Motion, vibration and aberrant condition detection and analysis
AssigneeBaker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
InventorBrian F. Howard
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Abstract
A method of analyzing a structural condition of a machine is described. The method includes determining a position of a portion of a machine, a rotating shaft, a fluid transfer system, or a reciprocating machine in operation; collecting an image of the portion with an image collector; synchronizing the determined position of the portion with the collected image of the portion; amplifying the synchronized image; and storing the amplified image to a memory. Related apparatuses, systems, storage media, techniques and articles are also described.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining a position of at least one portion of a machine in motion or a fluid transfer system in operation by a position sensor;
- collecting images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system with an image collector, wherein an image capture rate of the image collector is selected based upon the determined position;
- synchronizing the determined position of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system with at least a selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system;
- amplifying at least one of the collected images and/or the selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system;
- and
- providing the amplified at least one of the collected images and/or the selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system.
A system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory storing at least one program for execution by the at least one processor, the at least one program including instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining a position of at least one portion of a machine in motion or a fluid transfer system in operation based upon a signal provided by a position sensor;
- collecting images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system with an image collector, wherein an image capture rate of the image collector is selected based the signal provided by the position sensor;
- synchronizing the determined position of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system with at least a selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system;
- amplifying at least one of the collected images and/or the selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine for the fluid transfer system;
- and
- providing the amplified at least one of the collected images and/or the selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, the at least one program for execution by at least one processor and a memory storing the at least one program, the at least one program including instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining a position of at least one portion of a machine in motion or a fluid transfer system in operation based upon a signal provided by a position sensor;
- collecting images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system with an image collector, wherein an image capture rate of the image collector is selected based upon the signal provided by the position sensor;
- synchronizing the determined position of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system with at least a selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system;
- amplifying the at least one of the collected images and/or the selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine for the fluid transfer system;
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- providing the amplified at least one of the collected images and/or the selected one of the images of the at least one portion of the machine or the fluid transfer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.