Voice controlled vibration data analyzer systems and methods
First Claim
1. A portable, voice-controlled vibration data analyzer system configured to be carried by a user to detect vibration data from one or more vibration sensors coupled to one or more machines-under-test in a machine testing environment, the portable voice controlled system comprising:
- a headset including an audio interface configured to receive verbal input from a user and to output verbal feedback to the user while vibration data is being detected from a vibration sensor, the verbal input including observation data from the user characterizing observed conditions of a particular machine-under-test, the headset being configured to suppress background noise to provide hearing protection and to separate the verbal input of the operator from the background noise;
a data acquisition unit to receive detected vibration data from the one or more vibration sensors;
a control unit in electronic communication with the vibration sensor, headset, and data acquisition unit, the control unit having a user interface to receive manual input from the user and to output visual feedback to the user via a visual interface, the control unit being configured to execute commands in response to manual or verbal input, the commands being configured to instruct the data acquisition unit to receive vibration data from the vibration sensor and to instruct the audio and visual interfaces to respectively output audio and visual messages relating to the detected vibration data, the control unit being further configured to process the vibration data into assembled data packets comprising a collected set of vibration data, observation data, and information identifying a measurement location of the detected vibration data, and to selectively output verbal and visual feedback data to the audio and visual interfaces, respectively, based on the data packets, while vibration data is being detected, the control unit comprising;
a command recognition engine configured to store a plurality of available verbal commands corresponding to a plurality of operational states of the system such that one or more verbal commands that would be available in one operational state are not available in a different operational state where only those commands that are predetermined to be reliable in a particular machine testing environment defined by varying levels and frequencies of ambient noise are included in the plurality of available verbal commands;
a speech recognition engine configured to test received verbal input against available verbal commands of a particular operational state, and to determine if the received verbal input is recognized as a valid verbal command; and
a training module configured such that the user can select via the audio or visual interface to (i) choose from a list of alternative available commands that are predetermined to be reliable in the particular machine testing environment, or (ii) define a substitute command, when a particular verbal input is not recognized as an available command, and to selectively store the substitute command personalized to a specific user, dynamically modifying the visual interface to reflect the changes in the command syntax.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present general inventive concept provide a voice controlled vibration data analyzer system, including a vibration sensor to detect vibration data from a machine-under-test, a data acquisition unit to receive the vibration data from the vibration sensor, and a control unit having a user interface to receive manual and audio input from a user, and to communicate information relating to the machine-under-test, the control unit executing commands in response to the manual or audio input to control the data acquisition unit and/or user interface to output an audio or visual message relating to a navigation path of multiple machines to be tested, to collect and process the vibration data, and to receive manual or audio physical observations from the user to characterize collected vibration data.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable, voice-controlled vibration data analyzer system configured to be carried by a user to detect vibration data from one or more vibration sensors coupled to one or more machines-under-test in a machine testing environment, the portable voice controlled system comprising:
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a headset including an audio interface configured to receive verbal input from a user and to output verbal feedback to the user while vibration data is being detected from a vibration sensor, the verbal input including observation data from the user characterizing observed conditions of a particular machine-under-test, the headset being configured to suppress background noise to provide hearing protection and to separate the verbal input of the operator from the background noise; a data acquisition unit to receive detected vibration data from the one or more vibration sensors; a control unit in electronic communication with the vibration sensor, headset, and data acquisition unit, the control unit having a user interface to receive manual input from the user and to output visual feedback to the user via a visual interface, the control unit being configured to execute commands in response to manual or verbal input, the commands being configured to instruct the data acquisition unit to receive vibration data from the vibration sensor and to instruct the audio and visual interfaces to respectively output audio and visual messages relating to the detected vibration data, the control unit being further configured to process the vibration data into assembled data packets comprising a collected set of vibration data, observation data, and information identifying a measurement location of the detected vibration data, and to selectively output verbal and visual feedback data to the audio and visual interfaces, respectively, based on the data packets, while vibration data is being detected, the control unit comprising; a command recognition engine configured to store a plurality of available verbal commands corresponding to a plurality of operational states of the system such that one or more verbal commands that would be available in one operational state are not available in a different operational state where only those commands that are predetermined to be reliable in a particular machine testing environment defined by varying levels and frequencies of ambient noise are included in the plurality of available verbal commands; a speech recognition engine configured to test received verbal input against available verbal commands of a particular operational state, and to determine if the received verbal input is recognized as a valid verbal command; and a training module configured such that the user can select via the audio or visual interface to (i) choose from a list of alternative available commands that are predetermined to be reliable in the particular machine testing environment, or (ii) define a substitute command, when a particular verbal input is not recognized as an available command, and to selectively store the substitute command personalized to a specific user, dynamically modifying the visual interface to reflect the changes in the command syntax. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable, voice-controlled vibration data analyzer configured to be carried by a user to detect vibration data from a vibration sensor coupled to a machine-under-test, the analyzer comprising:
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a data acquisition unit to receive detected vibration data from the vibration sensor; and a control module having a touch-visual user interface to receive and display information relating to machine conditions, and an audio user interface to receive and communicate information relating to machine conditions such that the control module controls operation of both user interfaces simultaneously to execute commands to be performed by the data acquisition unit in response to an audio input to the audio user interface without a manual input to the touch-visual user interface, to locate a desired machine among multiple machines along a predetermined collection route, to enable predefined and elective modes of data collection, to log results from a user relating to physical observations of the machine-under-test into observation data, and to determine whether additional measurements are needed and whether to collect additional vibration data, the control unit being configured to process vibration data into assembled data packets including one or more of a collected set of vibration data, observation data, and information identifying a measurement location of the machine-under-test, and to selectively output verbal and visual feedback data to the audio and visual interfaces, respectively, based on the data packets; wherein the control module includes a training module configured such that the user can select via the audio user interface or touch-visual user interface to (i) choose from a list of alternative commands that are predetermined to be reliable in the particular machine testing environment, or (ii) define a substitute command, when a particular verbal input is not recognized as an available command, and to selectively store the substitute command personalized to a specific user;
dynamically modifying the touch-visual interface to reflect the changes in the command syntax. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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