Configuration and parameterization system for diagnostic devices and associated method

• US 6,546,350 B1
• Filed: 10/17/2000
• Issued: 04/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Plewinski, Nicolai, Mueller, Klaus-Dieter, Kacem, Sofiane, Hartmann, Doris, Maier, Karl-Heinz, Voelkel, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): ASSOUAD, PATRICK J
• Application Number:
  US09/688,802
• Time in Patent Office: 903 Days
• Field of Search: 702/56, 702/119, 702/120, 702/123, 706/45, 706/47, 706/50, 706/60, 706/919, 706/916, 706/911, 706/912, 706/914
• US Class Current: 702/119
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 3/14 Quality control systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/911 Nonmedical diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/912 Manufacturing or machine, e.g. agricultural machinery, machine tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/914 Process plant
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/919 Designing, planning, programming, CAD, CASE

Abstract

The invention is directed to a system and a method for the configuration and/or parameterization of diagnostic devices for test objects. The system includes a first data object having a collection of technological test object parameters of the test object and its components, and a second data object having a collection of technological parameters of hardware components of the diagnostic device. The system further includes a first program object containing data sentences for the assignment of at least test object parameters and technological parameters of hardware components, and a second program object for processing the data sentences assigned in the first program object. Via the data and program objects, a knowledge base is created that results in a configuration mainly automatically controlled by the knowledge of the system and/or parameterization of the diagnostic device including the test structure and evaluation. In this manner, the cost of such preparations is significantly reduced.

Claims

1. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, which contains computer-executable instructions, the computer program product comprising:

a first data object comprising a plurality of technological test object parameters of a test object and of components of the test object;

a second data object comprising a plurality of technological parameters of hardware components that are utilized in design of a diagnostic device;

a first program object comprising data sequences assigning, at least, the technological test object parameters and the technological parameters of the hardware components; and

a second program object processing the data sequences assigned in the first program object.

2. The computer program product according to claim 1, further comprising:

software elements representing all hardware and software objects that are utilized in design of the diagnostic device.

3. The computer program product according to claim 1, further comprising:

a design interface;

a program section serving as assistant, parameterizer and configurator and processing queries via the design interface; and

a knowledge base,

wherein the program section supplies to the design interface a result assigned to a query using the knowledge base.

4. The computer program product according to claim 3, wherein:

the knowledge base contains rules and data,

the program section calls up individually required data from the knowledge base, and

the knowledge base receives additional data from the data objects.

5. The computer program product according to claim 3, wherein the program section selects and performs a test process and evaluates test results.

6. The computer program product according to claim 3, wherein the program section comprises a third data object containing a plurality of sample signal traces that are assigned at least one of quality and error classes.

7. The computer program product according to claim 1, further comprising:

a third data object comprising a plurality of data sets for quality and defect classes and assigning vibro-acoustic measuring values of a motor to the quality and defect classes, and

wherein the plurality of technological test object parameters pertains to a motor and to components of the motor.

8. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the test object comprises a nontechnical object, and wherein the diagnostic device is structured to assign measuring values indicative of a person'"'"'s health to health classes.

9. A method comprising the steps of:

collecting a plurality of technological test object parameters of a test object and components of the test object in a first data object;

preparing a plurality of technological parameters of hardware components in a second data object during design of a diagnostic device for the test object;

determining, in a first program object, data sequences for the assignment of, at least, the technological test object parameters and the technological parameters of hardware components; and

processing, in a second program object, the data sequences assigned in the first program object, thereby configuring and parameterizing the diagnostic device.

10. A method according to claim 9, further comprising:

representing hardware and software objects utilized in design of the diagnostic device through software elements.

11. A method according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of technological test object parameters pertain to a motor and to components of the motor, the method further comprising:

assigning vibro-acoustic measuring values of the motor to quality and error classes.

12. A method according to claim 9, wherein the test object comprises a non-technical object, and wherein the diagnostic device assigns measuring values indicative of a person'"'"'s health to health classes.

13. A method according to claim 9, further comprising:

processing queries via a design interface using a program section serving as assistant, parameterizer and configurator; and

supplying to the design interface a result assigned to the query and based on a knowledge base using the program section.

14. A method according to claim 9, further comprising:

requesting individually required data comprising rules and data from a knowledge base; and

receiving additional data from the data objects by the knowledge base.

15. A method according to claim 13, further comprising:

selecting a test process by the program section; and

evaluating test results by the program section.

16. A method according to claim 9, further comprising:

collecting sample signal traces in a third data object; and

assigning the sample signal traces quality/error classes.