Method for inspecting and recording machine component condition data
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1. A method of inspecting and recording inspection data of machine components, the method comprising:
- selecting a machine component among a plurality of machine components for inspection;
selecting a predefined area or feature of the selected machine component from a known list of areas or features;
selecting a predefined condition from a predetermined list of conditions allowed to be reported for the selected machine component;
inspecting and measuring the predefined areas of the select machine component for the selected condition; and
recording inspection data as continuous numerical values to quantify entry for subsequent querying over a chosen set of machine components.
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A method of inspecting and recording inspection data of machine components, the method including selecting a machine component among a plurality of machine components for inspection; identifying predefined areas of the selected machine component for inspection; identifying a fixed set of conditions allowed to be reported for the select machine component; inspecting the predefined areas of the select machine component; and recording inspection data as continuous numerical values to quantify entry for subsequent querying over a chosen set of machine components.
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1. A method of inspecting and recording inspection data of machine components, the method comprising:
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selecting a machine component among a plurality of machine components for inspection;
selecting a predefined area or feature of the selected machine component from a known list of areas or features;
selecting a predefined condition from a predetermined list of conditions allowed to be reported for the selected machine component;
inspecting and measuring the predefined areas of the select machine component for the selected condition; and
recording inspection data as continuous numerical values to quantify entry for subsequent querying over a chosen set of machine components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for entering inspection data of machine components in a database, the database comprising a plurality of user interface templates, each template including data fields for identifying a machine component, the method comprising:
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selecting a machine component among a plurality of machine components;
selecting an area or a feature of the selected machine component in a first menu of user interface template;
inspecting the selected area of the machine component; and
recording inspection data as continuous numerical values in a second menu, said second menu identifying a list of conditions related to the select area of the select machine component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for inspecting and recording inspection data of machine components, the apparatus comprising:
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means for selecting a machine component among a plurality of machine components for inspection;
means for identifying predefined areas of the selected machine component for inspection;
means for identifying a fixed set of conditions allowed to be reported for the select machine component;
means for inspecting the predefined areas of the select machine component; and
means for recording inspection data as continuous numerical values to quantify entry for subsequent querying over a chosen set of machine components.
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19. A method of recording inspection data of machine components in a database system, the method comprising:
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identifying structured inspection areas or features of a select machine component;
identifying a minimum structured set of conditions that are independent of a machine component under inspection; and
recording condition of the select machine component as a continuous numerical value.
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20. An apparatus for recording inspection data of machine components in a database system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying structured inspection areas or features of a select machine component;
means for identifying a minimum structured set of conditions that are independent of a machine component under inspection; and
means for recording condition of the select machine component as a continuous numerical value
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