ENGINE ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for analyzing an engine of a vehicle, comprising:
- a computer including a computer processor;
a sensor connected to a portion of the vehicle, the sensor being configured to provide an engine signature to the computer;
a simulator module configured to utilize the computer processor to generate simulated signature features associated with a simulated vehicle having prescribed defects at a specified intensity; and
a self-learning module configured to utilize the computer processor to learn associations between the simulated signature features and prescribed defects,wherein the computer processor is configured to compare the engine signature with the associations of the self-learning module to produce a probability indicator that the engine has the prescribed defect at a specified intensity associated with a diagnosis of the engine.
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Abstract
A system for analyzing an engine of a vehicle may comprise a computer including a computer processor, a sensor connected to a portion of the vehicle and being configured to provide an engine signature to the computer, a simulator module configured to utilize the computer processor to generate simulated signature features associated with a simulated vehicle having prescribed defects, and a self-learning module configured to utilize the computer processor to learn associations between the simulated signature and prescribed defects. The computer processor may be configured to compare the engine signature with the associations of the self-learning module to produce a probability indicator that the engine has the prescribed defect at a specified intensity associated with a diagnosis of the engine.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for analyzing an engine of a vehicle, comprising:
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a computer including a computer processor; a sensor connected to a portion of the vehicle, the sensor being configured to provide an engine signature to the computer; a simulator module configured to utilize the computer processor to generate simulated signature features associated with a simulated vehicle having prescribed defects at a specified intensity; and a self-learning module configured to utilize the computer processor to learn associations between the simulated signature features and prescribed defects, wherein the computer processor is configured to compare the engine signature with the associations of the self-learning module to produce a probability indicator that the engine has the prescribed defect at a specified intensity associated with a diagnosis of the engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for analyzing an engine of a vehicle, comprising:
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a computer including a computer processor; a sensor connected to a portion of the vehicle, the sensor being configured to provide a engine signature to the computer; a database configured to store simulated signatures associated with a simulated vehicle having prescribed defects; and a self-learning module, with the computer processor, learns associations between the simulated signature and prescribed defects, wherein the computer processor is configured to compare the engine signature to the associations of the self-learning module to identify at least one prescribed defect associated with a diagnosis of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for analyzing an engine of a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving, with a computer, an engine signature from a sensor connected to a portion of the vehicle; generating, with a computer simulation program on the computer, a simulated signature of a simulated vehicle having prescribed defects; associating, with a self-learning module on the computer, the simulated signatures and the prescribed defects; and comparing, with the computer, the vibration signatures and the simulated signatures to identify at least one prescribed defect associated with a diagnosis of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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