William Michael Rader

US Patent:

20050114088, May 26, 2005

Filed:

Nov 24, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/997132

Inventors:

Ellis Gorden - Buckner MO, US
William Rader - Shawnee KS, US

International Classification:

G06F015/00

US Classification:

702185000

Abstract:

Methods and systems are disclosed for detecting imminent engine failure. The methods and systems involve receiving, in real-time, on-board machine parameters associated with a piece of heavy equipment, the on-board machine parameters comprising fuel consumption and fluid temperature; receiving time correlated external machine parameters associated with the piece of heavy equipment, the external machine parameters comprising outside ambient temperature, engine oil sample analysis, and operator observations; recording failure event information associated with actual engine failures; and calculating an estimated failure time for the engine based on the on-board machine parameters, the external machine parameters, and the failure event information.