Systems and methods for a multi-purpose sensing device for industrial automation equipment

A method, comprising:

• receiving, via a processor disposed within a multi-purpose sensor configured to couple to a machine operating in an industrial environment, a plurality of sensor measurements acquired from a plurality of sensors over time, wherein the plurality of sensors is disposed within the multi-purpose sensor;
• determining, via the processor, a collective measurement signature based on the plurality of sensors measurements;
• determining, via the processor, whether the collective measurement signature varies from a baseline collective measurement signature associated with a plurality of historical sensor measurements received by the plurality of sensors prior to reception of the plurality of sensor measurements by the processor;
• and
• transmitting, via the processor, one or more signals to a computing device, a cloud-based computing system, a control/monitoring device, or a combination thereof, in response to a variance between the collective measurement signature and the baseline collective measurement signature exceeding a threshold, wherein the one or more signals are configured to cause the computing device, the cloud-based computing system, the control/monitoring device, or some combination thereof, in the industrial environment to perform a preventative action, diagnostic operation, predictive operation, or some combination thereof.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, are configured to cause a processor to:

• receive, from a plurality of sensors disposed within a multi-purpose sensor, a plurality of historical sensor measurements associated with a machine or an environment of the machine over time for each of the plurality of sensors;
• receive a plurality of sensor measurements for a sensor of the plurality of sensors after receiving the plurality of historical sensor measurements by the processor;
• determine a baseline collective measurement signature for the plurality of sensors based on the plurality of historical sensor measurements;
• determine a subsequent sensor measurement signature for the sensor based on the plurality of sensors measurements;
• determine whether the subsequent sensor measurement signature varies from the baseline collective measurement signature;
• and
• transmit one or more signals to a computing device, a cloud-based computing system, a control/monitoring device, or a combination thereof, in response to a variance between the subsequent sensor measurement signature and the baseline collective measurement signature being greater than a threshold, wherein the one or more signals are configured to cause the computing device, the cloud-based computing system, the control/monitoring device, or some combination thereof in an industrial environment to perform a preventative action, diagnostic operation, predictive operation, or some combination thereof.