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TRUCKS' MAINTENANCE R & D * USA - Predicting Breakdowns
Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Lockheed Martin are working on a sensor-based monitoring system that assesses the health of a vehicle and alerts the driver to potential problems
Rochester,NY,USA -Technology Review, by Brittany Sauser -9 Jan 2009: -- The system uses a network of embedded smart sensors that are placed near problem-prone components... Information from the sensors is wirelessly transmitted to a central command center for analysis... The system includes both standard sensors for temperature and vibration monitoring, as well as customized smart sensors for monitoring the vehicle. Nabil Nasr, assistant provost and director of the Center for Integrated Manufacturing at RIT says, the researchers have developed sophisticated software for analyzing the data produced by the sensors... "The algorithms are extremely valuable because they help us build a model of predictive and condition-based maintenance, so we can predict failures before they occur, and we can make determinations about service based on the actual conditions of the equipment," says Randy Weaver, at the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, which has been testing the technology for use in public transit systems... (Photo Credit: Laura W. Nelson - RIT Performance evaluation: Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Lockheed Martin have developed a system that monitors and assesses the health of a vehicle and predicts its future performance. The vehicle, such as the military light-armored vehicle, is embedded with sensors that send information to a computer at a central operational center. Shown here are Dave Keegan (right), an RIT student, and Bob Kosty, a technician, looking at the software that analyzes the data to determine how the equipment is functioning and warn of any potential problems)Labels: trucks' maintenance
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