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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Kenneth R Piety, Knoxville, TN (US);
James C Robinson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Thomas E Nelson, Knoxville, TN (US);
CSI Technology, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A portable data collector and analyzer having multiple paths for performing multiple processing functions on a single sensor signal in parallel. The portable data collector has a sensor which creates a sensor signal that represents a measured property of an operating machine. The sensor signal is simultaneously sent to at least two processor channels that are connected in parallel. Each processor is capable of performing different types of signal analysis with varying signal conditioning and sampling rate requirements on the sensor signal independent of the other processor(s). An operator of the parallel processing data collector and analyzer places the single sensor on the area desired to be tested and instructs the parallel processing data collector to begin taking measurements. The parallel processor channels work independently of each other to obtain results corresponding to a number of different tests in approximately the time normally required to perform a single test.