Methods and systems for the industrial internet of things

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10409246-B2
Application number	US-201815907877-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2018
Priority date	May 9, 2016
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

The system generally includes a crosspoint switch in the local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to the first sensor and a second input connected to the second sensor. The multiple outputs include a first and second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from the second output. Multiple inputs of the crosspoint switch include a third input connected to the second sensor and a fourth input connected to the second sensor. The platform is configured to determine a change in relative phase based on the simultaneously recorded gap-free digital waveform data. The second sensor is configured to be movable to a plurality of positions associated with the first machine while obtaining the simultaneously recorded gap-free digital waveform data. The local data collection system is configured to plan data acquisition routes based on hierarchical templates.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for data collection, processing, and utilization of signals from at least a first element in a first machine in an industrial environment, the system comprising:
a platform including a computing environment connected to a local data collection system having at least a first sensor signal and a second sensor signal obtained from at least the first machine in the industrial environment;
a first sensor in the local data collection system configured to be connected to the first machine;
a second sensor in the local data collection system; and
a crosspoint switch in the local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to the first sensor and a second input connected to the second sensor, wherein the multiple outputs include a first output and a second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal from the first output and the second sensor signal from the second output, wherein each of multiple inputs is configured to be individually assigned to any of the multiple outputs, wherein unassigned outputs are configured to be switched off producing a high-impedance state, wherein multiple inputs of the crosspoint switch include a third input connected to the second sensor and a fourth input connected to the second sensor, wherein the first sensor signal is from a single-axis sensor at an unchanging location associated with the first machine, wherein the second sensor is a three-axis sensor, wherein the local data collection system is configured to record gap-free digital waveform data simultaneously from at least the first input, the second input, the third input, and the fourth input, wherein the platform is configured to determine a change in relative phase based on the simultaneously recorded gap-free digital waveform data, wherein the second sensor is configured to be movable to a plurality of positions associated with the first machine while obtaining the simultaneously recorded gap-free digital waveform data, wherein multiple outputs of the crosspoint switch include a third output and fourth output, and wherein the second, third, and fourth outputs are assigned together to a sequence of tri-axial sensors each located at different positions associated with the first machine, wherein tri-axial sensors in the sequence of the tri-axial sensors are each located at different positions on the first machine but are each associated with different bearings in the first machine.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the local data collection system is configured to obtain the simultaneously recorded gap-free digital waveform data from the first machine while the first machine and a second machine are both in operation.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the local data collection system is configured to characterize a contribution from the first machine and the second machine in the simultaneously recorded gap-free digital waveform data from the first machine.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the local data collection system is configured to plan data acquisition routes based on hierarchical templates.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the data collection bands define a specific frequency band and at least one of a group of spectral peaks, a true-peak level, a crest factor derived from a time waveform, and an overall waveform derived from a vibration envelope.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the local data collection system includes a neural net expert system using intelligent management of the data collection bands.

7. The system of claim 4 wherein at least one of the hierarchical templates is associated with multiple interconnected elements of the first machine.

8. The system of claim 4 wherein at least one of the hierarchical templates is associated with elements associated with at least the first machine and a second machine.

9. The system of claim 4 wherein at least one of the hierarchical templates is associated with at least the first machine being proximate in location to a second machine.

10. The system of claim 4 wherein the local data collection system includes a graphical user interface system configured to manage the data collection bands.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the graphical user interface system includes an expert system diagnostic tool.

12. The system of claim 4 wherein the platform includes cloud-based, machine pattern analysis of state information from multiple sensors to provide anticipated state information for the industrial environment.

13. The system of claim 4 wherein the platform is configured to provide self-organization of data pools based on at least one of utilization metrics and yield metrics.

14. The system of claim 4 wherein the platform includes a self-organized swarm of industrial data collectors.

15. The system of claim 4 wherein the local data collection system includes a wearable haptic user interface for an industrial sensor data collector with at least one of vibration, heat, electrical, and sound outputs.

16. The system of claim 4 wherein the local data collection system is configured to create data acquisition routes based on hierarchical templates that each include the data collection bands related to machines associated with the data acquisition routes.

17. The system of claim 4 wherein the unchanging location is a position associated with rotating shaft of the first machine.

18. The system of claim 1 wherein the data collection bands define a specific frequency band and at least one of a group of spectral peaks, a true-peak level, a crest factor derived from a time waveform, and an overall waveform derived from a vibration envelope.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein the local data collection system includes a neural net expert system using intelligent management of the data collection bands.

20. The system of claim 1 wherein the platform includes cloud-based, machine pattern analysis of state information from multiple sensors to provide anticipated state information for the industrial environment.

21. The system of claim 1 wherein the platform is configured to provide self-organization of data pools based on at least one of utilization metrics and yield metrics.

22. The system of claim 1 wherein the platform is configured to determine an operating deflection shape based on the change in relative phase and the simultaneously recorded gap-free digital waveform data.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the simultaneously recorded gap-free digital waveform data has a duration that is in excess of one minute.

Assignees

• Strong Force Iot Portfolio 2016 Llc

Inventors

• Cella Charles Howard
• Duffy Jr Gerald William
• Mcguckin Jeffrey P

Classifications

• G05B23/0221

  Preprocessing measurements, e.g. data collection rate adjustment; Standardization of measurements; Time series or signal analysis, e.g. frequency analysis or wavelets; Trustworthiness of measurements; Indexes therefor; Measurements using easily measured parameters to estimate parameters difficult to measure; Virtual sensor creation; De-noising; Sensor fusion; Unconventional preprocessing inherently present in specific fault detection methods like PCA-based methods · CPC title

• G06N3/042

  Knowledge-based neural networks; Logical representations of neural networks · CPC title

• G05B2219/23253

  Expert system · CPC title

• G01H1/00

  Measuring {characteristics of} vibrations in solids by using direct conduction to the detector (G01H9/00, G01H11/00 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04W4/38

  for collecting sensor information · CPC title