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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Cqms Pty Ltd, Murarrie, Queensland, AU;
Inventors:
Bruce Alexander Leslie, Goodna, AU;
David Clinton Andrews, Goodna, AU;
Assignee:
CQMS PTY LTD, Murarrie, Queensland, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/24 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01); E02F 9/22 (2006.01); G07C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 9/267 (2013.01); E02F 9/226 (2013.01); E02F 9/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system of estimating fatigue in a lifting member, the system including: a first sensor configured to measure a first load related to a ram, the ram being connected to the lifting member; and a calculating device configured to: determine an actuator load based on the first load; determine a first force based on the actuator load; estimate a unit of fatigue life based on the first force; and estimate a fraction of total fatigue life consumed for a portion of the lifting member based on the unit of fatigue life and a fatigue life adjustment value.