System and method for remote monitoring of drilling equipment
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a mining machine, the method comprising:
- determining that the mining machine is operating in a first operation state of a plurality of defined operation states of the mining machine;
detecting, by a processor of the mining machine, a transition of the mining machine from the first operation state to a second operation state of the plurality of defined operation states;
monitoring, by the processor, using at least one sensor, mining machine parameters of the mining machine;
generating, by the processor, a state exit message indicating an end of the first operation state, wherein the state exit message includes a first set of the mining machine parameters associated with the first operation state; and
generating, by the processor, a state start message indicating a start of the second operation state, wherein the state start message includes a second set of the mining machine parameters associated with the second operation state,wherein the first set of the mining machine parameters are a different portion of the mining machine parameters than the second set of the mining machine parameters.
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Abstract
A system and method for capturing information related to mining machine performance and making the information accessible to remote maintenance staff. The information can be used to generate alarms, determine a state of the machine, determine performance statistics for the machine, and identify problems with the machine that may require attention. The information can be provided in a state message and the data can be packaged as XML data or in a string format. The data associated with a message can be particular to the current state or context of the mining machine. That is, in the case of a rope shovel, different data may be included in a message generated in a swing state versus a message generated in a tuck state. In some instances, a message is generated when progress thresholds are satisfied, such as for each foot of drilling performed by a mining drill.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a mining machine, the method comprising:
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determining that the mining machine is operating in a first operation state of a plurality of defined operation states of the mining machine; detecting, by a processor of the mining machine, a transition of the mining machine from the first operation state to a second operation state of the plurality of defined operation states; monitoring, by the processor, using at least one sensor, mining machine parameters of the mining machine; generating, by the processor, a state exit message indicating an end of the first operation state, wherein the state exit message includes a first set of the mining machine parameters associated with the first operation state; and generating, by the processor, a state start message indicating a start of the second operation state, wherein the state start message includes a second set of the mining machine parameters associated with the second operation state, wherein the first set of the mining machine parameters are a different portion of the mining machine parameters than the second set of the mining machine parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mining machine monitor for monitoring a mining machine, the mining machine monitor comprising:
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a memory; a processor coupled to the memory and configured to monitor mining machine parameters of the mining machine using at least one sensor; determine that the mining machine is operating in a first operation state of a plurality of defined operation states of the mining machine; detect a transition of the mining machine from the first operation state to a second operation state of the plurality of defined operation states; generate a state exit message indicating an end of the first operation state, wherein the state exit message includes a first set of the mining machine parameters associated with the first operation state; and generate a state start message indicating a start of the second operation state, wherein the state start message includes a second set of the mining machine parameters associated with the second operation state, wherein the first set of the mining machine parameters are a different portion of the mining machine parameters than the second set of the mining machine parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mining machine monitor for monitoring a mining machine, the mining machine monitor comprising:
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a memory storing monitoring instructions, state machine instructions, and message generating instructions; a processor that is coupled to the memory and that executes the monitoring instructions to thereby monitor mining machine parameters of the mining machine; executes the state machine instructions to thereby determine that the mining machine is operating in a first operation state of a plurality of defined operation states of the mining machine, and detect a transition of the mining machine from the first operation state to a second operation state of the plurality of defined operation states; and
executes the message generating instructions to therebygenerate a state exit message indicating an end of the first operation state, wherein the state exit message includes a first set of the mining machine parameters associated with the first operation state, and generate a state start message indicating a start of the second operation state, wherein the state start message includes a second set of the mining machine parameters associated with the second operation state, wherein the first set of the mining machine parameters are a different portion of the mining machine parameters than the second set of the mining machine parameters. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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