US 7,925,472 B2 · Methods for asset health management and systems thereof

Abstract

A method, computer readable medium, and system for optimizing utilization of one or more assets includes obtaining at least one of operational data and condition data for one or more elements of at least one of the assets. At least one of historical maintenance data and life-cycle data for the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is retrieved. One or more diagnostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is conducted based on the obtained at least one of the operational data and the condition data. One or more prognostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is conducted based on the at least one of the obtained operational data and condition data and on the retrieved at least one of the historical maintenance data and the life-cycle data. One or more optimization instructions for the at least one asset are determined based on the conducted diagnostics and prognostics and the determined one or more optimization instructions are displayed.

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Dependent claims

A method for optimizing utilization of one or more assets, the method comprising:

obtaining at an optimization processing apparatus operational data and physical condition data for one or more elements of at least one of the assets and specification data, historical maintenance data and life-cycle data for the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets;
conducting with the optimization processing apparatus one or more diagnostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets based on the obtained the operational data, the physical condition data, and the retrieved specification data;
conducting with the optimization processing apparatus one or more prognostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets based on the obtained operational data, the physical condition data, the specification data, the historical maintenance data and the life-cycle data;
determining one or more optimization instructions with optimization processing apparatus for the at least one asset based on the conducted diagnostics and prognostics, wherein at least one of the conducting one or more diagnostics and the conducting one or more prognostics further comprises determining one or more maintenance needs related to at least one of the one of the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets in a near term comprising before a first designated period of time and over a long term comprising after the first designated period of time and wherein the one or more optimization instructions are further based on the determined near term and long term maintenance needs;
and
displaying with the optimization processing apparatus the determined one or more optimization instructions.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for optimizing utilization of one or more assets comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:

obtaining operational data and physical condition data for one or more elements of at least one of the assets and specification data, historical maintenance data and life-cycle data for the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets;
conducting one or more diagnostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets based on the obtained the operational data, the physical condition data, and the retrieved specification data;
conducting one or more prognostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets based on the obtained operational data, the physical condition data, the specification data, the historical maintenance data and the life-cycle data;
determining one or more optimization instructions for the at least one asset based on the conducted diagnostics and prognostics, wherein at least one of the conducting one or more diagnostics and the conducting one or more prognostics further comprises determining one or more maintenance needs related to at least one of the one of the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets in a near term comprising before a first designated period of time and over a long term comprising after the first designated period of time and wherein the one or more optimization instructions are further determined based on the determined near term and long term maintenance needs;
and
displaying the determined one or more optimization instructions.

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A system for optimizing utilization of one or more assets, the system comprising:

one or more data acquisition systems that obtain at least one of operational data and physical condition data for one or more elements of at least one of the assets and specification data, historical maintenance data, and life-cycle data for the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets;
at least one diagnostic processing system that conducts one or more diagnostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets based on the obtained the operational data, the physical condition data, and the specification data on the one or more elements;
at least one prognostic processing system that conducts one or more prognostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets based on the obtained operational data, the physical condition data, the specification data, the historical maintenance data, and the life-cycle data;
an optimization processing system that determines one or more optimization instructions for the at least one asset based on the conducted diagnostics and prognostics from the at least one diagnostic processing system and the at least one prognostic processing system, wherein at least one of the diagnostic processing system and the prognostic processing system determines one or more maintenance needs related to at least one of the one of the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets in a near term comprising before a first designated period of time and over a long term comprising after the first designated period of time and wherein the optimization processing system determines the one or more optimization instructions further based on the determined near term and long term maintenance needs;
and
a display system that displays the determined one or more optimization instructions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description5,440 words

Summary888 words

#This invention relates to methods and systems for asset health management.

#Existing processes for asset management are mostly ad-hoc, and only take into account short term operations planning based on recent maintenance history. Operations and maintenance planning are often performed in isolation and do not balance current costs and operational benefits against the long term issues of total operating costs and asset life-cycle management.

#A method for optimizing utilization of one or more assets in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes obtaining at least one of operational data and condition data for one or more elements of at least one of the assets. At least one of historical maintenance data and life-cycle data for the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is retrieved. One or more diagnostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is conducted based on the obtained at least one of the operational data and the condition data. One or more prognostics on the one or more elements of the at least one of the assets is conducted based on the at least one of the obtained operational data and condition data and on the retrieved at least one of the historical maintenance data and the life-cycle data. One or more optimization instructions for the at least one asset are determined based on the conducted diagnostics and prognostics and the determined one or more optimization instructions are displayed.

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#FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an asset health management system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for optimizing utilization of one or more assets in accordance with other embodiments of the present invention; and

#FIG. 3 is a graph of an example of life cycle data for an element in an asset.

Detailed description4,487 words

#An asset health management system 10 for one or more assets 17(1)-17(n) in accordance with embodiments of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1. The asset health management system 10 includes an optimization processing system 12, databases 14(1)-14(n), sensors 15(1)-15(8), and a communication system 16, although the asset health management system 10 can include other types and numbers of systems and components arranged in other manners. The present invention provides a number of advantages including providing a method and system for optimizing the utilization of one of an asset or a collection of assets over the entire life-cycle of the asset.

#The optimization processing system 12 is used to determine an optimization plan or instruction(s) for one or more of the assets 17(1)-17(n) based on information, such as diagnostic testing, prognostic testing, cost data, and/or allocation data, although other types and numbers of optimization processing system 12 could be used. For example, the optimization processing system 12 could be coupled to a higher level system which managed the optimization processing system 12 along with other optimization processing systems for other assets.

#The optimization system 12 includes at least one processor 18, at least one memory storage device 20 which stores programmed instructions for one or more aspects of the present invention, at least one interface system or device 24, at least one user input device 26, and at least one display device 28 which are coupled together by a bus system 30 or other link, although the remanufacturing processing system 12 may comprise other components, other numbers of the components, and other combinations of the components. In this particular embodiment, the processor 18 executes a program 22 of stored instructions in memory storage device 20 for at least a portion of the method for optimizing utilization of one or more assets 17(1)-17(n) in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention as described herein and set forth in FIG. 2, although the method in accordance with the present invention can be carried out by other systems and also in a variety of other manners. The memory storage device 20 stores these programmed instructions, including program 22 in a memory device, such as a random access memory (RAM) or a read only memory (ROM) in the system or a floppy disk, hard disk, CD ROM, or other computer readable medium which is read from and/or written to by a magnetic, optical, or other reading and/or writing system that is coupled to the processor 18. Although in this particular embodiment, the method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention is stored as programmed instructions in the optimization processing system 12 for execution by the processor 18, some or all of the programmed instructions could be stored and executed elsewhere. The input/output interface 20 is used to operatively couple and communicate between the remanufacturing processing system 12 and the component information system 14. The user input device 23 enables an operator to generate and transmit signals or commands to the processor 18, such as inputting data or requests for data about components, although the user input device is optional. A variety of different types of user input devices can be used, such as a keyboard or computer mouse. The display device 28 enables the operator to observe displayed data information, such as the optimization plan or instruction(s). A variety of different types of display devices can be used, such as a CRT or a printer.

Facts

Application

11/437,966Filed 19 May 2006 · us provisional application

Priority

19 May 2005

Published

US 2006/0282362 A114 Dec 2006

Granted

12 Apr 2011

Term ended

19 May 2026

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification4 codes

G06Q 10/06
Administration; Management: resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation…
G06Q 10/10
Administration; Management: office automation; Time management
G06Q 40/00
Finance
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial

Timeline

19 May 2005Priority claimedParent application 60/682,627
19 May 2006Application filedUS 11/437,966
17 Aug 2006Assigned to Rochester Institute of Technologyassignment of assignor's interest
14 Dec 2006PublishedUS 2006/0282362 A1
12 Aug 2009Assigned to Navy, United States of America, the, AS Represented By the Secretaryconfirmatory license
12 Apr 2011GrantedUS 7,925,472 B2
11 Feb 2014Assigned to Manufacturers and Traders Trust Companysecurity agreement
25 Feb 2014Assigned to Manufacturers and Traders Trust Companycorrective assignment to correct the to remove incorrect patent #8,258,514 previously recorded on reel 032239 frame 0642. assignor(s) hereby confirms the to add correct patent # 8,285,514 and to add ussn 61/420,556 and ussn 61/446,778.
19 Apr 2022Assigned to Vnomics Corp. Dba Liban, Inc.release of security interest
19 May 2026Term endedEstimated

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