SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE SENSING AND COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring productivity of a portable machine, the method comprising:
- receiving motion data for at least one component of the portable machine from a multi-axis accelerometer;
receiving position data for the at least one component from a process parameter sensor communicatively coupled to the at least one component;
determining, based on the received motion data and the received position data that the at least one component is oriented in a predetermined position for productive operation;
determining an area of productive operation using at least one physical dimension of the at least one component and the received motion data when the at least one component is oriented in the predetermined position for productive operation; and
incrementing a total area counter based on the determination.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for monitoring the productivity of a portable machine are provided. The method includes receiving motion data for at least one component of the portable machine from a multi-axis accelerometer, receiving position data for the at least one component from a process parameter sensor communicatively coupled to the at least one component, and determining, based on the received motion data and the received position data that the at least one component is oriented in a predetermined position for productive operation. The method also includes determining an area of productive operation using at least one physical dimension of the at least one component and the received motion data when the at least one component is oriented in the predetermined position for productive operation and incrementing a total area counter based on the determination.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring productivity of a portable machine, the method comprising:
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receiving motion data for at least one component of the portable machine from a multi-axis accelerometer; receiving position data for the at least one component from a process parameter sensor communicatively coupled to the at least one component; determining, based on the received motion data and the received position data that the at least one component is oriented in a predetermined position for productive operation; determining an area of productive operation using at least one physical dimension of the at least one component and the received motion data when the at least one component is oriented in the predetermined position for productive operation; and incrementing a total area counter based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable cleaning machine comprising:
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a mechanical portion configured to generate a cleaning force; a cleaning head comprising a first physical dimension and coupled in flow communication to said mechanical portion; a multi-axis accelerometer positioned on said cleaning head, said multi-axis accelerometer configured to generate motion data of the cleaning head; and a machine controller configured to; receive motion data for said cleaning head from said multi-axis accelerometer; receive position data for said cleaning head from a process parameter sensor communicatively coupled to said cleaning head; determine, based on the received motion data and the received position data that said cleaning head is oriented in a predetermined position for productive operation; determine an area of productive operation using at least one physical dimension of said cleaning head and the received motion data when said cleaning head is oriented in the predetermined position for productive operation; and increment a total area counter based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to:
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receive motion data for a cleaning head of a portable machine from a multi-axis accelerometer; receive position data for said cleaning head from a process parameter sensor communicatively coupled to said cleaning head; determine, based on the received motion data and the received position data that said cleaning head is oriented in a predetermined position for productive operation; determine an area of productive operation using at least one physical dimension of said cleaning head and the received motion data when the said cleaning head is oriented in the predetermined position for productive operation; and increment a total area counter based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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