System and method for determining saddle block shimming gap of an industrial machine
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the operation of an industrial machine, the industrial machine including a boom, a dipper handle attached to the boom, a saddle block pivotally mounted to the boom at a pivot point, and a computer having a controller, the method comprising:
- processing, with the controller, data received from a saddle angle sensor;
determining, with the controller, a saddle angle and a saddle angle gap using the data from the saddle angle sensor;
determining, with the controller, a height of the dipper handle;
determining, with the controller, a height of the saddle block;
determining, with the controller, a saddle gap radius; and
determining, with the controller, a saddle block shimming gap by comparing the saddle gap radius with the height of the handle.
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Abstract
A method of controlling the operation of an industrial machine. The industrial machine includes a boom, a dipper handle attached to the boom, a saddle block pivotally mounted to the boom at a pivot point, and a computer having a controller. The method comprises processing, with the controller, data received from a saddle angle sensor, determining, with the controller, a saddle angle and a saddle angle gap using the data from the saddle angle sensor, determining, with the controller, a height of the dipper handle. The method further comprises determining, with the controller, a height of the saddle block, determining, with the controller, a saddle gap radius, and determining, with the controller, a saddle block shimming gap by comparing the saddle gap radius with the height of the handle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the operation of an industrial machine, the industrial machine including a boom, a dipper handle attached to the boom, a saddle block pivotally mounted to the boom at a pivot point, and a computer having a controller, the method comprising:
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processing, with the controller, data received from a saddle angle sensor; determining, with the controller, a saddle angle and a saddle angle gap using the data from the saddle angle sensor; determining, with the controller, a height of the dipper handle; determining, with the controller, a height of the saddle block; determining, with the controller, a saddle gap radius; and determining, with the controller, a saddle block shimming gap by comparing the saddle gap radius with the height of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An industrial machine comprising:
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a boom; a dipper handle attached to the boom; a saddle block pivotally mounted to the boom at a pivot point; and a computer having a controller, the controller executing programmed instructions to; process data received from a saddle angle sensor, determine a saddle angle and a saddle angle gap using the data from the saddle angle sensor, determine a height of the dipper handle, determine a height of the saddle block, determine a saddle gap radius, and determine a saddle block shimming gap by comparing the saddle gap radius with the height of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method controlling the operation of an industrial machine, the industrial machine including a boom, a dipper handle attached to the boom, a saddle block pivotally mounted to the boom at a pivot point, and a computer having a controller, the method comprising:
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processing, with the controller, data received from a saddle angle sensor; determining, with the controller, a saddle angle and a saddle angle gap using the data from the saddle angle sensor; determining, with the controller, when the saddle block shifts above or below a horizontal plane of the pivot point; storing, with the controller, sensor angle data immediately before and after the shift of the saddle block; determining an average saddle angle velocity at the horizontal plane at the time the saddle block shifted; creating a linear approximation of the saddle angle position by using the average saddle angle velocity and the sensor angle data before and after the saddle block shift; determining, with the controller, a height of the dipper handle; determining, with the controller, a height of the saddle block; determining, with the controller, a saddle gap radius; and determining, with the controller, the saddle block shimming gap by comparing the saddle gap radius with the height of the handle.
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