System and method for monitoring a brake system of a mining machine
AssigneeHarnischfeger Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Rikkola, Shashikiran Gudur, Anubhaw Bhushan
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Abstract
A mining machine including a brake operable to halt motion of a component of the mining machine; a first sensor operable to sense a characteristic of the brake to generate brake data; a second sensor operable to sense motion of the component of the mining machine to generate motion data; and a controller. The controller is operable to receive the brake data and the motion data, analyze the brake data and the motion data according to a brake set model and a brake release model, and output an alert in response to an issue with the analyzed brake data or the analyzed motion data.
Claims20
A mining machine comprising:
- a brake operable to halt motion of a component of the mining machine;
- a first sensor operable to sense a characteristic of the brake to generate brake data;
- a second sensor operable to sense motion of the component of the mining machine to generate motion data;
- and
- a controller operable to
- receive the brake data and the motion data,
- analyze the brake data and the motion data according to a brake set model and a brake release model, and
- output an alert in response to an issue with the analyzed brake data or the analyzed motion data.
A method of monitoring health of a brake of a mining machine, the mining machine including a movable component, the method comprising sensing a characteristic of the brake to generate brake data;
- sensing motion of the movable component to generate motion data;
- analyzing the brake data and the motion data according to a brake set model and a brake release model;
- and
- outputting an alert in response to an issue with the analyzed brake data or the analyzed motion data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.