Industrial machine component detection and performance control

• US 9,611,625 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2015
• Issued: 04/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc. (Komatsu Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Harnischfeger Technologies Inc. (Komatsu Ltd.)
• Inventors: Koetz, John, Reiland, Matt, Taylor, Wesley P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Badii, Behrang
• Application Number:
  US14/719,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20160340866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 5/38 for collecting current from conductor rails B60L5/40 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60M 7/00 Power lines or rails specially adapted for electrically-propelled vehicles of special types, e.g. suspension tramway, ropeway, underground railway
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/10 Registration, licensing, or like devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/105 Licence- or registration plates, provided with mounting means, e.g. frames, holders, retainers, brackets
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 3/308 working outwardly
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 3/47 with grab buckets grab equipment for cranes B66C
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/26 Indicating devices E02F5/145 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/268 with failure correction follow-up actions
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 15/02 for measuring thickness
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 11/02 using radio waves G01S19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/14 Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/00 Programme-control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2616 Earth moving, work machine
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/00 Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/02 Control of position or course in two dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/017 identifying vehicles G08G1/015, G08G1/054 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 : for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 : Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/04 : TPC
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 : Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 : Management or planning

Abstract

An industrial machine that includes a plurality of components, an identification tag reader, an actuator, and a controller. The plurality of components is installed in the industrial machine and each of the plurality of components includes an identification tag. The identification tag reader is receives a signal from each of the plurality of identification tags, and each signal received from the plurality of identification tags is specific to a respective one of the plurality of components. The controller identifies the plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine based on the signals from each of the plurality of identification tags, compares the identified plurality of components to a predetermined list of components that are expected to be installed in the industrial machine, and modifies an operational setting of an operating parameter when the identified plurality of components does not match the predetermined list of components.

Claims

1. An industrial machine comprising:

a plurality of components installed in the industrial machine, each of the plurality of components including an identification tag;

an identification tag reader operable to receive a signal from each of the plurality of identification tags, each signal received from the plurality of identification tags being specific to a respective one of the plurality of components;

an actuator having at least one operating parameter; and

a controller including a processor and a memory, the controller configured to

identify the plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine based on the signals from each of the plurality of identification tags,

compare the identified plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine to a predetermined list of components that is expected to be installed in the industrial machine, and

modify an operational setting of the at least one operating parameter when the identified plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine does not match the predetermined list of components that is expected to be installed in the industrial machine.

2. The industrial machine of claim 1, wherein the identification tags are radio-frequency identification (“

RFID”

) tags.

3. The industrial machine of claim 2, wherein the RFID tags are passive RFID tags.

4. The industrial machine of claim 1, wherein the modification to the setting of the at least one operating parameter includes reducing a level at which the at least one operating parameter is set.

5. The industrial machine of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to modify a setting of the at least one operating parameter when the identified plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine match the predetermined list of components that is expected to be installed in the industrial machine.

6. The industrial machine of claim 5, wherein the modification to the setting of the at least one operating parameter includes increasing a level at which the at least one operating parameter is set.

7. The industrial machine of claim 6, wherein the actuator is a motor and the operating parameter is a motor power.

8. The industrial machine of claim 7, wherein the motor power is increased to between 100% and 150% of rated power.

9. The industrial machine of claim 6, wherein the actuator is a motor and the operating parameter is a motor torque.

10. The industrial machine of claim 9, wherein the motor torque is increased to between 100% and 150% of rated torque.

11. A method of controlling the operation of an industrial machine, the method comprising:

receiving a signal from each of a plurality of identification tags, each signal received from the plurality of identification tags being specific to a respective one of a plurality of components;

identifying, using a processor, a plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine based on the signals from each of the plurality of identification tags;

comparing, using the processor, the identified plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine to a predetermined list of components that is expected to be installed in the industrial machine; and

modifying, using the processor, an operational setting of at least one operating parameter of an actuator when the identified plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine does not match the predetermined list of components that is expected to be installed in the industrial machine.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the identification tags are radio-frequency identification (“

RFID”

) tags.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the RFID tags are passive RFID tags.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein modifying the operational setting of the at least one operating parameter includes reducing a level at which the at least one operating parameter is set.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising modifying a setting of the at least one operating parameter when the identified plurality of components that is installed in the industrial machine match the predetermined list of components that is expected to be installed in the industrial machine.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein modifying the setting of the at least one operating parameter includes increasing a level at which the at least one operating parameter is set.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the actuator is a motor and the operating parameter is a motor power.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the motor power is increased to between 100% and 150% of rated power.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the actuator is a motor and the operating parameter is a motor torque.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the motor torque is increased to between 100% and 150% of rated torque.