SYSTEM FOR PRECISELY LOCATING AN ASSET POINT IN A PHYSICAL PLANT

• US 20150309158A1
• Filed: 04/25/2014
• Published: 10/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ABet SKF
• Original Assignee: ABet SKF
• Inventors: BOERHOUT, Johannes Izak
• Application Number:
  US14/261,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20150309158A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/08 Position of single direction-finder fixed by determining direction of a plurality of spaced sources of known location
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/14 Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0272 System arrangements wherein the object is to detect exact location of child or item using triangulation other than GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/25 using a mesh network, e.g. a public urban network such as public lighting, bus stops or traffic lights
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/47 using RFID associated with sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A system for precisely locating an asset or measurement point in a physical plant is provided. The system includes a wireless mesh formed by a plurality of transmitters located at known locations disposed throughout the physical plant and a hand held device having an application disposed thereon enabled to triangulate to a precise location in the physical plant by the wireless mesh. The precise location is then overlaid on an asset map displayed on the hand held device having the application. Therefore, knowing the location on the asset map permits the hand held device to precisely display both the particular asset and the particular assets location.

Claims

1. A system for precisely locating an asset or measurement point in a physical plant, the system comprising;

a wireless mesh formed by a plurality of transmitters located at known locations disposed throughout the physical plant,

a hand held device having an application disposed thereon enabled to triangulate to a precise location in the physical plant by the wireless mesh, wherein

the precise location is overlaid on an asset map displayed on the hand held device having the application, and wherein

knowing the location on the asset map permits the hand held device to precisely display both the particular asset and the particular assets location.

2. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 1, wherein the asset map is obtained through a wireless connection from an internet/intranet server.

3. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 1, wherein the asset map is stored within the mobile data collector.

4. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 1, wherein the application is monitored online.

5. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 4, wherein the hand held device application communicates with a server application that in turn stores online data.

6. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 5, wherein by simply walking past the asset the hand held device updates information on that asset.

7. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 6, wherein by simply walking past the asset, the application is configured to display life data for that asset.

8. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 1, wherein any one of a RFID tag, a QR code, a Bar code and a number plate are not required to find the appropriate asset point within the hand held device.

9. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 1, wherein the accuracy of the application allows the display on the hand held device to follow around the asset and show an aspect view of the asset when moved about.

10. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 9, wherein the hand held device is located within a range of 20-40 cm of a particular location or asset disposed within the physical plant.

11. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 1, wherein the hand held device is one of any phone device that uses BLE.

12. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 11, wherein the hand held device is one of an Android phone and an Apple iPhone/iPad.

13. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 1, wherein the measurement point provides telemetry data.

14. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 13, wherein the telemetry data includes peak, danger and alarm levels.

15. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 14, wherein the temperature levels are taken, displayed and stored for any number of successive days.

16. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 13, wherein the telemetry data for a particular asset includes a location, the location providing a heading, a longitudinal position and a latitudinal position.

17. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 16, wherein the heading is shown as a directional arrow displayed within a compass having north, south east and west divisions.

18. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 14, wherein the precise device location and device heading of an observation made by a plant personnel in possession of the hand held device is stored within the device along with the observation, and wherein the data and observation made may provide data diagnosis and automation at a later time.

19. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 14, further comprising using the telemetry data to instruct plant personnel where to go next and verify that they have arrived.

20. The system for locating an asset point according to claim 19, further comprising using the telemetry data to determine that the user is going to an unsafe area and provides the plant personnel with a warning signal.