitoring health and usage of one or more components of a vehicle. In various embodiments, the present invention uses at least one roving wireless sensor that can be temporarily placed in a first position to monitor one or more components of the vehicle and then moved to another position to monitor one or more other components of the vehicle, thus reducing the total number of sensors used to monitor the vehicle. In some embodiments, a system according to the present invention may comprise at least one or more roving wireless sensors. Other embodiments may comprise one or more roving wireless sensors used in conjunction with one or more wired sensors. The present invention also provides similar embodiments for a method of monitoring the health and usage of one or more components of a vehicle.
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