Patent classifications
G08B21/187
Oil rig drill pipe and tubing tally system
Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for locating, measuring, counting or aiding in the handling of drill pipes 106. The system 100 comprises at least one camera 102 capable of gathering visual data 150 regarding detecting, localizing or both, pipes 106, roughnecks 116, elevators 118 and combinations thereof. The system 100 further comprises a processor 110 and a logging system 114 for recording the gathered visual data 150. The method 200 comprises acquiring visual data 150 using a camera 106, analyzing the acquired data 150, and recording the acquired data 150.
Method for use with a radiotherapy device
Disclosed herein is a method of determining the nature of a fault in a radiotherapy device comprising a linear accelerator. The radiotherapy device is configured to provide therapeutic radiation to a patient. The radiotherapy device comprises a vacuum tube comprising an electron gun, a waveguide configured to accelerate electrons emitted by the electron gun toward a target to produce said radiation, and a flight tube. The electron gun is located at a first end of the vacuum tube and the flight tube is located at a second end of the vacuum tube. The radiotherapy device further comprises a first and a second sensor. The first sensor is configured to provide signals indicative of pressure at a first region inside the vacuum tube and the second sensor is configured to provide signals indicative of pressure at a second region inside the vacuum tube. The first region is closer to the first end of the vacuum tube than the second region is. The method comprises processing a first value derived from signals from the first sensor and a second value derived from signals from the second sensor. The first value is indicative of pressure at the first region inside the vacuum tube, and the second value is indicative of pressure at the second region inside the vacuum tube. Processing the first and second value comprises comparing the first value with a first threshold and comparing the second value with a second threshold; and, based on the processing of the signals, determining that the nature of the fault is associated with the flight tube.
WORK ASSISTING SERVER AND WORK ASSISTING SYSTEM
There is provided a server and a system capable of enabling an operator of a remote operating device to recognize which remote operating device remotely operates a work machine displayed on an output interface constituting the remote operating device. For example, a first work environment image indicating a situation of a work site acquired through an image pickup device 412 loaded on a work machine 40 is outputted on an output interface 220 constituting each of a plurality of remote operating devices 20.
Early video equipment failure detection system
A video camera system including: one or more video cameras; a video recorder in communication with each of the one or more video cameras; a video analytics module, the video analytics module being a computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: obtaining video parameters of a plurality of video frames received at the video recorder, the plurality of video frames being transmitted from the one or more video cameras to the video recorder; determining an abnormality within the video parameters; and identifying a malfunctioning video camera of the one or more video cameras that produced the abnormality within the video parameters.
METHOD OF ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR
A method of adaptively controlling a brushless DC motor includes steps of: controlling the brushless DC motor rotating at a first speed according to an operation curve, accumulating a running time of the brushless DC motor, estimating a remaining used time of a bearing of the brushless DC motor according to the accumulated running time, executing an alarm operation when the remaining used time is less than a predetermined time, and decreasing the speed of the brushless DC motor to run at a second speed to prolong the used time of the bearing.
APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS (GFCIS) IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Conventional GFCI-type technology typically relies solely on onsite control—for example, pushing a reset button physically located at the impacted circuit to clear a trip and resume operation. For simpler/lower voltage systems—such as outlets in a residence—this is not particularly labor-intensive or confusing. However, for large, complex, and/or high voltage systems—such as sports lighting systems with multiple circuits dozens of feet apart in locked enclosures—trying to perform the same task of pushing a reset button and clearing a trip is much more labor-intensive, and confusing not only in locating the impacted circuit, but in determining what happens next if pushing the reset button does not resume operation. Presented herein are remote control options for GFCIs which could be used in addition to, and not instead of, conventional GFCI-type functionality—or could provide remote-only reset function where a system has no onsite reset button.
Remote generator set monitoring and control
A generator set monitoring and control system includes a generator set located in a first location, an on-site controller located near the first location, and a remote display, located in a second location. The remote display is configured to send instructions to at least one of the generator set and on-site controller, receive genset operation outputs from the on-site controller, and display genset operation outputs.
Determining device curvature in smart bendable systems
Systems and methods may provide for determining an amount of physical bend in an electronic device and comparing the amount of physical bend to a threshold. Additionally, a warning may be generated if the amount of physical bend exceeds the threshold. In one example, one or more values representing the amount of physical bend are stored to a nonvolatile memory on the device and retrieved in accordance with one or more of a diagnostic push event or a diagnostic pull event.
ALERT SIMILARITY AND LABEL TRANSFER
A method of identifying a historical alert that is similar to an alert associated with a detected deviation from an operational state of a device includes receiving feature data including time series data for multiple sensor devices associated with the device and receiving an alert indicator for the alert. The method includes processing a portion of the feature data that is within a temporal window associated with the alert indicator to generate feature importance data for the alert. The feature importance data includes values indicating relative importance of each of the sensor devices to the alert. The method also includes identifying one or more historical alerts that are most similar, based on the feature importance data and stored feature importance data, to the alert.
Differentiating close-range measurements of time of flight
An optical sensing device includes a light source, which emits one or more beams of light pulses toward a scene. An array of single-photon detectors output electrical pulses in response to photons that are incident thereon. Light collection optics form an image of the scene on the array. Processing circuitry counts the electrical pulses output by the single-photon detectors during multiple time intervals following each of the light pulses, detects, responsively to the counted pulses, an object located less than 10 cm away from the array, makes a comparison between respective counts of the electrical pulses output by the single-photon detectors group during a specified time interval immediately following each of a plurality of the light pulses, and ascertains, responsively to the comparison, whether the object reflecting the at least one of the beams is fixed to the device or separate from the device.