G05B2219/45129

Drill comprising mechanical elements for regulating the lubrication flow rate according to the cutting forces

A drill including a drill spindle capable of driving a cutting tool in movement. The drill has at least one channel for distributing a lubricant to the cutting tool, a pump to supply the channel with lubricant and control element(s) for controlling the flow rate of the pump. Such a drill further has mechanical element(s) for determining at least one piece of information representing the torque exerted on the spindle along its axis during drilling. The control element(s) act on the flow rate of the pump as a function of the torque exerted on the spindle along its axis during drilling.

Methods and systems for a noise pattern data marketplace in an industrial internet of things environment

A data collection system in an industrial environment includes a data collector coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein at least one is connected to a vibration detection facility for detecting a noise pattern from a first industrial machine of a plurality of industrial machines; a data storage structured to store a plurality of noise patterns from the plurality of industrial machines in a library; a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data; and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data to determine if the noise pattern from the first industrial machine matches a noise pattern of a second industrial machine stored in the library, wherein if it matches an alarm condition is set to indicate the first industrial machine is experiencing a condition characteristic of the machine performance category of the second industrial machine.

Methods and systems for a data marketplace in an industrial internet of things environment

A data collection system in an industrial environment includes a data collector coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein a collector route determines a subset of the input channels for data collection, the collector route selected based on a data marketplace indicator; a data storage structured to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data that correspond to the input channels, each comprising a different data collection routine for the input channels; a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data, each corresponding to at least one of the input channels; and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data from the input channels and evaluate a selected collection routine of the data collector based on the analyzed collected data, wherein the selected collection routine is switched to a second collection routine based on a received data marketplace indicator.

Methods and systems for equipment monitoring in an Internet of Things mining environment

An apparatus, methods, and systems for data collection in a production environment are described. The system may include a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels, wherein a first subset of the plurality of input channels are connected to a first set of sensors measuring operational parameters from a production component, a data storage structured to store a plurality of collector routes and collected data, a data acquisition circuit structured to interpret a plurality of detection values from the collected data of the production component, and a data analysis circuit structured to analyze the collected data and evaluate a first collection routine of the data collector based on the analyzed collected data, wherein based on the analyzed collected data the data collector makes a collection routine change.

OPERATING WELLBORE EQUIPMENT USING A DISTRIBUTED DECISION FRAMEWORK

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to projecting control parameters of equipment associated with forming a wellbore, stimulating the wellbore, or producing fluid from the wellbore. A system includes the equipment and a computing device. The computing device is operable to project a control parameter value of the equipment using an equipment control process, and to receive confirmation that the projected control parameter value is within an allowable operating range. The computing device is also operable to adjust the equipment control process based on the confirmation, and to control the equipment to operate at the projected control parameter value. Further, the computing device is operable to receive real-time data associated with the forming of the wellbore, the stimulating of the wellbore, or the producing fluid from the wellbore. Furthermore, the computing device is operable to adjust the equipment control process based on the real-time data.

INTELLIGENT VIBRATION DIGITAL TWIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS

A platform for updating one or more properties of one or more digital twins including receiving a request for one or more digital twins; retrieving the one or more digital twins required to fulfill the request from a digital twin datastore; retrieving one or more dynamic models corresponding to one or more properties that are depicted in the one or more digital twins indicated by the request; selecting data sources from a set of available data sources based on the one or more inputs of the one or more dynamic models; obtaining data from selected data sources; determining one or more outputs using the retrieved data as one or more inputs to the one or more dynamic models; and updating the one or more properties of the one or more digital twins based on the one or more outputs of the one or more dynamic models.

SYSTEMS FOR SELF-ORGANIZING DATA COLLECTION AND STORAGE IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

Systems for self-organizing data collection and storage in a manufacturing environment are disclosed. A system may include a data collector for handling a plurality of sensor inputs from sensors in the manufacturing system, wherein the plurality of sensor inputs is configured to sense at least one of: an operational mode, a fault mode, a maintenance mode, or a health status of at least one target system. The system may also include a self-organizing system for self-organizing a storage operation of the data, a data collection operation of the sensors, or a selection operation of the plurality of sensor inputs. The self-organizing system may organize a swarm of mobile data collectors to collect data from a plurality of target systems.

Drilling system control for reducing stick-slip by calculating and reducing energy of upgoing rotational waves in a drillstring

An apparatus and method for controlling a drilling system in a manner that reduces stick-slip by receiving a desired rotation speed v.sub.0 of the drive system to rotate the drillstring, receiving property measurements of the drilling system, and deriving therefrom a rotation speed v.sub.up of upgoing rotational waves of the drillstring associated with upgoing rotational energy in the drillstring. An actual rotation speed v of the drive system to rotate the drillstring is determined by representing downgoing energy in the drillstring as a mathematical expression containing a sum of downgoing rotational energy produced by the drive system and downgoing rotational energy caused by the upgoing rotational waves that are reflected downwardly at an upper end of the drillstring, and then optimizing the mathematical expression, which is then used for controlling the drive system to rotate the drillstring at v.

Path repeatable machining for full sized determinant assembly
10928799 · 2021-02-23 · ·

Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for machining a part. Methods include generating a first spatial representation identifying a first orientation of a machining tool, and mechanically coupling an end effector to the part at a first position, the end effector including the machining tool and a coupling tool. Methods include generating a second spatial representation identifying a second orientation of the machining tool relative to the part, the first and second spatial representations being generated based on images captured by at least one imaging device and measurements from a plurality of sensors. Methods include identifying a plurality of differences that result from the coupling and that include a rotational distance and translational distance, the identifying being based on a comparison of a first image and a second image. Methods include adjusting the machining tool to return the machining tool to the first orientation at the first position.

Locating positions of collars in corrosion detection tool logs

A method and system for location a collar. A method for locating a collar may comprise disposing a logging tool within a plurality of concentric pipes in a wellbore, measuring one or more wellbore parameters, creating a corrosion detection tool log from the measuring one or more wellbore parameters, processing the corrosion detection tool log to determine a location and a position of a plurality of collars on the concentric pipes, and adjusting the corrosion detection tool log to account for the location and position of the plurality of collars. A system for locating a collar may comprise a conveyance line, a logging tool, and an information handling system. The information handling system may be capable to measure one or more wellbore parameters, create a corrosion detection tool log from the measuring one or more wellbore parameters, and document the location and the position of the plurality of collars.