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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Harnischfeger Technologies, Inc., Wilminton, DE;
Michael J. Rikkola, New Berlin, WI (US);
Shashikiran Gudur, Greenfield, WI (US);
Anubhaw Bhushan, Wilwaukee, WI (US);
Harnischfeger Technologies, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A mining machine including a brake operable to halt motion of a component of the mining machine; a first sensor operable to sense a characteristic of the brake to generate brake data; a second sensor operable to sense motion of the component of the mining machine to generate motion data; and a controller. The controller is operable to receive the brake data and the motion data, analyze the brake data and the motion data according to a brake set model and a brake release model, and output an alert in response to an issue with the analyzed brake data or the analyzed motion data.