METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A REGION OF INTEREST OF TRANSIENT VIBRATION DATA REQUIRING ANALYSIS
First Claim
1. A method for processing and displaying transient data comprising:
- a. providing transient data,b. determining a region of interest leading edge,C. determining a region of interest trailing edge, which, in conjunction with the region of interest leading edge, determines the region of interest of transient data requiring analysis,d. specifying a construction mode corresponding to a derived graphical display of the transient data.e. specifying a construction parameter corresponding to the specified construction mode, andf. processing the transient data to produce at least one derived plot based at least in part on the transient data, the region of interest, the specified construction mode, and the specified construction parameters.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus identifies a region of interest of transient vibration data needing analysis and provides context and construction for analytical plots. The method comprises providing transient data and determining a region of interest of the transient data, specifying a construction mode corresponding to a derived graphical display of the transient data and specifying a construction parameter corresponding to the specified construction mode. The method also comprises processing the transient data to produce at least one derived plot based on the transient data, the region of interest, the specified construction mode, and the specified construction parameters. This method may be performed by a graphical tool having a hardware module and a software module. The hardware module including a processor, a memory, a display, and a communicator, and the software module including a plotting module and a plotcontrol module.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for processing and displaying transient data comprising:
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a. providing transient data, b. determining a region of interest leading edge, C. determining a region of interest trailing edge, which, in conjunction with the region of interest leading edge, determines the region of interest of transient data requiring analysis, d. specifying a construction mode corresponding to a derived graphical display of the transient data. e. specifying a construction parameter corresponding to the specified construction mode, and f. processing the transient data to produce at least one derived plot based at least in part on the transient data, the region of interest, the specified construction mode, and the specified construction parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for processing and displaying transient data comprising:
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a. a sensing instrument for sensing and providing transient data, b. a data processing apparatus for receiving the transient data, determining a region of interest leading edge, determining a region of interest trailing edge, which, in conjunction with the region of interest leading edge, determines the region of interest of transient machine vibration data requiring analysis, c. the data processing apparatus being further operable for populating at least one derived plot selected from a group including at least one of cascade plots, average shaft centerline plots, and Bode/Nyquist plots, said derived plot being based at least in part on the transient vibration data and the region of interest, and d. a display for receiving and displaying the derived plot - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vibration analysis instrument comprising:
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a. a hardware module having; i. a vibration sensing instrument for collecting transient data representing vibration, ii. a processor, iii. a memory connected to the processor, the memory for storing and accessing the software module, iv. a display connected to the processor, the display for displaying at least one of the transient data, a region of interest in the transient data, and an analytical plot based on the region of interest, and v. a communicator connected to the processor, the communicator for communicating with the vibration sensing instrument; and b. a software module having; i. a plotcontrol module having a tools module containing tools used by the plotting module, said tools including a graphical tool for identifying a region of interest representing transient data chosen by a user and ii. a plotting module for deriving the analytical plot based on the region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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