Automobile monitoring for operation analysis

摘要

An automobile monitoring arrangement tracks and records automobile operation for post-use automobile operation analysis and in a manner with default-operation modes that facilitate use by automobile owners/supervisors and by those supervised by the automobile owners/supervisors. In one specific embodiment, sounds from the vehicle are monitored while the vehicle is in operation. A sound type is identified as corresponding to the sounds, and a sound level of the sound types are determined. The sound level is compared to a threshold for the sound type, and a vehicle supervisor is notified when the sound level exceeds the sound level threshold for the sound type.

主权项

1. A method for monitoring operation of a vehicle, the method comprising:
enabling a vehicle supervisor status assigned to the vehicle by a vehicle supervisor via an interface remote from the vehicle; recording sounds from the vehicle while in operation when the vehicle supervisor status is enabled; assigning the recorded sounds to a sound type; determining a sound level for the recorded sound; comparing a sound level to a sound level threshold for the sound type; and notifying the vehicle supervisor when the sound level exceeds the sound level threshold for the sound type.