公开(公告)号：US20060095230A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-04

申请号：US10980206

申请日：2004-11-02

申请人： Jeff Grier ,  James Cancilla ,  Sunil Reddy ,  Dale Trsar ,  Bradley Lewis

发明人： Jeff Grier ,  James Cancilla ,  Sunil Reddy ,  Dale Trsar ,  Bradley Lewis

IPC分类号： G21C17/00 ,  G06F11/30

CPC分类号： G05B23/0216 ,  G05B23/0248

摘要： A system and method for improving diagnostic aids such as fault trees and repair manuals uses feedback in the form of repair data from a distributed base of data collection devices used by technicians. The data is processed by a data analysis computing unit. The computing unit determines proposed modifications to the diagnostic aid based on the data. A diagnostic tool editor is used by a subject matter expert to review the proposed modifications and either accept, reject, or modify the diagnostic aid. The modified aids are then made available to the service technicians in the field, improving their efficiency and ability to more quickly diagnose machine conditions. The disclosure is applicable to machines generally, including for example automobiles or components thereof, such as engines and transmissions.

摘要翻译： 用于改进故障树和维修手册等诊断辅助工具的系统和方法使用技术人员使用的数据采集设备的分布式基础的修复数据形式的反馈。 数据由数据分析计算单元处理。 计算单元基于数据确定对诊断辅助的建议修改。 主题专家使用诊断工具编辑器来审查所提出的修改，并接受，拒绝或修改诊断辅助。 然后将修改的辅助材料提供给现场的维修技术人员，提高其效率和更快速地诊断机器状况的能力。 本公开适用于通常包括例如汽车或其组件（例如发动机和变速器）的机器。

公开(公告)号：US20060085108A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-20

申请号：US10966578

申请日：2004-10-14

申请人： Jeff Grier ,  James Cancilla ,  Sunil Reddy ,  Dale Trsar ,  Bradley Lewis

发明人： Jeff Grier ,  James Cancilla ,  Sunil Reddy ,  Dale Trsar ,  Bradley Lewis

IPC分类号： G01M17/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/0248 ,  G05B23/0297 ,  G05B2219/24053 ,  G05B2219/24085 ,  G05B2219/2637

摘要： A method is provided for updating a fault tree used in diagnosis of a condition of a machine. The fault tree is a sequence of test modules. Each of the test modules is assigned a confidence score indicating the likelihood that the test module will lead to a diagnosis. The method comprising the steps of obtaining service data from a plurality of service occasions for like machines, revising the confidence score for at least one test module in the fault tree based on the service data; and revising the sequence of the test modules in the fault tree based on the revised confidence score(s). The sequence is revised such that the most likely modules to result in a diagnosis are listed first, and the least likely ones are listed last. The re-ordering is based on feedback from actual service instances in the field, and thus is more likely to reflect real-world conditions. The result is that service technicians using the revised fault trees work more efficiently, at least on a statistical basis.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于更新用于诊断机器状况的故障树的方法。 故障树是一系列测试模块。 每个测试模块被分配一个置信度分数，表明测试模块将导致诊断的可能性。 该方法包括以下步骤：从类似机器的多个服务场合获取服务数据，基于服务数据修改故障树中的至少一个测试模块的置信度分数; 并根据修订的置信度得分修正故障树中测试模块的顺序。 该序列被修改，使得最可能的导致诊断的模块首先列出，并且最不可能的模块列在最后。 重新排序是基于实地服务实例的反馈，因此更有可能反映现实世界的条件。 结果是，使用修订的故障树的维修技术人员至少在统计的基础上更有效地工作。

公开(公告)号：US20060142972A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11025367

申请日：2004-12-29

申请人： James Cancilla ,  Sunil Reddy ,  Carl Krzystofczyk

发明人： James Cancilla ,  Sunil Reddy ,  Carl Krzystofczyk

IPC分类号： G21C17/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/0229 ,  G07C3/00 ,  G07C5/0808

摘要： A system and method for diagnosing an assembly is provided. The system and method facilitates assembly diagnosis by (i) sensing sensory-inputs coming from the assembly, (ii) capturing data representative of the sensory-inputs and responsively producing sensor patterns indicative of the sensory-inputs, (iii) searching a data base of historical patterns that are related to the sensor patterns, and (iv) presenting the sensor patterns and related historical patterns at a user interface. An assembly diagnosis can be made based on sensor patterns, related historical patterns, and other diagnostic information presented at the user interface.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于诊断组件的系统和方法。 该系统和方法通过（i）感测来自组件的感觉输入来促进组装诊断，（ii）捕获表示感觉输入的数据，并响应地产生指示感觉输入的传感器模式，（iii）搜索数据库 与传感器图案相关的历史图案，以及（iv）在用户界面处呈现传感器图案和相关历史图案。 可以基于传感器模式，相关历史模式和在用户界面处呈现的其他诊断信息进行装配诊断。

公开(公告)号：US07684908B1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US11024000

申请日：2004-12-29

申请人： Terry Ogilvie ,  Walter Sasaki ,  James Cancilla

发明人： Terry Ogilvie ,  Walter Sasaki ,  James Cancilla

IPC分类号： G01M17/007

CPC分类号： G07C5/0808

摘要： A vehicle diagnostic system including a processor, a user interface including a display device and an input device both coupled to the processor for interactive control thereof and thereby, and a local storage library connected to the processor for storing at least one application to be performed on a vehicle. The processor is programmed to request vehicle identification information from a user through the display device, create a particular configuration identifier containing the vehicle identification information entered by the user through the input device, store the particular configuration identifier in the local storage library, retrieve at least one application from the library as the application is selected by the user through the input device, and provide the particular configuration identifier to the application.

摘要翻译： 一种车辆诊断系统，包括处理器，包括显示设备的用户界面和输入设备，两者都耦合到处理器以进行交互式控制，以及连接到处理器的本地存储库，用于存储要执行的至少一个应用 一辆车。 处理器被编程为通过显示设备从用户请求车辆识别信息，创建包含由用户通过输入设备输入的车辆识别信息的特定配置标识符，将特定配置标识符存储在本地存储库中，至少检索 用户通过输入设备选择应用程序时，库中的一个应用程序，并向应用程序提供特定的配置标识符。

公开(公告)号：US20060030981A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US10895825

申请日：2004-07-22

申请人： Michael Robb ,  Neil Davis ,  James Cancilla

发明人： Michael Robb ,  Neil Davis ,  James Cancilla

IPC分类号： G01M17/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/0229 ,  G07C5/0816

摘要： A vehicle diagnostic system comprising a rules storage system configured to store one or more rules, each of which determines whether the vehicle may have an anomaly when applied to vehicle diagnostic information. An operator interface may be configured to alert an operator of the diagnostic system to a suspected anomaly in the vehicle. A processing system may be configured to receive diagnostic information from the vehicle, apply one or more rules in the rules storage system to the diagnostic information, and cause the operator interface to alert the operator to a suspected anomaly in the vehicle if the application of the one or more rules results in a determination that the vehicle may have that anomaly. Variations and related processes are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种车辆诊断系统，包括被配置为存储一个或多个规则的规则存储系统，每个规则在应用于车辆诊断信息时确定车辆是否具有异常。 操作员界面可以被配置为将诊断系统的操作者警告到车辆中的可疑异常。 处理系统可以被配置为从车辆接收诊断信息，将规则存储系统中的一个或多个规则应用于诊断信息，并且使得操作员界面警告操作者车辆中的可疑异常，如果应用 一个或多个规则导致车辆可能具有该异常的确定。 还公开了变化和相关过程。

公开(公告)号：US20060012884A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-19

申请号：US10888997

申请日：2004-07-13

申请人： Lee Snorteland ,  James Cancilla

发明人： Lee Snorteland ,  James Cancilla

IPC分类号： G02B27/14

CPC分类号： G07C5/008 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B60R11/0241 ,  B60R2011/0071 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/017

摘要： A heads-up system includes a diagnostic tool and a heads-up display for displaying information from a vehicle. The diagnostic tool connects to a communication bus of the vehicle. The display includes a projection device and an input module that is connected to the diagnostic tool either wirelessly or with a wire connection. The input module may translate signals from the diagnostic tool into signals readable by the projection device.

摘要翻译： 平视系统包括用于显示来自车辆的信息的诊断工具和平视显示器。 诊断工具连接到车辆的通讯总线。 显示器包括投影设备和输入模块，其以无线方式或与线路连接而连接到诊断工具。 输入模块可以将来自诊断工具的信号转换成投影设备可读的信号。