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Learning expected operational behavior of machines from generic definitions and past behavior

  • US 10,409,926 B2
  • Filed: 11/27/2013
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • storing one or more machine operating definitions of types of machines for multiple different individual machines, wherein each of the machine operating definitions describes expected operational behavior of one or more types of machines during one or more operating states rather than operational behavior of individual machines;

    the operating states comprising starting, running and shutting down states;

    receiving operational data from one or more sensors of a plurality of machines, the sensors configured to measure at least one of temperature, pressure, speed, vibration, current, sound, power or resource consumption, movement, torque, power output, or byproduct output;

    analyzing the received operational data that describes past operation of the plurality of machines of a plurality of types and which individual machines of the plurality of machines were in operation in a certain location in a certain manner and during a certain time;

    based at least in part on the analyzing the received operational data and the one or more machine operating definitions, generating and storing one or more machine operating models that describe expected operational behavior corresponding to a plurality of operating states of the plurality of machines;

    wherein the one or more machine operating models comprise a plurality of data patterns, wherein each of the data patterns is associated with a different set of one or more operating states of one or more machines;

    wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices;

    wherein the one or more machine operating definitions comprise at least a first machine operating definition and a second machine operating definition, wherein the first machine operating definition describes expected operational behavior of one or more first types of machines during one or more first operating states, and wherein the second machine operating definition describes expected operational behavior of one or more second types of machines during one or more second operating states, wherein the one or more first types of machines differ from the one or more second types of machines by model or vendor;

    using the one or more models, causing generating and displaying on a computer display device one or more specifications of preventive action for one of the plurality of machines that is estimated to avoid reaching a possible future operating state that is damaging to one of the plurality of machines or remedial action that is estimated to change a current operating state.

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