Patent ID: 8055475
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A diagnostic computer system for determining a cause of an event in a product or process, comprising: a first measurement system for indicating the event in the product or process; a display for displaying a schematic of the product or process; a processor for: a user interface for accepting input from a user and for transmitting the input to the processor over a communications medium, wherein the processor responds to the input to select from among the plurality of energy paths, the first energy for measurement; the second measurement system comprising a sensor system operatively coupled to the processor for generating a plurality of measurements of the selected first energy; and a storage device operatively coupled to the processor for storing the plurality of generated measurements, wherein the diagnostic computer system conducts a progressive search on the contrast to identify a feature or property of the product or process responsible for causing the event.