Automated machines and systems
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsRajesh Poornachandran, Omesh Tickoo, Vinayak Honkote, John Charles Weast, Rita H. Wouhaybi, Stanley Mo
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Abstract
According to various aspects, a controller for an automated machine may include: one or more processors configured to: obtain a message from a further automated machine in accordance with a communication protocol, the message including a first result of a first sensing process that the further automated machine performs; and determine an assessment of the automated machine based on the first result and based on a second result of a second sensing process that the automated machine performs.
Claims15
A controller for an automated machine, the controller comprising:
- a processor configured to
- obtain a message from a second automated machine in accordance with a communication protocol, the message comprising a second result of a second sensing process performed by the second automated machine of an operational condition of the automated machine or of an environmental condition of the automated machine;
- determine an assessment of the automated machine based on the second result and based on a first result of a first sensing process performed by the automated machine of the operational condition or of the environmental condition, wherein the assessment represents a reliability of the first sensing process;
- and
- estimate a time of failure of a sensor of the automated machine based on the assessment, wherein the sensor is configured to perform the first sensing process.
A controller for an automated machine, the controller comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- determine, if a sensing process using a sensor of the automated machine fulfills a reliability criterion, wherein the sensing process is of an operational condition of the automated machine or of an environmental condition of the automated machine;
- generate, when the reliability criterion is not fulfilled, a message to a second automated machine in accordance with a communication protocol, the message comprising a request to provide a result of a second sensing process using a sensor of the second automated machine, wherein the result represents an assessment by the second automated machine of a reliability of the first sensing process;
- and
- estimate a time of failure of the sensor of the automated machine based on whether the sensing process fulfills the reliability criterion.
A controller for an automated machine comprising:
- a sensor configured to perform a first sensing process, and
- a processor configured to
- obtain a first message from a second automated machine in accordance with a communication protocol, the first message comprising a request to provide an assessment by the second automated machine of a reliability of a result of the first sensing process, wherein the first sensing process is of an operational condition of the automated machine or of an environmental condition of the automated machine;
- generate a second message to the second automated machine in accordance with the communication protocol, the second message comprising the result of the first sensing process performed by the automated machine;
- and
- obtain a third message from the second automated machine in accordance with the communication protocol, the third message comprising an estimated time of failure of the sensor of the automated machine based on the reliability.
A controller, comprising:
- a processor configured to
- implement a data exchange protocol of a group of automated machines to exchange data;
- wherein the data comprises a first result of a first sensing process that a first automated machine of the group of automated machines performs using a sensor and wherein the data comprises a second result of a second sensing process that a second automated machine of the group of automated machines performs, wherein the second result of the second sensing process represents a reliability of the first sensing process;
- determine an evaluation based on the first result and based on the second result, and
- estimate a time of failure of the sensor of the automated machine based on the reliability of the first sensing process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.