METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ASCERTAIN A REPAIR FOR AN ASSET

• US 20140085086A1
• Filed: 09/20/2013
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: KNAPP, MARK EDWARD, BELL, DAVID, WOJCIECHOWSKI, ROBERT, O'LEARY, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US14/032,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20140085086A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/20 Administration of product repair or maintenance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0206 Price or cost determination based on market factors
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence

Abstract

Systems and methods of the invention relate to indicating a repair to perform on an asset based on historic data related to a repair on the asset and/or sensor data associated with the asset. An evaluate component aggregates information related an asset such as a repair performed or data from a sensor. A repair evaluation component indicates a repair to perform on the asset based on at least one of the data from the sensor or the information related to the asset. By utilizing asset-specific information and historical data, repair schedules for assets can be more accurate and thereby reducing untimely repairs.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

evaluating, with at least one component, a portion of sensor data related to an asset;

evaluating, with the at least one component, a portion of historic data associated with at least one historic repair to the asset; and

indicating, with the at least one component, a future repair to perform on the asset based on at least one of the portion of sensor data or the portion of historic data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying at least one of a date or a time to perform the future repair on the asset in order to mitigate damage of the asset.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an estimated cost for the future repair based on at least one of the portion of sensor data or the portion of historic data.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving the portion of historic data from at least one of a Maintenance Management System database or a Car Repair Billing (CRB) database.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting conditions of use data related to the asset, wherein the conditions of use data is associated with at least one of a location of the asset, a weather condition for a location of the asset, a cargo load related to the asset, or a duration of time the asset is used;

wherein the future repair is indicated based on the portion of sensor data, the portion of historic data, and the conditions of use data; and

wherein the portion of sensor data is from at least one of a wheel input, a load detector, a hot bearing detector, a dragging equipment, a real time sensor, a wheel degrade sensor, a flat spot detector, or an equipment health data sensor associated with the asset.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the portion of sensor data for the asset from at least one of a wheel input, a load detector, a hot bearing detector, a dragging equipment, a real time sensor, a wheel degrade sensor, a flat spot detector, or an equipment health data sensor.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting first conditions of use data related to the asset, wherein first conditions of use data is utilized to facilitate indicating the future repair.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first conditions of use data is associated with at least one of a location of the asset, a weather condition for a location of the asset, a cargo load related to the asset, or a duration of time the asset is used.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

scheduling an additional repair for an additional asset based on at least one of the portion of sensor data or the portion of historic data; and

scheduling the additional repair a second conditions of use data.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein second conditions of use data related to the additional asset is substantially similar to the first conditions of use data of the asset.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating information including at least one of an asset identification, the future repair, an estimated time of the future repair, a part associated with the future repair, or a cost of the future repair.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting a manufacturer suggested indicator to perform the future repair based on at least one of the portion of sensor data or the portion of historic data.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an indicator to perform the future repair on the asset, wherein the indicator relates to at least one of the asset or a part associated with the future repair.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the indicator is at least one of a duration of use, a duration of time, a measurement of distance traveled for the asset, or a failure rate.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising utilizing the indicator to perform the future repair on two or more assets.

16. A system comprising:

a first component configured to collect at least one of a portion of sensor data related to an asset or a portion of historic data related to a historic repair performed on the asset; and

a second component configured to identify an indicator to perform a future repair on two or more assets based on at least one of the portion of sensor data collected by the first component or the portion of historic data collected by the first component.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising a third component configured to schedule the future repair for one of the two or more assets.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the indicator relates to the one of the two or more assets or a part used for the future repair and the indicator is at least one of a duration of use, a duration of time, a measurement of distance traveled for one of the two or more assets, or a failure rate.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the second component is configured to dynamically adjust a manufacturer suggested indicator to perform the future repair based on at least one of the portion of sensor data or the portion of the historic data, wherein the manufacturer suggested indicator is defined by a manufacturer of one of the two or more assets.

20. A system, comprising:

means for evaluating a portion of sensor data related to an asset;

means for evaluating a portion of historic data associated with a repair to the asset; and

means for indicating a repair to perform on the asset based on at least one of the portion of sensor data or the portion of historic data.