Patent ID: 6199018
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: G01M,G05B,Y10S

Abstract:
A distributed diagnostic system for monitoring a plurality of machines, the system comprising:a plurality of local monitoring devices, each local monitoring device having:sensors for collecting local data concerning at least one machine associated with the local monitoring device;a local data processor for receiving and communicating the local data from the sensors concerning its associated machine;a centralized data processor coupled to the plurality of local monitoring devices, the centralized data processor for receiving from each local monitoring device the local data concerning its associated machine, for generating a set of weighting parameters for each local monitoring device, and for communicating the set of weighting parameters to each local monitoring device; andthe local data processor of each local monitoring device further for receiving the set of weighting parameters, and analyzing the local data using the set of weighting parameters for local diagnostic purposes.