Multi-unit data analyzer
First Claim
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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Abstract
A vibration analysis system including a sensor to be coupled to a machine to measure vibration data, a data acquisition and processing unit to communicate with the sensor to receive the measured vibration data from the sensor and to perform test operations on the received vibration data to calculate vibration parameters, and at least one control unit to transmit operation requests instructing the data acquisition and processing unit to start receiving the vibration data from the sensor, to perform test operations, and to transmit corresponding vibration parameters over a wireless communication link to the control unit. The data acquisition and processing unit includes a data management unit such that when the communication link is broken, the data acquisition and processing unit continues to perform the test operations, and when the communication link is reestablished, the data management unit transmits the vibration parameters to the control unit.
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28 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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9. A method of communicating with a sensor to sense vibration data of a machine to be tested, the method comprising:
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communicating, through a data acquisition and processing unit, 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 receiving a plurality of blocks of raw vibration data from the at least one sensor, and beginning to perform 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 transmitting, from at least one control unit formed separately from the data acquisition and processing unit, 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; and transmitting the specified data from the data acquisition and processing unit 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. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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23. A vibration analysis system configured to communicate with a sensor to sense vibration data of a machine to be tested, the system comprising:
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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 having a memory to store vibration data; 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, wherein when the communication link is broken, the data acquisition and processing unit continues performing the one or more of the plurality of test operations until the one or more of the plurality of test operations are complete, and any specified data not transmitted to the control unit is stored in the memory for subsequent transmission, and when the communication link is re-established, the data acquisition and processing unit begins to transmit stored specified data to the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A vibration analysis system configured to communicate with a sensor to sense vibration data of a machine to be tested, the system comprising:
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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 a plurality of control units formed separately from the data acquisition and processing unit, each control unit having different data processing and portability capabilities such that each control unit is configured to transmit different operation requests to the data acquisition and processing unit from a location remote from the data acquisition and processing unit over a communication link between the respective control units and the data acquisition and processing unit, the different operation requests being configured to respectively instruct the data acquisition and processing unit to perform different test operations based on a complexity of the different test operations, the operation requests 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 the different 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 specified data related to the different test operations to a particular control unit based on the processing capabilities of the particular control unit while the data acquisition and processing unit is still receiving blocks of raw vibration data and performing the different test operations. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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