System for Acquiring Data from a Component

• US 20130035875A1
• Filed: 08/02/2011
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novatek IP, LLC (Schlumberger NV)
• Original Assignee: Novatek IP, LLC (Schlumberger NV)
• Inventors: Hall, David R., Wahlquist, David, Hyer, Davido
• Application Number:
  US13/195,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20130035875A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/34
• CPC Class Codes: B02C 18/00 Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments tree stump comminutors A01G23/067
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 23/088 Rotary tools, e.g. milling drums for forming recesses to receive marking materials E01C23/0946
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/268 with failure correction follow-up actions
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2866 for rotating digging elements for milling machines B28D1/186; for mining machines E21C35/18
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4065 Monitoring tool breakage, life or condition
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/37252 Life of tool, service life, decay, wear estimation
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/50347 Tool sends via electromagnetic waves actual working condition

Abstract

In one aspect of the present invention, a system has a data acquisition device for acquiring data from a component. The component has an identification transmitter. The data acquisition device has an image acquisition mechanism to capture an image of the component and a receiver to receive a signal from the identification transmitter. The data acquisition device also has a processor to process data from the image acquisition mechanism and the receiver.

Claims

1. A system for determining a remaining life of a wearable component, comprising:

a data acquisition device comprising an image acquisition mechanism configured to capture an image of the wearable component; and

the data acquisition device comprising a processor configured to determine the remaining life of the wearable component.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the wearable component is configured for use in an abrasive application.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the wearable component is an excavation pick.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the wearable component comprises a tip that has a cemented metal carbide segment bonded to a super hard material.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the data acquisition device is wireless.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the data acquisition device is a mobile phone.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the data acquisition device comprises a display that is configured to communicate the results of the remaining life of the wearable component.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the display is configured to communicate the remaining life in a time unit.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the display is configured to communicate if the wearable component needs to be replaced.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the image acquisition device is configured to acquire multiple images of wearable components at the same time.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the image acquisition device comprises a sensor configured to acquire the image.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the remaining life from a plurality of images from different angles of the wearable component.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to determine the remaining life from a plurality of images from different distances from the wearable component.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to generate a profile from the image of the wearable component.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to generate a three-dimensional profile from a plurality of images of the wearable component.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to determine the remaining life of the wearable component based off the three-dimensional profile.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to detect the contrast of the image to determine the boundaries of the three-dimensional profile.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to detect the contrast in the pixels of the image to determine the boundaries of the three-dimensional profile.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to recognize distinct features of the image.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the processor in configured to determine the remaining life of the wearable component based off a database.