Patent ID: 8436767
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
1. A method for inspecting equipment of a system, the method comprising: (a) providing an equipment inspection location rule group for a piece of equipment in the system, the equipment rule group including one or more equipment inspection location rules about equipment inspection locations and expected values at said inspection locations, and actions to be commanded when sampled values match the expected values; (b) selecting, in a computer process, one or more of the equipment inspection location rules in the rule group, the selection being made according to a predetermined operating sequence of the equipment inspection location rules; (c) determining, in a computer process, if the selected one or more equipment inspection location rules has been satisfied; and (d) executing one or more actions corresponding to the selected one or more equipment inspection location rules, in a computer process, if the selected one or more equipment inspection location rules have been satisfied.