METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A FUTURE TIME OF A COMPONENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a health indicator at a given time and a rate of change of the health indicator over a period of time for a component of a system including one or more components, the health indicator having been determined based on vibration data associated with the component; and
determining a future time for the component as a function of the health indicator and a material constant, the material constant being determinable as a function of the rate of change of the health indicator, the component being subjectable to fatigue from the given time to the future time.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for determining a future time associated with a component, where the future time can be indicative that some action can be taken with respect to the component. In some embodiments, future time can be indicative of a component'"'"'s remaining useful life or time until maintenance is required. The future time can be determined as a function of a health indicator and a material constant. In some exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the functional relationship between the future time, the health indicator and the material constant can be based on the functional relationship of Paris'"'"' law for fatigue crack growth.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a health indicator at a given time and a rate of change of the health indicator over a period of time for a component of a system including one or more components, the health indicator having been determined based on vibration data associated with the component; and determining a future time for the component as a function of the health indicator and a material constant, the material constant being determinable as a function of the rate of change of the health indicator, the component being subjectable to fatigue from the given time to the future time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising a processor, the processor configured to:
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determine a health indicator at a given time and a rate of change of the health indicator over a period of time for a component of a system including one or more components, the health indicator having been determined based on vibration data associated with the component; and determine a future time for the component as a function of the health indicator and a material constant, the material constant being determinable as a function of the rate of change of the health indicator. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion configured to determine a health indicator at a given time and a rate of change of the health indicator over a period of time for a component of a system including one or more components, the health indicator having been determined based on vibration data associated with the component; and a second executable portion configured to determine a future time for the component as a function of the health indicator and a material constant, the material constant being determinable as a function of the rate of change of the health indicator, the component being subjectable to fatigue from the given time to the future time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion configured to determine a health indicator at a given time and a rate of change of the health indicator over a period of time for a component of a vehicle including one or more components, the health indicator having been determined based on vibration data acquired associated with the component; and a second executable portion configured to determine a future time for the component as a function of the health indicator and a material constant, the material constant being determinable as a function of the rate of change of the health indicator, the component being subjectable to fatigue from the given time to the future time. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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