Automated Engine Data Collection via Secure Wireless Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current engine development strategies are inadequate due to manual data collection and analysis processes, which are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to human errors, and lack adequate security measures for data transfer, exposing developers to risks of data theft and misappropriation.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a data logger equipped with sensors, a secure local wireless network, and a vehicle server that automatically retrieves and uploads engine performance data to an enterprise communication server via a secure wide area network, enabling long-distance, automated, and secure data collection and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual data collection and analysis processes are used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases and labor costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The data logger automatically collects engine performance data, stores it locally, and transmits it to remote servers without requiring manual intervention. The system self-manages the entire data collection, storage, and transmission process, eliminating the need for manual data handling while improving productivity.
2Loss of time
If manual data transfer processes are used, then security risks are reduced, but loss of time increases due to manual transportation and connection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical data transfer processes with automated wireless electronic transmission. The data logger automatically transmits engine performance data via wireless networks to remote servers, eliminating the need for physical transportation and manual connections while significantly reducing data transfer time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces wireless communication networks and server infrastructure as intermediaries between the data logger and end users. These intermediaries enable automated, secure data transmission over long distances without requiring manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between transfer speed and security.
3Ease of operation
If automated data retrieval systems are implemented, then labor costs decrease, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The data logger is designed as a multi-functional device that simultaneously performs data collection from multiple sensors, local storage of engine performance parameters, automated transmission to remote servers, and participation in competitive data networks. By consolidating these functions into a single universal device, the system achieves automation without proportionally increasing overall complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for improving engine development. Engine development is improved by equipping a vehicle with a data logger to collect engine performance data, automatically retrieving the data via a secure local wireless network, uploading the data to an enterprise communication server via a secure wide area network, and analyzing the data. The vehicles and vehicle depot may be equipped with WAPs. The wide area network may comprise a VPN over the internet. In certain embodiments, the secure local wireless network is only accessible to wireless devices with registered MAC addresses.