Systems and methods for displaying test details of an engine control test

• US 10,495,014 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2016
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Sukumaran, Suseel, Tharakan, Atul George
• Primary Examiner(s): Vilakazi, Sizo B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kirby, Brian R
• Application Number:
  US15/072,455
• Publication Number:
  US 20160201591A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,356 Days
• Field of Search: 701114, 701 344, 7311401, 7311477
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/228 Warning displays
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/22 Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions in air/fuel ratio feedback systems F02D41/1495, in electric control linkage F02D11/107, in purge control systems F02M25/0809
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/221 relating to the failure of actuators or electrically driven elements
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/28 Interface circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 15/02 Details or accessories of testing apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

A system is provided that includes one or more sensors configured to monitor operating parameters of engine components and a controller. The controller is programmed to perform operations that include displaying test details on a display screen that are specific to a selected test to be performed on the engine components. The test details include pre-conditional parameters of the engine components that are necessary prior to starting the selected test. The operations also include receiving the monitored operating parameters of the engine components from the one or more sensors and determining whether the monitored operating parameters satisfy the pre-conditional parameters. The operations further include, responsive to receiving an indication to start the selected test and determining that the measured operating parameters satisfy the pre-conditional parameters, performing the selected test on the engine components.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more sensors configured to monitor operating parameters of one or more engine components; and

a controller having one or more processors, the controller being operatively connected to the one or more sensors and the one or more engine components, the controller being programmed to perform operations in response to instructions stored on a non-transitory memory to;

display test details on a display screen, the test details being specific to a selected test for the controller to perform on the one or more engine components, the test details including a plurality of pre-conditional parameters of the one or more engine components that are necessary prior to starting the selected test;

receive the monitored operating parameters of the one or more engine components from the one or more sensors;

display the monitored operating parameters that are associated with each of the pre-conditional parameters on the display screen concurrently with the display of each of the pre-conditional parameters of the selected test prior to performing the selected test to allow a visual comparison between each of the pre-conditional parameters and the monitored operating parameters, wherein each of the pre-conditional parameters that is displayed is associated with at least one of the monitored operating parameters that is displayed;

determine whether the monitored operating parameters satisfy the pre-conditional parameters; and

responsive to both receiving an indication to start the selected test and determining that the monitored operating parameters satisfy each of the pre-conditional parameters, perform the selected test on the one or more engine components and display the monitored operating parameters that are associated with each of the pre-conditional parameters.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is programmed to provide at least one of a visual or an audible alert for an operator responsive to receiving the indication to start the selected test when the monitored operating parameters do not satisfy each of the pre-conditional parameters, the controller being programmed to not perform the selected test until all of the pre-conditional parameters are satisfied.

3. The system claim 1, wherein, in response to determining that at least one of the pre-conditional parameters is not satisfied by the monitored operating parameters, the controller is programmed to provide a visual alert on the display screen that indicates the at least one pre-conditional parameter that is not satisfied.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further programmed to display a list of multiple tests on the display screen prior to displaying the test details, the selected test being one of the tests in the list, the controller configured to display the test details of the selected test responsive to receiving an indication of the selected test by an operator using an input device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the test details include the pre-conditional parameters and projected activity of the one or more engine components that is expected to occur during performance of the selected test, wherein the projected activity of the one or more engine components includes operating adjustments to be made to the one or more engine components during the test.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising the display screen, wherein the controller and the display screen are disposed in a housing of a device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the test details are presented on a computational functional display on the display screen.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more engine components include one or more of a pump, a turbocharger, a motor, an engine, a generator, or a radiator.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is programmed to display the monitored operating parameters in an operating parameter window and to display the pre-conditional parameters in a test detail window that is arranged side-by-side with the operating parameter window in a split-screen format.

9. A method comprising:

displaying test details on a display screen, the test details being specific to a selected test for performance on one or more engine components, the test details including a plurality of pre-conditional parameters of the one or more engine components that are necessary prior to starting the selected test;

receiving monitored operating parameters of the one or more engine components from one or more sensors;

concurrently displaying each of the pre-conditional parameters and a subset of the monitored operating parameters that are associated with the pre-conditional parameters on the display screen prior to performing the selected test to allow a visual comparison between each of the pre-conditional parameters and the monitored operating parameters, wherein each of the pre-conditional parameters that is displayed is associated with at least one of the monitored operating parameters that is displayed;

determining, using one or more processors, whether the monitored operating parameters satisfy the pre-conditional parameters; and

responsive to both receiving an indication to start the selected test and determining that the monitored operating parameters satisfy each of the pre-conditional parameters, performing the selected test on the one or more engine components and displaying the monitored operating parameters that are associated with each of the pre-conditional parameters.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying a list of multiple tests on the display screen prior to displaying the test details, the selected test being one of the tests in the list, the method further including receiving an indication of the selected test from the list by an operator using an input device and then displaying the test details for the selected test in response to the received indication.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the list of multiple tests is a first list displayed in a test window on the display screen, the first list representing individual tests within a common test category, the method further comprising displaying a second list in a category window on the display screen, the second list representing multiple test categories.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising, during performance of the selected test, displaying a progress indicator message on the display screen, the progress indicator message describing at least one of a current stage of the test or current activity of the one or more engine components.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing at least one of a visual or an audible alert for an operator responsive to receiving the indication to start the selected test when the monitored operating parameters do not satisfy each of the pre-conditional parameters, the selected test not being performed until all of the pre-conditional parameters are satisfied.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the test details are presented on a computational functional display on the display screen.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein performing the selected test includes adjusting operational settings of the one or more engine components according to instructions stored in a test plan of the selected test.

16. A tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more computer software modules configured to direct one or more processors to:

display test details on a display screen, the test details being specific to a selected test for performance on one or more engine components, the test details including a plurality of pre-conditional parameters of the one or more engine components that are necessary prior to starting the selected test;

receive and display monitored operating parameters of the one or more engine components from one or more sensors, wherein each of the pre-conditional parameters is associated with at least one of the monitored operating parameters;

determine whether the monitored operating parameters satisfy each of the pre-conditional parameters;

responsive to determining that at least one of the pre-conditional parameters is not satisfied by the monitored operating parameters, provide a visual alert on the display screen identifying the at least one pre-conditional parameter that is not satisfied; and

responsive to both receiving an indication to start the selected test and determining that the monitored operating parameters satisfy each of the pre-conditional parameters, perform the selected test on the one or more engine components and display the monitored operating parameters that are associated with each of the pre-conditional parameters.

17. The tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further directed to provide at least one of a visual or an audible alert for an operator responsive to receiving the indication to start the selected test when the monitored operating parameters do not satisfy the pre-conditional parameters.

18. The tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the pre-conditional parameters include one or more of an on/off status, an operating speed, a power consumption level, a communication quality status, or a threshold setting of the one or more engine components.

19. The tangible and non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the one or more processors are further directed to concurrently display each of the pre-conditional parameters and the monitored operating parameters that are associated with each of the pre-conditional parameters on the display screen prior to performing the selected test to allow a visual comparison between the pre-conditional parameters and the monitored operating parameters.