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First Claim
1. A method for condition monitoring and maintenance of an industrial robot, said method comprising:
- monitoring data from said robot during its operation;
determining from said monitored data the occurrence of an event that affects the robot;
transferring to a remote location said monitored data either regularly or upon the occurrence of said robot affecting event;
estimating at said remote location from said transferred monitored data an optimized maintenance interval for the robot; and
analyzing at said remote location said transferred monitored data and providing a prediction of needed maintenance on the robot.
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Abstract
A method and a system for managing one or more industrial robots used by an enterprise over one or more of the phases of the asset lifecycle. Monitored data from the robot(s) is used to determine the occurrence of an event that affects the robot operation. The monitored data is transferred either regularly or upon the occurrence of a robot affecting event. The remote location estimates from the transferred data an optimized maintenance interval for the robot(s) and analyzes that data to provide a prediction of needed maintenance on the robot(s). The remote location can use the transferred monitored data to benchmark different features and functions of the robots for a particular robot or against a robot that performs the same function or can benchmark one of the robots against a robot in another enterprise.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for condition monitoring and maintenance of an industrial robot, said method comprising:
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monitoring data from said robot during its operation;
determining from said monitored data the occurrence of an event that affects the robot;
transferring to a remote location said monitored data either regularly or upon the occurrence of said robot affecting event;
estimating at said remote location from said transferred monitored data an optimized maintenance interval for the robot; and
analyzing at said remote location said transferred monitored data and providing a prediction of needed maintenance on the robot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for condition monitoring and maintenance of a plurality of industrial robots located at one or more different plants, said method comprising:
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monitoring data from each of said plurality of robots during their operation;
determining from said monitored data the occurrence of an event that affects one or more of said plurality of robots;
transferring to a remote location said data either regularly or upon the occurrence of one or more said plurality of robots affecting event;
estimating at said remote location from said transferred monitored data an optimized maintenance interval for each of the plurality of robots; and
analyzing at said remote location said transferred monitored data and providing a prediction of needed maintenance on each of the plurality of robots. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for condition monitoring and maintenance of an industrial robot, said system comprising:
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a computing device at said robot having therein program code usable by said computing device, said program code comprising code configured to;
monitor data from said robot during its operation;
determine from said monitored data the occurrence of an event that affects the robot; and
transfer to a remote location said monitored data either regularly or upon the occurrence of said robot affecting event; and
a computing device at said remote location having therein program code usable by said remote location computing device, said program code comprising code configured to;
estimate at said remote location from said transferred monitored data an optimized maintenance interval for said robot; and
analyze at said remote location said transferred monitored data and provide a prediction of needed maintenance on the robot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system for condition monitoring and maintenance of a plurality of industrial robots located at one or more different plants, said system comprising:
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a computing device associated with one or more of the plurality of robots having therein program code usable by said computing device, said program code comprising code configured to;
monitor data from said robot during its operation;
determine from said monitored data the occurrence of an event that affects the robot; and
transfer to a remote location said monitored either regularly or upon the occurrence of said robot affecting event; and
a computing device at said remote location having therein program code usable by said remote location computing device, said program code comprising code configured to;
estimate at said remote location from said transferred monitored data an optimized maintenance interval for each of said plurality of robots; and
analyze at said remote location said transferred monitored data and provide a prediction of needed maintenance on each of the plurality of robots. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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