SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING ENGINE CYCLES
First Claim
1. A system for tracking cycles for parts of a machine, comprising:
- a parts tracking system for tracking serialized parts contained within the machine;
a remote data collection unit to automatically detect cycle activity occurring on the machine and to calculate cycles data;
an interface for importing cycles data from the remote data collection unit, wherein the cycles data includes full cycle, partial cycle, and trip cycle data; and
a cycles calculation system for calculating accumulated cycles for each of the serialized parts contained within the machine based on the imported cycles data.
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting/calculating engine cycles, tracking engine cycles and correlating the engine cycles to parts to measure accumulated cycles associated with the parts. A system is disclosed that includes a parts tracking system for tracking serialized parts contained within the machine; an interface for importing cycles data on the machine via a remote data collection unit, wherein the cycles data includes full cycle, partial cycle, and trip cycle data; and a cycles calculation system for calculating accumulated cycles for each of the serialized parts contained within the machine based on the imported cycles data.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for tracking cycles for parts of a machine, comprising:
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a parts tracking system for tracking serialized parts contained within the machine;
a remote data collection unit to automatically detect cycle activity occurring on the machine and to calculate cycles data;
an interface for importing cycles data from the remote data collection unit, wherein the cycles data includes full cycle, partial cycle, and trip cycle data; and
a cycles calculation system for calculating accumulated cycles for each of the serialized parts contained within the machine based on the imported cycles data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for correlating cycles data with parts of a machine, comprising:
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storing and tracking serialized parts contained within the machine;
detecting cycle activity occurring on the machine and calculating cycles data via a remote data collection unit;
importing cycles data from the remote data collection unit, wherein the cycles data includes full cycle, partial cycle, and trip cycle data; and
calculating accumulated cycles for each of the serialized parts contained within the machine based on the imported cycles data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product stored on a computer usable medium for correlating cycles data with parts of a machine, comprising:
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program code configured for storing and tracking serialized parts contained within the machine;
program code configured for importing cycles data occurring on the machine via a remote data collection unit, wherein the cycles data includes full cycle, partial cycle, and trip cycle data; and
program code configured for calculating accumulated cycles for each of the serialized parts contained within the machine based on the imported cycles data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for deploying a cycles tracking application, comprising:
providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;
store and track serialized parts contained within a remote engine;
import cycles data occurring on the remote engine collected via a remote data collection unit; and
calculate accumulated cycles for each of the serialized parts contained within the remote engine based on the imported cycles data.
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