SOFTWARE TO FACILITATE DESIGN, DATA FLOW MANAGEMENT, DATA ANALYSIS AND DECISION SUPPORT IN STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS
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1. A data compression machine comprised of an algorithm or software that replaces measurements with a state space representation.
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Abstract
This patent application describes (a) software to help people design monitoring systems and (b) methods to facilitate enhanced data flow management (including from large numbers of simultaneous sources), diagnostic and statistical analyses based on novel concepts of data compression using statistical state space techniques. The design assistance is structured around known but not widely practiced procedures such as documented in Graves, Rens and Rutz (2011). For data flow management, the present invention may transmit and store an estimated state space model only when the last stored model is not adequate to predict recent observations. It may also transmit and store outliers and samples of regular observations. This unique data storage format requires new methods for data analysis to properly extract the information contained therein.
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- 1. A data compression machine comprised of an algorithm or software that replaces measurements with a state space representation.
- 9. A machine to facilitate learning and practicing an effective and efficient process for designing monitors for human and physical processes comprised of an algorithm or software with a graphical user interface providing a system to (a) remind users of the recommended steps and (b) record various previous inputs and tailor further use of the system based on said previous inputs.
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