CA2324633A1 - Method and apparatus for vehicle data transfer optimization - Google Patents

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CA2324633A1
CA2324633A1 CA002324633A CA2324633A CA2324633A1 CA 2324633 A1 CA2324633 A1 CA 2324633A1 CA 002324633 A CA002324633 A CA 002324633A CA 2324633 A CA2324633 A CA 2324633A CA 2324633 A1 CA2324633 A1 CA 2324633A1
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Ashish Puri
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L3/00—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or vehicle train, e.g. to release brake, to operate a warning signal
    • B61L3/02—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or vehicle train, e.g. to release brake, to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control
    • B61L3/08—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or vehicle train, e.g. to release brake, to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically
    • B61L3/12—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or vehicle train, e.g. to release brake, to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using radio waves
    • B61L3/125—Devices along the route for controlling devices on the vehicle or vehicle train, e.g. to release brake, to operate a warning signal at selected places along the route, e.g. intermittent control simultaneous mechanical and electrical control controlling electrically using magnetic or electrostatic induction; using radio waves using short-range radio transmission
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L27/00—Central railway traffic control systems; Trackside control; Communication systems specially adapted therefor
    • B61L27/50—Trackside diagnosis or maintenance, e.g. software upgrades
    • B61L27/57—Trackside diagnosis or maintenance, e.g. software upgrades for vehicles or vehicle trains, e.g. trackside supervision of train conditions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61—RAILWAYS
    • B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
    • B61L2205/00—Communication or navigation systems for railway traffic
    • B61L2205/04—Satellite based navigation systems, e.g. GPS

Abstract

An apparatus and method for identifying and transmitting time critical or high priority files from an on-board monitor aboard a vehicle. During operation of the vehicle, the on-board monitor collects and stores operational parametric information in the form of data files. The data files are transmitted to a remote site on a periodic basis or in response to certain predetermined conditions above the vehicle. To reduce the latency and delay times with transmitting the high priority files, those files are merged and transmitted before the transmission of relatively lower priority data files.

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1. For use with a vehicle comprising a plurality of operational systems monitored by an on-board monitor for collecting vehicle operational information, wherein the on-board monitor is in selective communication with a remote site, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) creating a plurality of files containing the vehicle operational information;
(b) selecting the high priority files from among the plurality of files;
(c) merging at least two of the high priority files; and (d) transmitting the high priority files to the remote site.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the vehicle is a railroad locomotive.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the remote site is a monitoring and diagnostic center where the vehicle operational information is analyzed.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step (c) further comprises compressing the high priority files.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the high priority files are related to a vehicle fault.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the high priority files are pertinent to a vehicle condition requiring immediate attention.
7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
(e) merging at least two of the lower priority files, wherein the merged files have the same priority rank; and (f) transmitting the merged lower priority files to the remote site.
8. For use with a vehicle comprising a plurality of operational systems monitored by an on-board monitor for collecting vehicle operational information, wherein the on-board monitor is in selective communication with a remote site, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) creating a plurality of files containing the vehicle operational information, wherein each one of the plurality of files is assigned a priority rank;
(b) selecting the high priority files from among the plurality of files;
(c) merging at least two of the high priority files;
(d) transmitting the high priority files to the remote site;

(e) selecting the next lower priority files from among the plurality of files;
(f) merging at least two of the next lower priority files;
(g) transmitting the next lower prior files to the remote site; and (h) continuing to select, merge, and transmit files in descending order of priority until all of the plurality of files have been transmitted to the remote site.
9. For use with a vehicle comprising a plurality of operational systems, an on-board monitor for collecting vehicle operational information, wherein said on-board monitor is in selective communication with a remote site, said on-board monitor comprising:
a first module for creating a plurality of files containing the vehicle operational information;
a second module for selecting the high priority files from among the plurality of files;
a third module for merging at least two of the high priority files; and a transmitter for transmitting the high priority files to the remote site.
10. The on-board monitor of claim 9 wherein the vehicle is a railroad locomotive.
11. The on-board monitor of claim 9 wherein the third module merges and compresses the high priority files.
12. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having a computer-readable code therein for use with a vehicle comprising a plurality of operational systems monitored by an on-board monitor for collecting vehicle operational information, wherein the on-board monitor is in selective communication with a remote site, said article of manufacture comprising:
a computer-readable program code module for creating a plurality of files containing the vehicle operational information;
a computer-readable program code module for selecting the high priority files from among the plurality of files;
a computer-readable program code module for merging at least two of the high priority files; and a computer-readable program code module for transmitting the high priority files to the remote site.
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