Method of and apparatus for maintaining a transport system
OwnerMarcel Rotheringinventor
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of maintaining a transport system in a manufacturing facility including: measuring one or more pose-related properties of a plurality of transportation devices at a plurality of manufacturing stations in the manufacturing facility, at which manufacturing stations one or more workpieces are processed; determining a statistical characteristic for each of the plurality of transportation devices based on the pose-related properties; determining a sequence for maintaining one or more transportation devices based on the statistical characteristics; and optionally performing one or more maintenance procedures based on the sequence.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method of maintaining a transport system in a manufacturing facility, the method comprising:
- measuring one or more pose-related properties of a plurality of transportation devices at a plurality of manufacturing stations in the manufacturing facility, at which manufacturing stations one or more workpieces are processed;
- determining a statistical characteristic for each transportation device of the plurality of transportation devices based on the one or more pose-related properties;
- loading, by the plurality of transportation devices, workpieces of different types, workpieces of different car types, different geometry, sizes, weight, different suspension point, and/or loading position on the transportation devices;
- comparing the statistical characteristics between the plurality of transportation devices loaded with workpieces of different types at a same manufacturing station and/or at different manufacturing stations by removing a contribution of the workpiece and/or manufacturing station from the pose-related properties;
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- determining a sequence for maintaining one or more transportation devices of the plurality of transportation devices based on the comparison of the statistical characteristics;
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- optionally performing one or more maintenance procedures based on the sequence.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory,
- wherein the processor and the memory are configured to:
- measure one or more pose-related properties of a plurality of transportation devices at a plurality of manufacturing stations in a manufacturing facility, at which manufacturing stations one or more workpieces are processed;
- determine a statistical characteristic for each transportation device of the plurality of transportation devices based on the one or more pose-related properties;
- load workpieces of different types, workpieces of different car types, different geometry, sizes, weight, different suspension point, and/or loading position on the transportation devices;
- compare the statistical characteristics between the plurality of transportation devices loaded with workpieces of different types at a same manufacturing station and/or at different manufacturing stations by removing a contribution of the workpiece and/or manufacturing station from the pose-related properties;
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- determine a sequence for maintaining one or more transportation devices of the plurality of transportation devices based on the comparison of the statistical characteristics;
- and
- optionally perform one or more maintenance procedures based on the sequence.
A non-transitory computer program product comprising program code and configured to be stored on an apparatus, that when executed by a processor of the apparatus, causes the apparatus to:
- measure one or more pose-related properties of a plurality of transportation devices at a plurality of manufacturing stations in a manufacturing facility, at which manufacturing stations one or more workpieces are processed;
- determine a statistical characteristic for each transportation device of the plurality of transportation devices based on the one or more pose-related properties;
- load workpieces of different types, workpieces of different car types, different geometry, sizes, weight, different suspension point, and/or loading position on the transportation devices;
- compare the statistical characteristics between the plurality of transportation devices loaded with workpieces of different types at a same manufacturing station and/or at different manufacturing stations by removing a contribution of the workpiece and/or manufacturing station from the pose-related properties;
- and
- determine a sequence for maintaining one or more transportation devices of the plurality of transportation devices based on the comparison of the statistical characteristics;
- and
- optionally perform one or more maintenance procedures based on the sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.