System and method for managing machine servicing including workscope generation
First Claim
1. A system for managing service of a machine, comprising:
- at least one database for storing;
structural information about the machine;
servicing information relevant to the machine, including at least repair procedures and maintenance procedures relevant to the machine; and
at least one predefined reason for servicing the machine, the stored at least one reason for servicing the machine being linked to at least one of the stored repair procedures and stored maintenance procedures;
an interface for selecting at least one of the stored reasons for servicing the machine; and
a processor constructed and arranged to automatically generate a workscope of work to be performed on the machine, the workscope including one or more of the repair and maintenance procedures selected on the basis of the selected at least one reason for servicing the machine.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to management of machine servicing, particularly, but not only, aircraft engine servicing. When a machine is received in a service facility for one of a plurality of predefined reasons, repair and/or maintenance procedures known to correspond to that reason are identified and a workscope defining work to be performed is generated. It is desirable (but not required according to the present invention) to identify what parts and/or tools will be needed to carry out the repair and/or maintenance procedures. It is additionally desirable to permit the parts and/or tools to be ordered or otherwise requested in anticipation of carrying out the defined work. The workscope can be enhanced by taking into account work (required or not) that is customarily performed for a given client. A cost estimate corresponding to the workscope may also be generated, and may also be modified according to client-specific parameters such as the nature of the client'"'"'s service contract
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62 Claims
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1. A system for managing service of a machine, comprising:
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at least one database for storing;
structural information about the machine;
servicing information relevant to the machine, including at least repair procedures and maintenance procedures relevant to the machine; and
at least one predefined reason for servicing the machine, the stored at least one reason for servicing the machine being linked to at least one of the stored repair procedures and stored maintenance procedures;
an interface for selecting at least one of the stored reasons for servicing the machine; and
a processor constructed and arranged to automatically generate a workscope of work to be performed on the machine, the workscope including one or more of the repair and maintenance procedures selected on the basis of the selected at least one reason for servicing the machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of managing machine servicing, comprising:
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identifying one or more reasons for servicing the machine;
based on the identified one or more reasons for servicing, identifying required primary work needed to address the identified one or more reasons for servicing;
generating a workscope defining the work to be performed on the machine, including at least the identified primary work. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer-readable medium having computer readable program code thereon for enabling the automatic management of machine servicing, the computer-readable program code comprising;
identifying one or more reasons for servicing the machine;
based on the one or more reasons for servicing the machine, identifying all work procedures for addressing the one or more reasons for servicing the machine;
generating a workscope including the identified work procedures.
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52. A method of managing service performed on a client'"'"'s aircraft engine, the method comprising:
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identifying one or more reasons for servicing the engine;
identifying work procedures corresponding to the one or more identified reasons for servicing the engine;
narrowing the identified work procedures in accordance with client-specific requirements to obtain a client-specific set of work procedures corresponding to the one or more reasons for servicing the engine;
identifying pending general work procedures applicable to the engine;
narrowing the pending general work procedures down to identify required general work procedures and discretionary general work procedures desired by the client to obtain a client-specific set of general work procedures;
combining the client-specific set of work procedures corresponding to the one or more reasons for servicing the engine and the client-specific set of general work procedures to obtain a combined client-specific set of work procedures;
eliminating redundant and/or repeated work procedures from the combined client-specific set of work procedures;
identifying complimentary work procedures corresponding to the combined client-specific set of work procedures;
identifying the engine parts affected by the combined client-specific set of work procedures and the identified complimentary work procedures; and
generating a workscope comprising the combined client-specific set of work procedures, the identified complimentary work procedures, and the affected engine parts. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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