System and method for remote diagnosis of distributed objects

A method for remote diagnosis of distributed objects, the method comprising:

• providing a data acquisition system for acquiring data from a first object during its operation, said data acquisition system acquiring data for certain operating parameters for said first object;
• providing a database of disorder profiles for various objects including said first object, said database of disorder profiles comprising data for the certain operating parameters that is representative of a known disorder condition;
• comparing data gathered from said system to the data of said disorder profiles to identify any disorder profile having a respective statistically significant correlation;
• and
• identifying said first object as experiencing the known disorder condition corresponding to the corresponding disorder profile having a most statistically significant correlation.

A system for remote diagnosis of objects positioned in geographically diverse locations, the system comprising:

• a plurality of data acquisition computers, each of said plurality of data acquisition computers being operatively connected for gathering data from a corresponding sensor monitoring a component of a corresponding object;
• a server computer located remotely from the objects, said server computer being operatively connected to said plurality of data acquisition computers for communication of data therewith, said server computer storing in its memory a database of disorder profiles for various types of basic components of objects, each of said disorder profiles comprising data for the certain operating parameters that is representative of a known disorder condition;
• a diagnostic computer system remotely located from said plurality of data acquisition computers, said diagnostic computer system being configured for:
• comparing gathered data relating to said component to data of said disorder profiles corresponding to a similar basic component to identify any disorder profile having a respective statistically significant correlation;
• and
• identifying said corresponding object as experiencing the known disorder condition corresponding to the disorder profile having the most statistically significant correlation.

A system for remote diagnosis of objects positioned in geographically diverse locations, the system comprising:

• a plurality of data acquisition computers, each of said plurality of data acquisition computers being operatively connected for gathering data from a corresponding sensor monitoring a corresponding monitored object;
• a plurality of diagnostic computers, each of said plurality of diagnostic computers being configured to:
• compare data gathered from said corresponding monitored object to data of a pre-existing disorder profile for a similar object to identify a respective statistically significant correlation;
• identify said corresponding monitored object as experiencing the known disorder condition if there is a statistically significant correlation;
• and
• identify a new disorder condition of the corresponding monitored object that does not have a statistically significant correlation to the known disorder condition;
• and
• a server computer located remotely from the objects, said server computer being operatively connected to said plurality of diagnostic computers for communication of data therewith, said server computer storing in its memory a database of disorder profiles for various objects, each of said disorder profiles comprising data for the certain operating parameters that is representative of a known disorder condition;
• wherein each of said diagnostic computers is configured to add to the server's database as a new disorder profile for a respective object the data gathered from said corresponding monitored object that represents said new disorder condition if said data does not have a statistically significant correlation to any disorder profile of any known disorder condition;
• whereby said new disorder profile is retained at said remotely located server and is accessible for diagnosis of disorders of similar objects at locations distinct from said corresponding monitored object.