Apparatuses and methods for the assessment of electric vehicle usage fees for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles usage of roadways and waypoints over publicly or privately funded thoroughfares are disclosed herein. Exemplary implementations address automated systems of assessing fees charged for roadway and waypoint usage as applied to vehicle mileage traveled over functionally classified thoroughfares, collection of usage charges, settlement of payments to jurisdictional authorities, and/or periodic reconciliation of vehicle mileage traveled. The implementations include electric vehicles with user interfaces that have selectable trust level inputs, systems to calculate and store position information, road classes and waypoints travelled, and vehicles and users information. In one implementation(s) the electric vehicle transmits the report through a local area network based on the selected trust level, to a remotely located receiver node.

Disclosed herein is a method for recording flight data of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using blockchain technology. The method includes collecting sensor data from a sensor installed in the UAV, collecting location information of the UAV from a GPS installed therein, estimating the flight status of the UAV based on a control signal, the sensor data, and the location information, detecting an abnormal condition by comparing the flight status with the flight plan of the UAV, generating signature information corresponding to surroundings at a corresponding time based on peripheral signals collected from a receiver installed in the UAV, generating a transmission data block capable of being registered in a blockchain based on the flight status, the abnormal condition, and the signature information, transmitting the transmission data block to a flight data registration apparatus, and registering the transmission data block, received by the flight data registration apparatus, in the blockchain.

Disclosed herein is a method for recording flight data of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using blockchain technology. The method includes collecting sensor data from a sensor installed in the UAV, collecting location information of the UAV from a GPS installed therein, estimating the flight status of the UAV based on a control signal, the sensor data, and the location information, detecting an abnormal condition by comparing the flight status with the flight plan of the UAV, generating signature information corresponding to surroundings at a corresponding time based on peripheral signals collected from a receiver installed in the UAV, generating a transmission data block capable of being registered in a blockchain based on the flight status, the abnormal condition, and the signature information, transmitting the transmission data block to a flight data registration apparatus, and registering the transmission data block, received by the flight data registration apparatus, in the blockchain.

A system for optimizing manufacturing utilization is disclosed. The system includes a manufacturing apparatus configured to transmit a first electronic message type indicating a time period when the manufacturing apparatus is in use, as well as a sensor disposed in a work cell associated with the manufacturing apparatus, the sensor configured to transmit a second electronic message type indicating a time period of operator activity within the work cell. The system further includes a computing device configured to receive the first and second electronic message types and accumulate one or more of each of the respective time periods of the first and second electronic message types. The computing device determines utilization of the manufacturing apparatus based on accumulated time periods corresponding to the first electronic message type as a percentage of accumulated time periods corresponding to the second electronic message type.

A system for optimizing manufacturing utilization is disclosed. The system includes a manufacturing apparatus configured to transmit a first electronic message type indicating a time period when the manufacturing apparatus is in use, as well as a sensor disposed in a work cell associated with the manufacturing apparatus, the sensor configured to transmit a second electronic message type indicating a time period of operator activity within the work cell. The system further includes a computing device configured to receive the first and second electronic message types and accumulate one or more of each of the respective time periods of the first and second electronic message types. The computing device determines utilization of the manufacturing apparatus based on accumulated time periods corresponding to the first electronic message type as a percentage of accumulated time periods corresponding to the second electronic message type.

Apparatuses and methods for the assessment of electric vehicle usage fees for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles usage of roadways and waypoints over publicly or privately funded thoroughfares are disclosed herein. Exemplary implementations address automated systems of assessing fees charged for roadway and waypoint usage as applied to vehicle mileage traveled over functionally classified thoroughfares, collection of usage charges, settlement of payments to jurisdictional authorities, and/or periodic reconciliation of vehicle mileage traveled. The implementations include electric vehicles with user interfaces that have selectable trust level inputs, systems to calculate and store position information, road classes and waypoints travelled, and vehicles and users information. In one implementation(s) the electric vehicle transmits the report through a local area network based on the selected trust level, to a remotely located receiver node.

A system for optimizing manufacturing utilization is disclosed. The system includes a manufacturing apparatus configured to transmit a first electronic message type indicating a time period when the manufacturing apparatus is in use, as well as a sensor disposed in a work cell associated with the manufacturing apparatus, the sensor configured to transmit a second electronic message type indicating a time period of operator activity within the work cell. The system further includes a computing device configured to receive the first and second electronic message types and accumulate one or more of each of the respective time periods of the first and second electronic message types. The computing device determines utilization of the manufacturing apparatus based on accumulated time periods corresponding to the first electronic message type as a percentage of accumulated time periods corresponding to the second electronic message type.

A system for optimizing manufacturing utilization is disclosed. The system includes a manufacturing apparatus configured to transmit a first electronic message type indicating a time period when the manufacturing apparatus is in use, as well as a sensor disposed in a work cell associated with the manufacturing apparatus, the sensor configured to transmit a second electronic message type indicating a time period of operator activity within the work cell. The system further includes a computing device configured to receive the first and second electronic message types and accumulate one or more of each of the respective time periods of the first and second electronic message types. The computing device determines utilization of the manufacturing apparatus based on accumulated time periods corresponding to the first electronic message type as a percentage of accumulated time periods corresponding to the second electronic message type.

A system for tracking usage of a work implement includes a movement characteristic sensor, a wireless transmitter, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether movement of the work implement exceeds a movement characteristic threshold based upon the movement characteristic signals, increase a work implement usage time by a cycle time interval if the movement of the work implement exceeds the movement characteristic threshold, and transmit with a wireless transmitter on the work implement the work implement usage time and the unique identification number to a system remote from the work implement. Further, the controller is configured to sequentially operate in a standard power mode and in a low power mode, and while in the low power mode, power to at least one of the movement characteristic sensor and the wireless transmitter is terminated.

A system for tracking usage of a work implement includes a movement characteristic sensor, a wireless transmitter, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether movement of the work implement exceeds a movement characteristic threshold based upon the movement characteristic signals, increase a work implement usage time by a cycle time interval if the movement of the work implement exceeds the movement characteristic threshold, and transmit with a wireless transmitter on the work implement the work implement usage time and the unique identification number to a system remote from the work implement. Further, the controller is configured to sequentially operate in a standard power mode and in a low power mode, and while in the low power mode, power to at least one of the movement characteristic sensor and the wireless transmitter is terminated.