SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS
First Claim
1. A method to provide prognosis and diagnosis of environmental control system maintenance, the method comprising:
- imaging, with at least one imaging unit, in real time at least one portion of an environmental control system in operation, wherein real time images register a dynamic feature of a dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system;
comparing, with a controller, the real time images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system with stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system in operation to identify a change in the dynamic feature of the dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system; and
determining, with the controller, whether an abnormality exists in the at least one portion of the environmental control system based on the identified change in the dynamic feature between the real time images and the stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system.
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Abstract
A method to provide prognosis and diagnosis of environmental control system maintenance. The method including imaging, with at least one imaging unit, in real time at least one portion of an environmental control system in operation, wherein real time images register a dynamic feature of a dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system, comparing, with a controller, the real time images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system with stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system in operation to identify a change in the dynamic feature of the dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system, and determining, with the controller, whether an abnormality exists in the at least one portion of the environmental control system based on the identified change in the dynamic feature between the real time images and the stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method to provide prognosis and diagnosis of environmental control system maintenance, the method comprising:
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imaging, with at least one imaging unit, in real time at least one portion of an environmental control system in operation, wherein real time images register a dynamic feature of a dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system; comparing, with a controller, the real time images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system with stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system in operation to identify a change in the dynamic feature of the dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system; and determining, with the controller, whether an abnormality exists in the at least one portion of the environmental control system based on the identified change in the dynamic feature between the real time images and the stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus to provide prognosis and diagnosis of environmental control system maintenance, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one imaging unit configured to capture real time images of at least one portion of an environmental control system in operation, where the real time images register a dynamic feature of a dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system; and a controller connected to the at least one imaging unit, the controller being configured to compare the real time images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system with stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system in operation to identify a change in the dynamic feature of the dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system, and determine whether an abnormality exists in the at least one portion of the environmental control system based on the identified change in the dynamic feature between the real time images and the stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An aircraft environmental control system diagnostic system comprising:
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at least one video imaging unit disposed within the aircraft and being configured to capture real time images of at least one portion of an environmental control system, in operation, disposed within the aircraft, where the real time images register a dynamic feature of a dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system; a memory including stored images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system in operation, the stored images corresponding to predetermined operational conditions of the at least one portion of the environmental control system; and a controller connected to the at least one video imaging unit and the memory, the controller being configured to compare the real time images of the at least one portion of the environmental control system with the stored images to identify a change in the dynamic feature of the dynamic predetermined characteristic of the at least one portion of the environmental control system, and determine whether an abnormality exists in the at least one portion of the environmental control system based on the identified change in the dynamic feature between the real time images and the stored images. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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