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System for mapping occurrences of predetermined conditions in a transport route

Details

Inventors: Buck, James C.;
Assignee: AMSC Subsidiary Corporation (Washington, DC)
Primary Examiner: Chin; Gary
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lowe, Price, LeBlanc & Becker

A system for mapping the occurrences of predetermined events or conditions along a transport route travelled by a mobile sensing station includes a central controller connected to the mobile sensing station over a first communication system such as a satellite communication system. The mobile sensing station continuously detects for occurrences of predetermined events or conditions so that a real-time indication of transport route conditions can be provided to a remote user connected to the central controller. The transmission of data regarding the occurrence of the predetermined conditions, time and date data corresponding to those conditions and positional data also corresponding to those conditions can be triggered using a variety of techniques.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A method of mapping occurrences of predetermined conditions along a transport route travelled by a vehicle storing cargo and equipped with a mobile sensing station connected to a central controller via a first communications system, comprising the steps of: (a) continuously detecting for occurrences of said predetermined conditions to said vehicle along said transport route, said predetermined conditions indicating that said cargo is adversely impacted as a result of said vehicle experiencing said predetermined conditions; (b) storing data regarding said occurrences of said predetermined conditions as well as time and date data corresponding to said occurrences of said predetermined conditions; (c) receiving positional data; (d) correlating said positional data with data corresponding to said occurrences of said predetermined conditions producing correlated data; (e) triggering said mobile sensing station; (f) transmitting said correlated data over said first communications system to said central controller in response to said triggering step; and (g) transmitting said correlated data from said central controller and displaying said correlated data so as to identify positions on said transport route at which said occurrences of said predetermined conditions are detected to vehicles travelling along said transport route, enabling the vehicles storing cargo that travel along said transport route to be advised of said predetermined conditions.
2.
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of continuously detecting comprises determining acceleration of the vehicle along at least one axis.
3.
The method of claim 2, wherein the acceleration is determined along three orthogonal axes.
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The method of claim 1, wherein said step of displaying is carried out continuously.
5.
The method of claim 1, wherein said step of transmitting (f) comprises: sending said correlated data to an orbiting satellite; relaying said correlated data from said orbiting satellite to an earth station; and sending said correlated data from said earth station to said central controller

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