CENTRALIZED FACILITY AND INTELLIGENT ON-BOARD VEHICLE PLATFORM FOR COLLECTING, ANALYZING AND DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONDITIONS

摘要

An on-board intelligent vehicle system (20) includes a sensor assembly (24) to collect data and a processor (22) to process the data to determine the occurrence of at least one event. The data may be collected from existing standard equipment such as the vehicle communication bus or add-on sensors. The data may be indicative of conditions relating to the vehicle, roadway infrastructure, and roadway utilization, such as vehicle performance, roadway design, roadway conditions, and traffic levels. The detection of an event may signify abnormal, substandard, or unacceptable conditions prevailing in the roadway, vehicle, or traffic. The vehicle transmits (16) an event indicator and correlated vehicle location data to a central facility (12) for further management of the information.