Patent ID: 8498777

Claim:
A system for monitoring a status and driving of a vehicle carrying a load, the system comprising: a vibration detector having an adjustable sensitivity; a configurable timer; and diagnosing means for diagnosing a type of driving of a vehicle, said diagnosing means comprising: a lateral movement detector of the vehicle; a longitudinal movement detector of the vehicle; an accelerometer; a speedometer; a weather condition detector configured to detect a weather condition while the vehicle is moving; a memory configured to store a road layout including a map, and a physical condition of said road; data acquired by the lateral movement detector and the longitudinal movement detector; mechanical data of the vehicle; a relative position of the vehicle load inside the vehicle; a data transmitter configured to share the data collected by the lateral movement detector and the longitudinal movement detector with other systems located in nearby vehicles; and an inclinometer configured to provide a horizontal position of the vehicle load; wherein the system further comprises a processor configured to: calculate a distance to a nearby vehicle; establish the sensitivity for the vibration detector and a waiting time between vibrations via the timer; detect a start of the vehicle when the vibration detector detects a vibration, the timer is triggered, and the waiting time has elapsed; detect a stop of the vehicle when the vibration detector does not detect a vibration, the timer is triggered, and the waiting time has elapsed; analyze a degree of danger of the driving when the vehicle is started as a function of: an acceleration of the vehicle; a speed of the vehicle; the lateral movement of the vehicle; the longitudinal movement of the vehicle; the road layout; the weather condition; the distance to a nearby vehicle; the mechanical data of the vehicle; the horizontal position of the vehicle load; and the relative position of the vehicle load inside the vehicle; and inform a user of the vehicle of the degree of danger.