Automated Vehicle Maintenance (AVM)

Digital Recorders, Inc.'s Automated Vehicle Maintenance option:

• Collects data from a multitude of on-vehicle devices;
• Safely archives collected data onboard the vehicle until retrieved;
• Can automatically transfer daily via wireless or in real-time via AVL;
• Allows you to view your entire fleet's health in a glance;
• Automatically informs of alarm conditions;
• Includes built in reports plus data exportation capability.

Data collection. Digital Recorders, Inc.'s AVM system successfully logs data from electronic control systems, multiplex systems, Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) systems, discrete signals, covert alarms, and more. Data can be collected from any device with a standard protocol interface (J1708/1587, RS232, RS485, TCP/IP, etc.). Digital Recorders, Inc.'s AVM option works with both our popular DR500C product and our new flagship DR600 VLU. Now all your on-vehicle maintenance data is collected at one centralized source!

Your data is safe. All collected data is safely stored on non-volatile, solid-state media and archived until successfully transferred to the AVM server. Depending upon the number of logged devices, the system is capable of storing months of unretrieved data onboard the vehicle. In addition, each recorded event can be GPS time and location stamped for precise identification.

Automatic transfer. Collected data can be manually retrieved from each vehicle, or when combined with our wireless system the transfer is automatic! As vehicles enter the garage or yard area at the end of the day they automatically communicate with the wireless server and upload any new data collected during their trip. Absolutely no operator or maintenance personnel intervention is required. Better yet, when combined with our Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system, your critical data can be transferred in real-time!

View your fleet's health in a glance. One window displays your entire fleet of AVM-enabled vehicles, and color codes the status of each. You can set the types and duration of events that place a vehicle into one of three alert levels - yellow, orange, or red - for easy and instant identification. Settings can be fleet-wide or by vehicle groups. Simply double-click on any vehicle of interest to get more detailed information. You can elect to view not only the flagged event, but all recorded data before and after the event for incident review, including location data displayed on map!

Get notified. Pre-defined critical alarm conditions can be programmed for which immediate notification is desired. As soon as a vehicle reports such a condition, the AVM application will display a special alert window and automatically email or page select personnel. Notification parties can even be grouped, so that for example an engine event will email one group while a farebox alarm condition will notify another.

Generate reports. Digital Recorders, Inc.'s AVM system includes a number of useful built-in, customizable reports. Data can be displayed in both numerical and graph format. In addition, your data can be exported to your existing maintenance software.