Method and apparatus for identifying parameters of an engine component for assembly and programming
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1. A system for assembling a device having a combustion engine, the system comprising:
- a data set comprising performance characteristics for an injector unit; and
machine readable indicia associated with the injector unit, wherein the data set is encoded in the indicia and is retrievable by a scanner, allowing access to the data set such that the injector unit may be readily assembled with the device according to the performance characteristics wherein the performance characteristics comprise coefficients for an equation characterizing results from testing and wherein the equation comprises a polynomial of at least a third order.
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Abstract
A bar code for a component, wherein the bar code has characteristics of the component encoded therein. The characteristics may have performance indicia for the component, which may be retrieved by a bar code scanner. Accordingly, the bar code may provide ready access to the characteristics for a variety of applications, such as an assembly process.
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62 Claims
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1. A system for assembling a device having a combustion engine, the system comprising:
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a data set comprising performance characteristics for an injector unit; and
machine readable indicia associated with the injector unit, wherein the data set is encoded in the indicia and is retrievable by a scanner, allowing access to the data set such that the injector unit may be readily assembled with the device according to the performance characteristics wherein the performance characteristics comprise coefficients for an equation characterizing results from testing and wherein the equation comprises a polynomial of at least a third order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for installing a component, the system comprising:
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a component for a motor assembly;
a set of component characteristics comprising parameters derived from tests on the performance of the component; and
a bar code for distribution with the component, wherein the set of component characteristics am encoded in the bar code and the parameters comprise coefficients for an equation characterizing data from the tests, the data comprising a set of responses to inputs and wherein the equation comprises a polynomial of at least the third order. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of enhancing an assembly process, the method comprising:
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obtaining data on the performance of the component;
determining a set of parameters characterizing the component based on the data; and
encoding the set of parameters into a machine readable indicia for distribution with the component wherein the act of determining a set of parameters comprises fitting the data to an equation and wherein the act of fitting the data to an equation comprises fitting the data to a polynomnial of at least a third order. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for installing a component into a system having a motor, the method comprising:
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scanning machine readable indicia associated with the component;
decoding a set of parameters encoded in the indicia, the set of parameters comprising performance parameters characterizing the component; and
configuring the system according to the set of parameters wherein the act of decoding the set of parameters comprises retrieving coefficients for an equation characterizing the performance of the component and wherein the act of retrieving coefficients for an equation comprises retrieving coefficients for a polynomial of at least a third degree. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A fuel injection assembly comprising:
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a fuel injector unit having an injector portion and an actuator coupled to the injector portion for actuating the injector portion, the fuel injector having performance characteristics; and
machine readable indicia encoding the performance characteristics wherein the performance characteristics comprise coefficients for a polynomial of at least the third order. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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