System and method for monitoring a brake system of a mining machine
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1. A mining machine comprising:
- a motor operable to move a component of the mining machine;
a brake operable to halt motion of the component of the mining machine;
a first sensor operable to sense a characteristic of the brake to generate brake data;
a second sensor operable to sense relative movement of the motor to generate motion data; and
a controller operable toreceive the brake data and the motion data,analyze the brake data and the motion data according to a brake set model, the brake set model including determining a brake set time of the component, the brake set time being a time difference between a first time, when the brake is engaged, and a second time, when the second sensor indicates substantially no motion of the component braked by the engaged brake, andoutput an alert in response to an issue with the analyzed brake data or the analyzed motion data.
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Abstract
A mining machine including a brake operable to halt motion of a component of the mining machine; a first sensor operable to sense a characteristic of the brake to generate brake data; a second sensor operable to sense motion of the component of the mining machine to generate motion data; and a controller. The controller is operable to receive the brake data and the motion data, analyze the brake data and the motion data according to a brake set model and a brake release model, and output an alert in response to an issue with the analyzed brake data or the analyzed motion data.
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1. A mining machine comprising:
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a motor operable to move a component of the mining machine; a brake operable to halt motion of the component of the mining machine; a first sensor operable to sense a characteristic of the brake to generate brake data; a second sensor operable to sense relative movement of the motor to generate motion data; and a controller operable to receive the brake data and the motion data, analyze the brake data and the motion data according to a brake set model, the brake set model including determining a brake set time of the component, the brake set time being a time difference between a first time, when the brake is engaged, and a second time, when the second sensor indicates substantially no motion of the component braked by the engaged brake, and output an alert in response to an issue with the analyzed brake data or the analyzed motion data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of monitoring health of a brake of a mining machine, the mining machine including a movable component and a motor operable to move the movable component;
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the method comprising; sensing, with a first sensor, a characteristic of the brake to generate brake data; sensing, with a second sensor, relative movement of a motor to generate motion data; analyzing, using a controller, the brake data and the motion data according to a brake set model, the brake set model including determining a brake set time of the movable component, the brake set time being a time difference between a first time, when the brake is engaged, and a second time, when the second sensor indicates substantially no motion of the movable component braked by the engaged brake; and outputting the alert on a user interface an alert in response to an issue with the analyzed brake data or the analyzed motion data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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