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US 7,467,073 B2Granted
Method and system for assessing remanufacturability of an apparatus
AssigneeRochester Institute of Technology
InventorsNabil Nasr, Timothy Bold, Jeffrey Heintz, Scott Nichols, Gordon Scott Valentine
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Abstract
A system and method for assessing remanufacturability of one or more items in an apparatus includes assessing a plurality of remanufacturing options for an item based on a determination of the overall condition for the item, a determination on whether the item satisfies operation specifications, and a determination of a risk priority for the item to identify which of the plurality of remanufacturing options are viable.
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A method for assessing remanufacturability of one or more items in an apparatus, the method comprising:
- determining an overall condition of items in an apparatus regardless of the condition of each of the items based on obtained data;
- determining whether each of the items satisfies one or more operation specifications based on the obtained data;
- identifying one or more systems in the apparatus;
- identifying components in each of the systems;
- determining a functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components;
- applying a filter to the determined functional hierarchy limiting the functional hierarchy to a specified level of the functional hierarchy;
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- assessing in at least one processing system a plurality of remanufacturing options for each of the items based on the determined overall condition of the items regardless of a condition of each of the items, the determined satisfaction of the operation specifications, the determined functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components, and the specified level of the functional hierarchy to identify which of the plurality of remanufacturing options are viable and displaying one or more of the identified, viable remanufacturing options.
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A system for assessing remanufacturability of one or more items in an apparatus, the system comprising:
- an overall condition processing system in at least one computing device that determines an overall condition of items in an apparatus regardless of the condition of each of the items based on obtained data;
- an operation specification processing system in the at least one computing device that determines whether each of the items satisfies one or more operation specifications based on the obtained data;
- a first identification system that identifies one or more systems in the apparatus and components in each of the systems;
- a functional analysis system that determines a functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components;
- a filtering system that applies a filter to the determined functional hierarchy limiting the functional hierarchy to a specified level of the functional hierarchy;
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- a remanufacturing assessment processing system in the at least one computing device that assesses a plurality of remanufacturing options for each of the items based on the determined overall condition of the items regardless of a condition of each of the items, the determined satisfaction of the operation specifications, the functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components and the specified level of the functional hierarchy to identify which of the plurality of remanufacturing options are viable and displays one or more of the identified, viable remanufacturing options.
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A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for assessing remanufacturability of one or more items in an apparatus which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:
- determining an overall condition of items in an apparatus regardless of the condition of each of the items based on obtained data;
- determining whether each of the items satisfies one or more operation specifications based on the obtained data;
- identifying one or more systems in the apparatus;
- identifying components in each of the systems;
- determining a functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components;
- applying a filter to the determined functional hierarchy limiting the functional hierarchy to a specified level of the functional hierarchy;
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- assessing a plurality of remanufacturing options for each of the items based on the determined overall condition of the items regardless of a condition of each of the items, the determined satisfaction of the operation specifications, the functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components and the specified level of the functional hierarchy to identify which of the plurality of remanufacturing options are viable and outputting one or more of the identified, viable remanufacturing options and displaying one or more of the identified, viable remanufacturing options.
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A method for assessing remanufacturability of one or more items in an apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining one or more assessments of the one or more items regardless of a condition of each item;
- identifying one or more systems in the apparatus;
- identifying components in each of the systems;
- determining a functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components;
- applying a filter to the determined functional hierarchy limiting the functional hierarchy to a specified level of the functional hierarchy;
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- assessing in at least one processing system a plurality of remanufacturing options for each of the items regardless of the condition of each of the items based on the one or more assessments, the functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components, and the specified level of the functional hierarchy to identify which of the plurality of remanufacturing options are viable and displaying one or more of the identified, viable remanufacturing options.
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A system for assessing remanufacturability of one or more items in an apparatus, the system comprising:
- an item assessment processing system in at least one computing device that obtains one or more assessments of the one or more items regardless of a condition of each item;
- an identification system that identifies one or more systems in the apparatus and components in each of the systems;
- a functional analysis system that determines a functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components;
- a filtering system that applies a filter to the determined functional hierarchy limiting the functional hierarchy to a specified level of the functional hierarchy;
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- a remanufacturing assessment processing system in the at least one computing device that assesses a plurality of remanufacturing options for each of the items regardless of the condition of each of the items based on the obtained one or more assessments, the functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components, and the specified level of the functional hierarchy to identify which of the plurality of remanufacturing options are viable and displaying one or more of the identified, viable remanufacturing options.
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A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for assessing remanufacturability of one or more items in an apparatus which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:
- obtaining one or more assessments of the one or more items regardless of a condition of each item;
- identifying one or more systems in the apparatus;
- identifying components in each of the systems;
- determining a functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components;
- applying a filter to the determined functional hierarchy limiting the functional hierarchy to a specified level of the functional hierarchy;
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- assessing a plurality of remanufacturing options for each of the items regardless of the condition of each of the items based on the one or more assessments, the functional hierarchy and interrelation of the systems and components, and the specified level of the functional hierarchy to identify which of the plurality of remanufacturing options are viable and displaying one or more of the identified, viable remanufacturing options.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.