Patent ID: 11959823
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G  F | IPC E  F  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a system for monitoring operational health of an equipment unit, wherein the equipment unit comprises a work portion, a drive train, and an actuator operable to drive the work portion via the drive train, wherein the drive train comprises an input member operatively connected with the actuator and an output member to operatively move the work portion, wherein the work portion comprises a brake, and wherein the system comprises:
a sensor operable to facilitate operational measurements indicative of an operational parameter associated with the drive train; and
a processing device comprising a processor and memory storing computer program code, wherein the processing device is communicatively connected with the actuator and the sensor, and wherein the processing device is operable to:
while the brake is engaged to hold the work portion stationary, cause the actuator to move the input member in a first direction until slack and spaces in the drive train are removed;
cause the actuator to move the input member in a second, opposite direction;
record the operational measurements while the actuator moves the input member; and
determine a backlash of the drive train based on the operational measurements.