COMPREHENSIVE WORKSITE AND TRANSPORTATION SAFETY SYSTEM

摘要

Systems and methods for monitoring safety of work vehicles and worksites. Work vehicles and worksites may be provided with target object sensor units for detecting a condition regarding safety determinative aspects of the work vehicle or worksite. The target object sensor units communicate data regarding the safety determinative aspects to a data acquisition and communication unit that produces safety status data. The safety status data is analyzed to determine whether to issue a notification to a notification unit to alert workers of an unsafe condition. The data acquisition and communication unit transmits the safety status data to a server/processing unit for further analysis. The server/processing unit may track the safety status data regarding each worksite or work vehicle and generate statistical data regarding the safety status data. The server/processing unit may communicate with user interface to display notifications and statistical data.

主权项

1. A safety monitoring system for monitoring the safety of a mobile work vehicle, comprising:
a target object sensor unit comprising a sensor device and a communications transmitter, the target object sensor unit being configured to attach to a first location on the mobile work vehicle and configured to monitor a safety determinative aspect of the mobile work vehicle, the target object sensor unit being further configured to (i) measure an operating condition of the safety determinative aspect using the sensor device, (ii) generate condition data regarding the operating condition, and (iii) transmit the condition data from the communications transceiver; a data acquisition/communication unit (DACU) comprising a first processor, a condition data storage device, and a first network interface device configured to couple the DACU to a communications network, the DACU being configured to attach to a second location on the mobile work vehicle, the DACU being further configured to generate and process safety status data indicating a safety condition of the safety determinative aspect based on the condition data received from the target object sensor unit, and further configured to transmit the safety status data using the first network interface; and a server computing device comprising a second processor, a second data storage device, and a second network interface device configured to couple the server computing device to the communications network, the server computing device being communicatively coupled to the DACU via the communications network and operative to receive the safety status data from the DACU.