System and method for vibration monitoring of a mining machine
First Claim
1. A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine, the control system having a vibration monitor, the mining machine comprising:
- a sensor sensing vibration of a component of the mining machine; and
a vibration control systemdetermining when the mining machine is moving in a proper cycle,triggering the acquisition of vibration sensor data from the sensor in response to determining that the mining machine is moving in the proper cycle, wherein the proper cycle includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a digging action, a swinging action, and a tucking action,processing the vibration sensor data to generate processed vibration data, andoutputting the processed vibration data.
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Abstract
A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine, the control system having a vibration monitor. The mining machine comprising a mining machine, a sensor sensing vibration of a component of the mining machine, and a vibration module. The vibration module determining when the mining machine is moving in a predetermined cycle, obtaining vibration sensor data from the sensor based on determining that the mining machine is moving in a predetermined cycle, processing the vibration sensor data to generate processed vibration data, and outputting the processed vibration data.
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33 Claims
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1. A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine, the control system having a vibration monitor, the mining machine comprising:
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a sensor sensing vibration of a component of the mining machine; and a vibration control system determining when the mining machine is moving in a proper cycle, triggering the acquisition of vibration sensor data from the sensor in response to determining that the mining machine is moving in the proper cycle, wherein the proper cycle includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a digging action, a swinging action, and a tucking action, processing the vibration sensor data to generate processed vibration data, and outputting the processed vibration data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for monitoring mining equipment, the method comprising:
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monitoring operation of a mining machine; determining that a component of the mining machine is moving in a proper cycle; determining that the component of the mining machine is moving at a constant speed; triggering, by a processor, the acquisition of vibration data of the mining machine in response to determining that the component of the mining machine is moving in the proper cycle and at the constant speed, wherein the proper cycle includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a digging action, a swinging action, and a tucking action; processing, using the processor, the vibration data to generate processed vibration data; and outputting the processed vibration data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine, the control system having a vibration monitor, the mining machine comprising:
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a user-interface providing instructions to operate a component of the mining machine in a predetermined pattern, wherein the predetermined pattern includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a hoisting action, a crowding action, and a swinging action; the component of the mining machine moving in the predetermined pattern; a sensor sensing vibration of the component of the mining machine while operating in the predetermined pattern, the sensor outputting vibration sensor data; and a processor receiving the vibration sensor data from the sensor, processing the vibration sensor data, and outputting the processed vibration data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine, the mining machine comprising:
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a user-interface providing instructions to operate the mining machine in a predetermined pattern, wherein the predetermined pattern includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a hoisting action, a crowding action, and a swinging action; the mining machine operating in the predetermined pattern; a sensor sensing a parameter of the mining machine while operating in the predetermined pattern, the sensor outputting sensor data representing the sensed parameter; and a processor receiving the sensor data from the sensor, processing the sensor data, and outputting the processed sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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