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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2008
Brian Mintah, Washington, IL (US);
Robert J. Price, Dunlap, IL (US);
Kevin D. King, Peoria, IL (US);
Vijayakumar Janardhan, Washington, IL (US);
Shoji Tozawa, Kobe, JP;
Brian Mintah, Washington, IL (US);
Robert J. Price, Dunlap, IL (US);
Kevin D. King, Peoria, IL (US);
Vijayakumar Janardhan, Washington, IL (US);
Shoji Tozawa, Kobe, JP;
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A data acquisition system for an excavation machine having a power source configured to drive a tool through a work cycle is disclosed. The data acquisition system may have a first sensor associated with the power source to generate a first signal indicative of a performance of the power source, and a second sensor associated with the tool to generate a second signal indicative of a performance of the tool. The data acquisition system may also have a controller in communication with the first and second sensors. The controller may be configured to record the first and second signals, and partition the work cycle into a plurality of segments. The controller may be further configured to link the performance of the power source and the performance of the tool together with one of the plurality of segments during which the associated first and second signals were recorded.