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Multi-unit data analyzer

  • US 9,927,285 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2012
  • Issued: 03/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vibration analysis system configured to communicate with a sensor to sense vibration data of a machine to be tested, the system comprising:

  • a data acquisition and processing unit configured to communicate with at least one sensor while the at least one sensor is fixed to a measuring location of the machine, the data acquisition and processing unit being configured to perform multiple test measurements and to receive a plurality of blocks of raw vibration data from the at least one sensor, and to begin performing a plurality of test operations on received blocks of raw vibration data to create processed vibration data upon receiving a first block of raw vibration data from the at least one sensor, the data acquisition and processing unit being formed separately from the at least one sensor; and

    at least one control unit formed separately from the data acquisition and processing unit, the at least one control unit being configured to transmit at least one operation request from a location remote from the data acquisition and processing unit over a communication link between the at least one control unit and the data acquisition and processing unit, the at least one operation request including a description of specified data to be transmitted to the control unit, the at least one operation request being configured to instruct the data acquisition and processing unit to start receiving raw vibration data from the at least one sensor, to begin performing one or more of the plurality of test operations on received blocks of raw vibration data while the data acquisition and processing unit is receiving additional blocks of raw vibration data, and to begin transmitting the specified data to the control unit over the communication link while the data acquisition and processing unit is still receiving blocks of raw vibration data and performing one or more of the plurality of test operations,wherein the data acquisition and processing unit is configured to transmit the specified data to the control unit according to asynchronous, multi-tasking operations such that transmission of specified data to the control unit is overlapped with receiving and processing blocks of raw vibration data by the data acquisition and processing unit.

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