Diagnostic network with automated proactive local experts
AssigneeReid Asset Management Company
InventorsAlan J. Reid, Dean A. Lofall
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Abstract
A method is provided for invoking condition monitoring among a plurality of machines, comprising establishing a network of automated local experts at generally fixed locations and interconnected by at least one network connection, configuring each of the local experts to receive vibration data from at least one of the plurality of machines which is located in relative physical proximity thereto and configuring each of the local experts to analyze the received vibration data and to diagnose a condition of the machine providing the received vibration data based on the received vibration, and configuring each of the local experts to transmit diagnostic information relating to the condition of the respective machines via the at least one network connection.
Claims66
A method for invoking condition monitoring among a plurality of machines, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a network of automated local experts at generally fixed locations and interconnected by at least one network connection;
- configuring each of the local experts to receive vibration data from at least one of the plurality of machines which is located in relative physical proximity thereto;
- configuring each of the local experts to analyze the received vibration data and to diagnose a condition of the machine providing the received vibration data based on the received vibration;
- configuring each of the local experts to transmit diagnostic information relating to the condition of the respective machines via the at least one network connection to a client;
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- controlling the local experts via the client.
A method for invoking condition monitoring among a plurality of machines, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a network of automated local experts at generally fixed locations and interconnected by at least one network connection;
- configuring each of the local experts to receive vibration data from at least one of the plurality of machines which is located in relative physical proximity thereto;
- configuring each of the local experts to analyze the received vibration data and to diagnose a condition of the machine providing the received vibration data based on the received vibration;
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- configuring each of the local experts to transmit diagnostic information relating to the condition of the respective machines via the at least one network connection;
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- configuring the local experts to permit control thereof from a remote location via the at least one network connection.
A system for invoking condition monitoring among a plurality of machines, comprising:
- a network of automated local experts at generally fixed locations and interconnected by at least one network connection;
- each of the local experts being configured to receive vibration data from at least one of the plurality of machines which is located in relative physical proximity thereto;
- each of the local experts being configured to analyze the received vibration data and to diagnose a condition of the machine providing the received vibration data based on the received vibration;
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- each of the local experts being configured to transmit diagnostic information relating to the condition of the respective machines via the at least one network connection to a client;
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- each of the local experts being controllable by the client.
A system for invoking condition monitoring among a plurality of machines, comprising:
- a network of automated local experts at generally fixed locations and interconnected by at least one network connection;
- each of the local experts being configured to receive vibration data from at least one of the plurality of machines which is located in relative physical proximity thereto;
- each of the local experts being configured to analyze the received vibration data and to diagnose a condition of the machine providing the received vibration data based on the received vibration;
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- each of the local experts being configured to transmit diagnostic information relating to the condition of the respective machines via the at least one network connection;
- wherein the local experts are configured to permit control thereof from a remote location via the at least one network connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.