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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Kcf Technologies, Inc., State College, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jacob J. Loverich, State College, PA (US);
Jeremy E. Frank, Pine Grove Mills, PA (US);
David R. Kraige, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC., State College, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2018.01); G01M 13/00 (2019.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01); G01N 29/14 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 13/00 (2013.01); G01M 99/008 (2013.01); G01N 29/14 (2013.01); G01N 29/2481 (2013.01); G01N 29/4472 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0258 (2013.01); G05B 23/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine health monitoring method may include receiving vibration data indicating vibration of a machine or a component of the machine, determining damage to the machine or the component for each of a plurality of load cycles based on the vibration data, determining the time rate of change of the damage to the machine or the component over the plurality of load cycles, and determining a damage rate based on the time rate of change of the damage to the machine or the component relative to a baseline damage rate.