A system and method for converting manual industrial machines into automatic industrial machines
AssigneeDebashis Das
InventorDEBASHIS DAS
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Abstract
The embodiments herein provide a system and method for converting a manual industrial machine into an automatic industrial machine through an add-on module, and providing predictive maintenance and navigation support to the automatic machines. The add-on module comprises several sensors to measure several parameters to predict impending malfunctions and breakdowns of machine components remotely through a continuous monitoring and analysis of measured parameters. A cloud based navigation engine is centrally connected to the automatic machines to take real-time decisions through data optimization and navigation algorithms.
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A system for converting manual industrial machines into automatic industrial machines, the system comprising:
- an add-on layer/module/upgrade kit configured for coupling with an existing manual industrial machine and wherein the add-on module is configured to convert the manual industrial machine into an automatic industrial machine, and wherein the add-on module comprises a plurality of sensors configured to measuring a plurality of parameters related to one or more machine components provided in each automatic industrial machine, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more touch sensitive sensors, one or more ultrasonic sensors, one or more sensors to monitor the health parameters of the machine components and sensors from motor encoders;
- a cloud based server communicatively coupled with a plurality of automatic industrial machines, and wherein the server is configured for collecting the plurality of measured parameters from the plurality of sensors present in the add-on module coupled with each automatic industrial machine;
- a predictive diagnosis and maintenance engine provided in the server and run on a hardware processor, and wherein the predictive diagnosis and maintenance engine is configured for predicting a plurality of impending malfunctions and breakdowns of one or more machine components provided in each automatic industrial machine by a continuous monitoring and evaluation of the measured parameters;
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- a navigation engine provided in the server and run on a hardware processor, and wherein the navigation engine is configured for directing a motor controller provided in each add-on module to navigate the automated industrial machine to a desired location.
A computer implemented method comprising instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and run on a computing device provided with a hardware processor and memory for automatic industrial machines, the method comprising the steps of:
- coupling an add-on module/upgrade kit with an existing industrial machine for converting into an automated industrial machine;
- measuring one or more parameters related to the automatic industrial machine using a plurality of sensors provided in the add-on module;
- transmitting the measured data to a cloud based server and storing the data in a database provided in the server;
- predicting impending malfunctions and breakdowns of one or more individual machine components provided in each automated industrial machine through continuous monitoring and evaluation of the measured parameters using one or more deep machine learning algorithms:
- computing a navigation path for automatic industrial machine based on a current location and a desired location;
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- directing a motor controller provided in each add-on module to navigate the automatic industrial machine to the desired location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.