Patent ID: 9601155
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G11B,G16Z

Claim:
1. A method for scheduling maintenance on a robotic device based on component wear associated with the robotic device, the method comprising: dividing, by one or more processors, a direction of travel of a robotic device into a plurality of discrete zones that each have an associated counter that counts how many times the robotic device has entered a given discrete zone and the counter is based on robotic accessor position; updating, by the one or more processors, a count for a first discrete zone in response to the robotic device entering the first discrete zone; determining, by the one or more processors, a level of wear for a component associated with the robotic device based, at least in part, on a total of counts for the plurality of discrete zones; generating, by the one or more processors, a report indicating the level of wear for the component based, at least in part, on a total of counts for the plurality of discrete zones, wherein the report indicates whether the component is in need of maintenance or replacement; scheduling, by one or more processors, the type of maintenance to be performed on the component of the robotic device based, at least in part, on the report.