公开(公告)号：US20170192415A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US14988381

申请日：2016-01-05

申请人： Caterpillar Inc.

发明人： Marion Billingsley Grant, JR. ,  Michael Patrick Vogler ,  Thomas Michael Garland

IPC分类号： G05B19/418

CPC分类号： G05B19/41895 ,  G05B2219/50393 ,  Y02P90/20 ,  Y02P90/285 ,  Y02P90/60

摘要： A system is provided for manufacturing a component within a factory. The system may have an autonomous vehicle configured to transport the component to an area within an open space of the factory and to secure the component at the area during processing of a designated volume of the component. The system may also have a plurality of processing modules each configured to process a portion of the component less than a whole of the designated volume, and a controller in communication with the autonomous vehicle and the plurality of processing modules. The controller may be configured to coordinate operations of the plurality of processing modules according to a programmed process plan.

公开(公告)号：US20170131710A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15335170

申请日：2016-10-26

申请人： Caterpillar Inc.

发明人： Yujie Chen ,  George Koruthu Mathai ,  Thomas Michael Garland ,  Gerald Thomas Otten ,  Cary John Lyons ,  Thimmaiah Kumbera Ganapathi

IPC分类号： G05B23/02 ,  G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/0283 ,  G05B19/4065 ,  G05B2219/32234 ,  G05B2219/37256 ,  G05B2219/37435 ,  G06Q10/20 ,  Y02P90/86

摘要： A system for monitoring machine tool health is disclosed. The system includes a machine tool and a central data server configured to receive, process, and send data. A plurality of sensors are associated with the machine tool, and the sensors are configured to measure operating parameters of the machine tool that relate to potential failure of a machine tool component. The sensors also are configured to send data relative to the measured operating parameters to the central data server. A system for enterprise resource planning is configured to receive data from the central data server, analyze the received data to determine whether preventive maintenance is indicated for the machine tool, and schedule preventive maintenance for the machine tool.

公开(公告)号：US10401845B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US14988381

申请日：2016-01-05

申请人： Caterpillar Inc.

发明人： Marion Billingsley Grant, Jr. ,  Michael Patrick Vogler ,  Thomas Michael Garland

IPC分类号： G05B19/418

摘要： A system is provided for manufacturing a component within a factory. The system may have an autonomous vehicle configured to transport the component to an area within an open space of the factory and to secure the component at the area during processing of a designated volume of the component. The system may also have a plurality of processing modules each configured to process a portion of the component less than a whole of the designated volume, and a controller in communication with the autonomous vehicle and the plurality of processing modules. The controller may be configured to coordinate operations of the plurality of processing modules according to a programmed process plan.