MONITORING HOLE MACHINING
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1. A method comprising:
- machining a component with a machine tool to form a feature in the component;
monitoring, by a computing device, while machining the feature into the component with the machine tool, horsepower of the machine tool used to machine the component;
determining, by the computing device, a quality of the feature in the component based on the monitored horsepower; and
storing, by the computing device, an indication of the quality of the feature in combination with a unique identifier for the feature in a non-transitory computer-readable medium.
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Abstract
A method includes machining a component with a machine tool to form a feature in the component, monitoring, by a computing device, while machining the feature into the component with the machine tool, horsepower of the machine tool used to machine the component, determining, by the computing device, a quality of the feature in the component based on the monitored horsepower, and storing, by the computing device, an indication of the quality of the feature in combination with a unique identifier for the feature in a non-transitory computer-readable medium.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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machining a component with a machine tool to form a feature in the component; monitoring, by a computing device, while machining the feature into the component with the machine tool, horsepower of the machine tool used to machine the component; determining, by the computing device, a quality of the feature in the component based on the monitored horsepower; and storing, by the computing device, an indication of the quality of the feature in combination with a unique identifier for the feature in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a machine tool; and a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to; send control signals to the machine tool for causing the machine tool to machine a component to form a feature in the component, monitor, while the machine tool machines the feature into the component, horsepower of the machine tool used to machine the component, determine a quality of the feature in the component based on the monitored horsepower, and store an indication of the quality of the feature in combination with a unique identifier for the feature in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
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send control signals to a machine tool for causing the machine tool to machine a component to form a feature in the component; monitor, while the machine tool machines the feature into the component, horsepower of the machine tool used to machine the component; determine a quality of the feature in the component based on the monitored horsepower; and store an indication of the quality of the feature in combination with a unique identifier for the feature in a non-transitory computer-readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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