# US 2019/0170569 A1 · Vibration monitoring system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170569 A1 - Document ID: US20190170569A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/832,874 - Filed: 2017-12-06 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-06 - Assignees: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc. - Applicants: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc. - Inventors: Nicholas Alan Oetken; Derek Kenneth Huhn - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170569A1 ## CPC - G01H 1/00: Measuring {characteristics of} vibrations in solids by using direct conduction to the detector (G01H9/00, G01H11/00 take precedence) - G08B 7/06: using electric transmission {, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources} - G08B 21/182: {Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold} - G01V 1/01: Measuring or predicting earthquakes - G01V 2210/123: Passive source, e.g. microseismics - G01V 2210/1236: Acoustic daylight, e.g. cultural noise - G01V 2210/1425: Land surface - G01H: MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - G01V: GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS (means for indicating the location of accidentally buried, e.g. snow-buried, persons A63B29/02) ## Abstract A vibration monitoring system at a work site is provided. The vibration monitoring system includes a vibration detection sensor associated with a structure provided at the work site. The vibration detection sensor is configured to generate a signal indicative of vibrations in an area proximate to the structure. The system includes a stationary alert assembly provided at the work site. The stationary alert assembly is proximate to the structure and the stationary alert assembly is positioned such that an alert provided by the stationary alert assembly is perceivable by users operating at the work site. The system also includes a controller coupled to the vibration detection sensor and the stationary alert assembly. The controller is configured to receive the signal indicative of the vibrations and compare the signal with a predetermined threshold. The controller is configured to provide the alert to the users through the stationary alert assembly based on the comparison. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vibration monitoring system at a work site, the vibration monitoring system comprising: a vibration detection sensor associated with a structure provided at the work site, the vibration detection sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of vibrations in an area proximate to the structure; a stationary alert assembly provided at the work site, wherein the stationary alert assembly is proximate to the structure and the stationary alert assembly is positioned such that an alert provided by the stationary alert assembly is perceivable by users operating at the work site; and a controller coupled to the vibration detection sensor and the stationary alert assembly, wherein the controller is configured to: receive the signal indicative of the vibrations; compare the signal with a predetermined threshold; and provide the alert to the users through the stationary alert assembly based on the comparison. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vibration monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the vibration detection sensor is a geophone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vibration monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the stationary alert assembly provides at least one of a visual and an auditory output. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vibration monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the stationary alert assembly includes a set of lights provided proximate to the structure, such that the lights are viewable by the users operating at the work site. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vibration monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the vibration detection sensor, the stationary alert assembly, and the controller are provided in a single integrated unit proximate to the structure at the work site. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vibration monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to provide a number of different alerts through the stationary alert assembly based on a degree of closeness between the signal and the predetermined threshold. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vibration monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to provide a first alert through the stationary alert assembly if the signal lies within a first range of the predetermined threshold, and wherein the controller is configured to provide a second alert through the stationary alert assembly if the signal lies within a second range of the predetermined threshold, such that a first alert is a visual alert provided through the stationary alert assembly and the second alert is an auditory alert provided through the stationary alert assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vibration monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to provide the alert on a real-time basis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vibration monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to receive the signals from a number of the vibration detection sensors each associated with the structure at the work site. ### Claim 10 A method for vibration monitoring at a work site, the method comprising: receiving, by a controller, a signal indicative of the vibrations in an area proximate to a structure through a vibration detection sensor; comparing, by the controller, the signal with a predetermined threshold; and providing, by the controller, an alert to the users through a stationary alert assembly based on the comparison, wherein the stationary alert assembly is proximate to the structure and is positioned such that the alert provided by the stationary alert assembly is perceivable by users operating at the work site. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further including providing at least one of a visual and an auditory output through the stationary alert assembly. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further including activating, by the controller, one of a plurality of lights of the stationary alert assembly based on the comparison wherein the stationary alert assembly includes a set of lights provided proximate to the structure, such that the lights are viewable by the users operating at the work site. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the vibration detection sensor, the stationary alert assembly, and the controller are provided in a single integrated unit proximate to the structure at the work site. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further including providing a number of different alerts through the stationary alert assembly based on a degree of closeness between the signal and the predetermined threshold. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further including providing a first alert through the stationary alert assembly if the signal lies within a first range of the predetermined threshold, and providing a second alert through the stationary alert assembly if the signal lies within a second range of the predetermined threshold, such that a first alert is a visual alert provided through the stationary alert assembly and the second alert is an auditory alert provided through the stationary alert assembly. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further including providing the alert on a real-time basis. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further including receiving the signals from a number of the vibration detection sensors each associated with the structure at the work site. ### Claim 18 A system for vibration monitoring at a work site including a plurality of structures, the system comprising: a vibration detection sensor associated with each of the plurality of structures provided at the work site, the vibration detection sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of vibrations in an area proximate to the respective structure; a stationary alert assembly associated with each of the plurality of structures, wherein the stationary alert assembly is positioned proximate to the respective structure such that an alert provided by the stationary alert assembly is perceivable by users operating at the work site; and a controller coupled to the vibration detection sensor and the stationary alert assembly, wherein the controller is configured to: receive the signal indicative of the vibrations for each of the plurality of structures; compare the signal with a predetermined threshold; and provide the alert to the users through the respective stationary alert assembly based on the comparison. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the vibration detection sensor is a geophone. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the stationary alert assembly provides at least one of a visual and an auditory output.