Post-operative longitudinal failure analysis using obtained sensor data of a physical machine
AssigneeTractian Technologies Inc
InventorsCanyon Grey Dell'Omo, Lucas Custodio da Silva
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Abstract
An automated maintenance, monitoring and diagnostics infrastructure can include small, portable sensor devices, which can be attached to industrial machines and physical equipment. The sensor devices include wireless communication facilities and an accelerometer, capable of measuring vibration signals. Based on received sensor data, the system determines an anomaly associated with a physical equipment and periodically evaluates additional data generated by the sensor device and determines an occurrence in a change of the anomaly.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving from a first sensor device that is attached to a first physical equipment, data generated by the attached sensor device, wherein the attached first sensor device is configured to periodically generate data and transmit the generated data to a computing device, and wherein the generated data includes a timestamp for each respective occurrences of the generated data, wherein the attached first sensor device comprises a production configuration file that controls the sampling interval and/or sampling rate of data by the attached first sensor device;
- periodically receiving, via one or more servers, the generated data by the attached first sensor device;
- storing the generated data in a data repository, wherein the data repository includes generated data obtained from multiple different sensors each attached to a respective different physical equipment;
- identify based on the periodically received generated data, the occurrence of an operational anomaly associated with the first physical equipment;
- generating a user interface comprising a first portion depicting a description of the determined one or more anomalies, and a second portion depicting detailed information associated with an input selection, via the user interface, associated with the determined one or more anomalies;
- ceasing receiving data from the attached first sensor device of the first physical equipment for a period of time while a maintenance operation is performed on the first physical equipment to remedy the identified anomaly;
- after the maintenance operation has been performed, periodically receiving, by the one or more servers, additional data generated by the attached first sensor device;
- evaluating, at least in part, the additional data generated by the attached first sensor device, to determine whether the identified anomaly associated with the physical equipment has been resolved;
- generating the user interface indicating a healthy or normal state of the physical equipment if the identified anomaly associated with the physical equipment has been resolved;
- receiving, via the user interface, a first input indicating that the equipment is under maintenance;
- in response to receiving the first input, generating a configuration file for transmission to the attached first sensor device, wherein the configuration file includes one or more parameters to change a sampling interval value and/or a sampling duration period value, and wherein the first input changes a status associated with the physical equipment;
- transmitting, via a server, the configuration file to the attached first sensor device;
- receiving the configuration file by the attached first sensor device;
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- in response to receiving the configuration file by the attached first sensor device, changing a mode of operation of the sampling interval and/or sampling duration period of the attached first sensor device.
A physical equipment monitoring and sensor control system, comprising:
- multiple sensor devices, each attached to separate physical equipment, wherein each of the multiple sensor devices comprise an accelerometer and a thermal sensor, and wherein each attached sensor device is configured to periodically generate data and transmit the generated data to a computing device, and wherein the generated data includes a timestamp for each respective occurrences of the generated data, and wherein the sensor device is configured to receive remote configuration files and/or commands to change operational functionality of the sensor device;
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- one or more servers, comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations:
- receiving from a first sensor device that is attached to a first physical equipment, data generated by the attached sensor device, wherein the attached first sensor device is configured to periodically generate data and transmit the generated data to a computing device, and wherein the generated data includes a timestamp for each respective occurrences of the generated data, wherein the attached first sensor device comprises a production configuration file that controls the sampling interval and/or sampling rate of data by the attached first sensor device;
- periodically receiving, via one or more servers, the generated data by the attached first sensor device;
- storing the generated data in a data repository, wherein the data repository includes generated data obtained from multiple different sensors each attached to a respective different physical equipment;
- identify based on the periodically received generated data, the occurrence of an operational anomaly associated with the first physical equipment;
- generating a user interface comprising a first portion depicting a description of the determined one or more anomalies, and a second portion depicting detailed information associated with an input selection, via the user interface, associated with the determined one or more anomalies;
- ceasing receiving data from the attached first sensor device of the first physical equipment for a period of time while a maintenance operation is performed on the first physical equipment to remedy the identified anomaly;
- after the maintenance operation has been performed, periodically receiving, by the one or more servers, additional data generated by the attached first sensor device;
- evaluating, at least in part, the additional data generated by the attached first sensor device, to determine whether the identified anomaly associated with the physical equipment has been resolved;
- generating the user interface indicating a healthy or normal state of the physical equipment if the identified anomaly associated with the physical equipment has been resolved;
- receiving, via the user interface, a first input indicating that the equipment is under maintenance;
- in response to receiving the first input, generating a configuration file for transmission to the attached first sensor device, wherein the configuration file includes one or more parameters to change a sampling interval value and/or a sampling duration period value, and wherein the first input changes a status associated with the physical equipment;
- transmitting, via a server, the configuration file to the attached first sensor device;
- receiving the configuration file by the attached first sensor device;
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- in response to receiving the configuration file by the attached first sensor device, changing a mode of operation of the sampling interval and/or sampling duration period of the attached first sensor device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.