Abstract: The present disclosure provides for predictive part maintenance by identifying component service programs indicating one or more components to track usage of in one or more aircraft for a given time period; tracking component usage in the one or more aircraft for the one or more components to identify scheduled removals for instances of the one or more components within the given time period; amalgamating component removals across the one or more aircraft for the one or more components; amalgamating component demand across the component service programs for the one or more components based on the scheduled removals and the component removals; and generating and transmitting an inventory alert based on the component demand.

Abstract: Aspects relate to apparatus and methods for autonomously controlling electric vehicles for charging. Apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a map of a location, communicate with a plurality of vehicles at the location, and communicate charging data to a user. Communicating with the plurality of vehicles includes receiving status data from the vehicles, transmitting a waypath to the vehicles, and directing the vehicles to a designated spot for charging. A user may manually charge the vehicles at the designated spot.

Abstract: A method is provided for diagnosing a failure on an aircraft that includes aircraft systems and monitors configured to report effects of failure modes of the aircraft systems. The method includes receiving a fault report that indicates one or more of the monitors that reported the effects of a failure mode in an aircraft system of the aircraft systems, and accessing a fault pattern library that describes relationships between possible failure modes and patterns of those of the monitors configured to report the effects of the possible failure modes. The method also includes diagnosing the failure mode of the aircraft system from the one or more of the monitors that reported, and using the fault pattern library and a greedy selection algorithm, determining a maintenance action for the failure mode; and generating a maintenance message including at least the maintenance action.

Abstract: A computer system and method for optimizing operation of a device having associated software routines for operating the device in which data associated with a device is received that is indicative of alert conditions present in the device. The received data associated with the alert conditions is analyzed to determine corrective actions to mitigate the alert conditions. Actors for implementing the determined corrective actions is determined based upon the alert conditions and the determined corrective actions. A determination is made we to whether the determined corrective actions have been successfully implemented to mitigate the alert conditions. A determination is then performed as to whether alteration of the corrective actions is required to mitigate the alert conditions.

Abstract: An oil diagnostic device includes a generator configured to generate a statistical causal search model showing a correlation between a plurality of kinds of driving information by using first data that is the individual kinds of driving information acquired in advance from sensors connected to an on-board unit mounted on a vehicle, an acquirer configured to acquire second data that is driving information acquired from a sensor mounted on the vehicle and provided independently of the on-board unit, an estimator configured to estimate the driving information corresponding to the second data by using the statistical causal search model, and a deriver configured to derive a precursor accumulation amount of the vehicle from the estimated driving information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for predictive part maintenance by generating a reliability curve for an aircraft based on historic removals; setting a removal threshold on the reliability curve; tracking an installation of a given instance of the aircraft part into a given aircraft; tracking a number of cycles of the given instance of the aircraft part based on operations of the given aircraft in which the given instance of the aircraft part is installed; and in response to the number of cycles of the given instance of the aircraft part satisfying the removal threshold, transmitting a service alert to an operator of the given aircraft.

Abstract: A data monitoring method and a data monitoring medium. The method has: acquiring current vibration data of a target flight device in real time; Determining an anomaly protection strategy of the target flight device based on the current vibration data; The target flight equipment is controlled to execute corresponding operations according to an abnormality protection strategy. Embodiments of the invention, by acquiring the current vibration data of the target flight equipment in real time, determining an anomaly protection strategy of the target flight device based on the current vibration data.

Abstract: Aspects relate to apparatus and methods for autonomously controlling electric vehicles for charging. Apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a map of a location, communicate with a plurality of vehicles at the location, and communicate charging data to a user. Communicating with the plurality of vehicles includes receiving status data from the vehicles, transmitting a waypath to the vehicles, and directing the vehicles to a designated spot for charging. A user may manually charge the vehicles at the designated spot.

Abstract: A centralized accounting system for invoice generation is described as a web-based portal accessible by parties of a supply chain finance relationship via one or more computer networks. The centralized system provides a computer-based, network accessible platform in which a customer and a vendor may negotiate and agree upon terms of a purchase order for products. The centralized system then approves the purchase order based on vendor and customer profile information, and sends a notification of the approved purchase order to a bank. The centralized system automatically generates a vendor invoice for the approved purchase order and submit the vendor invoice to the bank for payment according the terms of the supply chain finance relationship. The centralized system ensures that the vendor invoice is accurate for the approved purchase order. The centralized system may also automatically generate and submit a bank invoice to the customer for the approved purchase order.

Abstract: A method for determining machine usage severity including collecting repair data for multiple machines over a repair time period and telematics data from sensors on the machines over an activity time period. The method can include calculating predictive features from the telematics data for each of the machines and creating a severity model based on the predictive features. The severity model can be validated with the predictive features and corresponding repair data for each of the machines. The method can include receiving telematics data from sensors on a deployed machine for a deployed period of time, calculating a plurality of machine predictive features from the telematics data, and feeding the machine predictive features into the severity model to calculate a severity score for the deployed machine. The method can include displaying a recommendation to perform maintenance on the deployed machine when the machine usage severity score exceeds a selected threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring air restriction in a vehicle are provided. In some aspects, a method includes providing an electrically operable, air restriction device configured to measure an air restriction in at least a portion of a vehicle's air system, and operating the electrically operable, air restriction device using power provided by a power system on the vehicle. The method also includes controlling power to the electrically operable, air restriction device using a hood switch that is connected to the power system.

Abstract: A system and method for providing charging options based on electric vehicle operator daily activities that include analyzing data associated with daily activities of an operator of an electric vehicle and determining at least one travel routine and at least one prospective travel plan that is completed by the operator of the electric vehicle based on the daily activities. The system and method also include determining a current geo-location of the electric vehicle. The system and method further include presenting an electric vehicle charging planner user interface that presents at least one prospective travel path to the at least one predicted point of interest.

Abstract: A riding floor cleaning machine having an intelligent system including a main frame sub-assembly, a steering and drive wheel sub-assembly, a solution tank sub-assembly, a recovery tank sub-assembly, a recovery tank cover sub-assembly, a control panel sub-assembly, a main controller sub-assembly, a seat and detergent system sub-assembly, a battery sub-assembly, a scrub head sub-assembly, a scrub head lift sub-assembly, a squeegee sub-assembly, a solution and detergent sub-assembly, and an intelligent system associated with at least one of the above-identified sub-assemblies, wherein the intelligent system selectively gathers, obtains, monitors, stores, records, and/or analyzes data associated with components of the riding floor cleaning machine, and controllably communicates and/or disseminates such data with another system and/or user.

Abstract: A controller includes: a control unit configured to detect, based on information from a sensor mounted on a vehicle, a first event indicating that engine oil is discharged from an engine of the vehicle, or a second event indicating that the engine is replenished with engine oil; and a storage unit configured to store the result of detection by the control unit as a history of oil change.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to optimized recharging of autonomous vehicle. A device may request permission to recharge a vehicle during a trip. The device may receive, for a geographical zone, a first location associated with a first recharging station and a second location associated with a second recharging station. The device may generate a first driving route from a pick-up location with a stop at the first recharging station, and a second driving route from the pick-up location with a stop at the second recharging station. The device may assign a first value to the first driving route and a second value to the second driving route by way of an objective cost function. The device may generate driving directions corresponding to the first driving route.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus and a vehicle having the same are provided. A data processing apparatus of a vehicle includes: a first memory having a plurality of storage areas to which each address of a plurality of addresses is allocated; and a processor configured to confirm information of data received from a first device, confirm an address corresponding to the received data based on the confirmed information of data, and store the received data in a storage area of the plurality of storage areas corresponding to the confirmed address.

Abstract: Provided is a life evaluating device that evaluates the life of a lubricant in a machine including a motor and a transmission mechanism that is lubricated by the lubricant and transmits power of the motor to a movable unit. The life evaluating device includes a motor-heat-value calculating unit that calculates a motor heat value on the basis of a current value of the motor, a frictional-heat-value calculating unit that calculates a frictional heat value in the transmission mechanism on the basis of rotating speed of the motor and a coefficient of friction of the transmission mechanism, a lubricant-temperature estimating unit that estimates temperature of the lubricant on the basis of the calculated frictional heat value and the calculated motor heat value, and a life estimating unit that estimates the life of the lubricant on the basis of the estimated temperature of the lubricant.

Abstract: An example method involves receiving, at a computing system, vehicle diagnostic information from a vehicle. The vehicle diagnostic information may include one or more sets of parameters corresponding to parameter identifiers (PIDs). The method further involves identifying a first set of parameters corresponding to a PID representing a state of a particular system of the vehicle and determining, using the first set of parameters, a current value of the PID. The method may also involve performing a comparison between the current value and a predetermined value for the PID and determining a health of the particular system of the vehicle such that the health reflects a difference between the current value and the predetermined value for the PID. The method may also involve displaying, by the computing system at a graphical interface, a vehicle health record representing the health of the particular system of the vehicle.

Abstract: An aircraft performance analysis system and method include a performance analysis control unit that receives original performance model data, receives flight data from an aircraft, and determines a current performance model for the aircraft based on the original performance model data and the flight data.

Abstract: A system and method for providing point of interest related notifications within a vehicle that include receiving sensor data associated with an opening of at least one vehicle window of the vehicle. The system and method also include storing a first geo-location of the vehicle based on the sensor data and determining if a subsequent geo-location of the vehicle is within a predetermined vicinity of at least one point of interest. The system and method further include providing at least one point of interest related notification associated with the at least one point of interest if it is determined that the subsequent geo-location of the vehicle is within the predetermined vicinity of the at least one point of interest.

Abstract: The disclosed implementations relate to a network monitoring and failover system and related devices and methods. Various implementations include a network having a local area network, a firewall, a server, and an SD-WAN monitoring system. The SD-WAN monitoring system is constructed and arranged to direct network traffic over various network connections according to a set a rules. The system is constructed and arranged to monitor and detect when a primary connection is not performing optimally and automatically route sensitive traffic to a secondary connect to minimize or eliminate network interruptions. The system is further constructed and arranged to automatically transition back to the primary connection when the network issues are resolved.

Abstract: Conditioning monitoring is provided for rotating components in gearboxes that accounts for gear system dynamics, allowing for improved analysis. A rotation rate for the component is generated from vibration data by estimating the rotation rate based on a tachometer measurement of another shaft and the shaft ratio. This estimated rotation rate is used, together with the known configuration of the component, to estimate a known gear mesh frequency of the component. By filtering for a range of frequencies around the gear mesh frequency based on variation in the shaft rate, the gear mesh frequency can be determined and from that signal, an actual rotation rate for the component can be determined. The actual or determined rotation rate can then be used in deriving an analytic vibration spectrum for the component that is not degraded due to gear system dynamics effects.

Abstract: A method for determining actual wear and tear of fleet cars is provided. The method includes at a cloud server comprising a processor, a memory and a database, receiving, from a first fleet car, first data streams generated by a first group of sensors mounted on the first fleet car, receiving from a second fleet car second data streams generated by a second group of sensors mounted on the second fleet car, and determining, with the processor, actual wear and tear of the first fleet car and the second fleet car based on the first wear and tear element and the second wear and tear element.

Abstract: A method of servicing a shock absorber of an aircraft landing gear shock absorbing strut, the shock absorber including a sealed, variable volume chamber containing a liquid and a gas in fluid communication with one another, the method comprising: using a mixer to mix the liquid and the gas within the chamber until the liquid is uniformly saturated with the gas; and subsequently performing one or more servicing actions.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for enabling communication with a user. Information representing surrounding of a user engaged in an on-going dialogue is received via the communication platform, wherein the information includes a current response from the user in the on-going dialogue and is acquired from a current scene in which the user is present and captures characteristics of the user and the current scene. Relevant features are extracted from the information. A state of the user is estimated based on the relevant features and a dialogue context surrounding the current scene is determined based on the relevant features. A feedback directed to the current response of the user is generated based on the state of the user and the dialogue context.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system, computer program product and computer-implemented method for smog analysis which provides sending a data collection signal to one or more vehicles including one or more sensors via a base station, receiving data from the one or more vehicles, including sensor data, analyzing the received data for determining a smog status, and sending traffic information to a plurality of vehicles. The traffic information may include the determined smog status and the plurality of vehicles may include the one or more vehicles.

Abstract: Dynamic tuning of mobile network device configuration based on location is described. An example of a storage medium includes instructions for switching a mobile network device in a vehicle to a maintenance mode based at least in part on detection of a first location, the first location being a maintenance hub location; enabling administrative communications and disabling user communications for the mobile network device in the maintenance mode; receiving configuration data for the mobile network device from an external server in the maintenance mode, the configuration data being based at least in part on a route for the vehicle; switching the mobile network device to a service mode based at least in part on detection of a second location that is different than the first location; and enabling service communications and disabling administrative communications for the mobile network device in the service mode.

Abstract: A utility vehicle that includes a vehicle control system having one or more real time clocks (RTC). The RTC can be embedded in the vehicle control system, or in components or subsystems of the vehicle control system, and can be either dedicated electronics or software based. Information provided by the RTC can be used to synchronize components and subsystems of the vehicle control system. Further, such inclusion of the RTC can enable the vehicle control system to initiate a number of time based functions, including, for example, time based functions relating to battery charging, wake-up and shut down of components, status reporting, periodic vehicle level events and maintenance, and management of time based operation or use of the utility vehicle or components thereof, including vehicle cameras.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for predictive part maintenance by generating a reliability curve for an aircraft based on historic removals; setting a removal threshold on the reliability curve; tracking an installation of a given instance of the aircraft part into a given aircraft; tracking a number of cycles of the given instance of the aircraft part based on operations of the given aircraft in which the given instance of the aircraft part is installed; and in response to the number of cycles of the given instance of the aircraft part satisfying the removal threshold, transmitting a service alert to an operator of the given aircraft.

Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a display portion attached to a vehicle. The vehicle display device acquires a position of a viewpoint-related part provided by a viewpoint of a driver or a point that moves together with the viewpoint. The vehicle display device acquires image data for generating a display image to be displayed on the display portion. The vehicle display device generates the display image based on the image data and display the display image on the display portion.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a vehicle. The system includes a localization system, a memory storing a digital map, at least one sensor, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the localization system, a current location of the vehicle and determine a future driving segment of the vehicle based on the current location of the vehicle. The electronic processor is further configured to determine at least one performance limitation based on the future driving segment of the vehicle and artificially falsify data of the at least one sensor to initiate a safety action for the vehicle.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for enabling communication with a user. Information representing surrounding of a user to be engaged in a new dialogue is received via the communication platform, wherein the information is acquired from a scene in which the user is present and captures characteristics of the user and the scene. Relevant features are extracted from the information. A state of the user is estimated based on the relevant features, and a dialogue context surrounding the scene is determined based on the relevant features. A topic for the new dialogue is determined based on the user, and a feedback is generated to initiate the new dialogue with the user based on the topic, the state of the user, and the dialogue context.

Abstract: A hosted web-accessible system, computer program and methods are provided for generating comprehensive vehicle trim and detailed equipment information for clients, including providing comparative estimation based on underlying information regarding a particular vehicle. Comprehensive original vehicle data is obtained from vehicle manufacturers via a vehicle source interface, the data including a unique vehicle identifier for each of one or more vehicles associated with the respective source. A vehicle information request with a vehicle identifier is received from a client, and comprehensive original vehicle data is identified based on the unique identifier and the identifier from the client request. A client response interface displays vehicle data from the identified set of comprehensive original vehicle data. Vehicle valuation may be obtained from third party evaluators according to the vehicle request and based on the original vehicle data.

Abstract: A method is for determining a tire characteristic influencing variable and includes: a) detecting an acceleration of a measurement point on a tire inner side of a vehicle tire, wherein a deviation, caused by contact of the vehicle tire with a roadway, of the acceleration of the measurement point within an observation window is detected, b) deriving at least one analytical characteristic variable which is characteristic of the detected acceleration, wherein the at least one analytical characteristic variable characterizes the non-periodic profile of the detected acceleration within one tire rotation, c) determining at least one tire characteristic influencing variable in a manner dependent on the at least one analytical characteristic variable, wherein a mathematical mapping yields the dependency between the analytical characteristic variable and the tire characteristic influencing variable, wherein the mathematical mapping assigns at least one tire characteristic influencing variable to the at least one deriv

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for alerting a user before a breakdown of a component present in a vehicle. In order to alert the user, initially, the system determines a status of a vehicle based on one or more sensors being deployed in the vehicle. Upon determining the status, the system computes component usage data, pertaining to a component, and residual life of the component. The component usage data may be computed based on the status of the vehicle and metadata associated to the status. The residual life of the component, on the other hand, may be computed based on reliability data associated to each component and the component usage data. Upon computation of the component usage data and the residual life, the system generates an alert to indicate a user regarding a breakdown of the component when the residual life is less than a predefined threshold life.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device for acquiring dynamic map data, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring, by a road operation device having a network access capacity, dynamic map data of a road work site where the road operation device is located; and providing, by the road operation device having the network access capacity, the dynamic map data to a map service system through a dynamic map data acquisition system, such that the map service system reflects content of the dynamic map data in a predetermined product form.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to generate workscope tasks. An example apparatus includes a workscope task generator and a workscope task processor. The example workscope task generator is to process an asset health quantifier and a next mission criterion for a target asset according to a workscope transfer function to generate a set of workscope tasks for maintenance of the asset at a desired health state to satisfy the next mission criterion, the workscope tasks involving a location, a resource, and a time for maintenance of the engine. When the generated set of workscope tasks does not satisfy a lifecycle expectation for the asset, the generated set of workscope tasks is modified by the workscope task processor to generate a set of targeted, forecast workscope tasks from the modified set of workscope tasks to trigger maintenance of the engine.

Abstract: A dialogue system and a vehicle having the same is provided. The dialogue system may recognize the user's speech, which is transmitted from the speech input device, as a text, derive user labeling context information after verifying an entity of the text, store the user labeling context information in the type to share an entity ontology with other user, and generate a dialogue response to perform an action corresponding when a user performs a free utterance or a designated entity utterance.

Abstract: A system for tracking oil health of an engine includes an electronic fuel injection system which includes an electronic governor control unit. The electronic governor control unit is programmed to track engine parameters, calculate oil health based on the tracked engine parameters and on engine type, and display an indication of oil health.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a railway vehicle component group for generating an electronic life history of a machine component. The railway vehicle component group includes a machine component having a storage unit arranged in or on the machine component, and at least one control unit suitable for bidirectional communication with the machine component, wherein operating data is configured to be generated in the control unit. The storage unit is suitable at least for bidirectional communication with the control unit, wherein a storage of the operating data generated via the control unit is provided during the operation of the machine component by at least the bidirectional communication in order to generate an electronic life history of the machine component. The storage unit also has an electronic type label of the machine component. The disclosure also relates to a method for generating a life history of a machine component, as well as a service method for maintenance.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for estimating the remaining life for an engine. The method includes determining a correlation between a quantity of burned fuel and a level of wear of a piston ring for an engine. The level of wear of the piston ring is indicative of a remaining life of the engine. The method also includes determining a current quantity of burned fuel by the engine, and determining the remaining life of the engine based on the correlation and the current quantity of burned fuel by the engine.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for managing mobile objects. The embodiment may acquire, by a first acquiring section, measurement data obtained by a first mobile object measuring the first mobile object, using a sensor of the first mobile object. The embodiment may acquire, by a second section, data obtained by a second mobile object detecting the first mobile object in response to a request from outside, using a sensor of the second mobile object. The embodiment may verify, by a verifying section, a validity of the measurement data using the detection data.

Abstract: A method for improving fuel efficiency testing precision in on-road vehicles. The method comprises: installing one or more dataloggers in one or more vehicles, each datalogger configured to receive fuel consumption data broadcast by an on-road vehicle's engine control unit (ECU); transmitting the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to a processor; and analyzing, using the processor, the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to determine fuel efficiency of the one or more on-road vehicles. The fuel consumption data comprises fuel rate data from the ECU which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, engine speed and other operating parameters from the ECU that are transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, torque sensor data which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, and traditional fuel log data.

Abstract: An in-vehicle control apparatus is connected with a gateway apparatus via a first in-vehicle network, and transmits a state of a trigger for recording state data representing a state of a vehicle and the like on a non-volatile memory. The in-vehicle control apparatus includes a determination unit to determine whether predetermined events have been generated; a setting unit to set the state of the trigger of the generated event, to a satisfied state; a transmission process unit to transmit a communication frame that conveys the state of the trigger for each event, to the first in-vehicle network; and a latch process unit to maintain the satisfied state of the trigger until a predetermined time passes, and to change the state of the trigger from satisfied to unsatisfied after the predetermined time has passed, for each of the triggers.

Abstract: Vehicular maintenance is predicted using real time telematics data and historical maintenance data. Different statistical models are used, and an intersecting set of results is generated. Environmental weather may also be used to further refine predictions.

Abstract: A system to manage the routine maintenance of a vehicle incorporated in a vehicle-share system is presented herein. The maintenance management system includes a vehicle having a vehicle sensor, vehicle communication platform (VCP), and remote entity. The VCP is located within the vehicle and communicates with the vehicle sensor. The VCP is configured to generate and communicate a data transmission. The remote entity has at least one database and is configured to receive the VCP data transmission. Moreover, the VCP collaborates with the vehicle sensor to generate at least one routine maintenance notice and subsequently transmits the routine maintenance notice to the remote entity. Upon review and analysis of the routine maintenance notice, the remote entity will predict future maintenance of the vehicle and modify the vehicle registration status in the database to allow for a maintenance event.

Abstract: A system for maintaining medical devices includes: a computing device including memory and a processor that, when executing instructions stored on the memory, creates a user interface including: a health module providing a summary of a maintenance status of the medical devices; a location module providing a summary of a location of the medical devices; and a maintenance alert module providing a list of the medical devices needing maintenance, the list including a type of maintenance needed for each of the medical devices in the list.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing vehicle alerts for drivers are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a system includes instructions are provided via a processor for an initial notification of an alert to a driver of a vehicle pertaining to information, caution, maintenance, or repair for the vehicle. A user interface device receives an initial acknowledgment of the alert from the driver. The processor provides instructions for a subsequent notification of the acknowledged alert to the driver following the acknowledgment.

Abstract: A method for controlling a transmission to reduce or suppress vibrations of transmission elements and/or rattling sounds, in particular in dual-clutch transmissions having a first transmission line with a first clutch and having a second transmission line with a second clutch. Transmission ratios are assigned to the transmission lines so that torque is transmissible between an input shaft and an output shaft of the transmission via a selected transmission line with a transmission ratio selected. The clutch of the selected transmission line is operated with slippage in predetermined operating situations to transmit torque.

Abstract: In a vehicular control device, an operating intention detection unit is disposed on a tire or wheel rim of a vehicle to detect an operating intention of a user relative to an opening/closing body of the vehicle. An operating intention acquisition unit is disposed on the vehicle body of the vehicle to acquire the operating intention. An ID code acquisition unit acquires, from a mobile device carried by the user, an ID code that identifies the user or the mobile device. An ID code determination unit determines whether the ID code is correct. The condition establishment determination unit determines, based on the operating intention of the user and on the result of ID code determination, whether an output condition for outputting operating instruction information that designates an operation of the opening/closing body is established. An output unit outputs the operating instruction information when the output conditions are established.