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Machine operation management

  • US 9,076,271 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2010
  • Issued: 07/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing machine operation comprising:

  • defining a network relationship structure having three bands, the first band comprising possible features, the second band comprising possible symptoms and the third band comprising possible diagnoses, wherein the features are linked to symptoms and symptoms are linked to diagnoses, the network relationship structure being defined such that each single symptom is linked to one or a plurality of features and each single symptom is linked to one or a plurality of diagnoses;

    sensing a plurality of operational variables for a machine during use thereof so as to generate operational data for said variables and store said operational data in a memory;

    processing, using a hardware processor, said operational data so as to determine features within the operational data indicative of an abnormal event representing a divergence from a desired operational state;

    determining a confidence value associated with said features;

    assessing whether a plurality of features and associated confidence value are indicative of a predetermined diagnosis for said machine;

    determining a confidence value for said diagnosis based upon the associated feature confidence value, the confidence value for said diagnosis being different from the associated feature confidence value; and

    outputting a signal indicative of an operational state of the machine if the diagnosis confidence value exceeds a threshold diagnosis confidence.

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