Patent ID: 6985803

Claim:
A system for monitoring the condition of a vehicle, comprising: (a) a structure positioned proximal to a path of travel followed by said vehicle wherein the structure comprises a first wall panel positioned on a first side of the path of travel of the vehicle and a second wall panel is positioned on a second side of the path of travel of the vehicle; (b) an array of off-board sensors mounted to the structure and not on the vehicle, for detecting physical phenomena emanating from the vehicle and associated with a plurality of operating parameters of the vehicle, as said vehicle passes said structure along the path of travel wherein the sensors are mounted on one or both of the panels; (c) said sensors detecting said physical phenomena emanating from the vehicle without contacting the vehicle, and generating a signal responsive to said phenomena detected; and (d) a processor in communication with the sensor, for receiving said signal transmitted from the sensors and for processing said signal.