Non-contact undercarriage wear measurement
A method, a device, and a system for contactlessly measuring wear of one or more components of an undercarriage assembly of a work machine are disclosed. For example, a method includes identifying a component to be measured for wear by a wear measuring device comprising a first sensor and a second sensor; based on the component, selecting component information associated with the component for the wear measuring device; simultaneously measuring: by the first sensor configured based on the component information, a first wear distance from the first sensor to a first measurement surface of the component, and by the second sensor configured based on the component information, a second wear distance from the second sensor to a second measurement surface of the component, and determines a wear level of the component based at least in part on the first wear distance and the second wear distance.
1 . A method comprising:
identifying a component to be measured for wear by a wear measuring device comprising a first sensor and a second sensor;
based on the component, selecting component information associated with the component for the wear measuring device;
simultaneously measuring:
by the first sensor configured based on the component information, a first wear distance from the first sensor to a first measurement surface of the component, and
by the second sensor configured based on the component information, a second wear distance from the second sensor to a second measurement surface of the component; and
determining a wear level of the component based at least in part on the first wear distance and the second wear distance.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the component includes determining an identity of the component based on at least one of:
a model number of the component,
a serial number of the component,
a part number of the component, or
a type of the component.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the component information associated with the component for the wear measuring device includes:
based on the identity of the component, selecting the component information from a plurality of component information associated with to a plurality of components.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of component information is stored in a memory of the wear measuring device.
5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein selecting the component information from the plurality of component information includes:
transmitting the identity of the component from the wear measuring device to a remote server, the remote server including a remote memory storing the plurality of component information; and
receiving the component information from the remote server, the component information selected by the remote server from the plurality of component information stored in the remote memory based on the identity of the component.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the component information includes information associated with at least one of:
a component reference surface of the component,
a device reference surface of the wear measuring device to be in contact with the component reference surface for measuring the first wear distance and the second wear distance,
a separation distance between the first sensor and the second sensor,
a first placement location on the wear measuring device for the first sensor to be placed, and
a second placement location on the wear measuring device for the second sensor to be placed.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein:
the first sensor configured based on the component information includes the first sensor being located at the first placement location on the wear measuring device;
the second sensor configured based on the component information includes the second sensor being located at the second placement location on the wear measuring device; and
the wear measuring device is placed on the component having the device reference surface facing the component reference surface.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein simultaneously measuring the first wear distance and the second wear distance includes:
based on receiving an activation command,
activating the first sensor to measure the first wear distance, and
activating the second sensor to measure the second wear distance.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the wear level of the component comprises:
determining whether a first wear is less than a first maximum wear based on the first wear distance;
determining whether a second wear is less than a second maximum wear based on the second wear distance;
based on determining that the first wear is less than the first maximum wear and the second wear is less than the second maximum wear, determining the wear level of the component based at least in part on the first wear distance, the first wear, the first maximum wear, the second wear distance, the second wear, and the second maximum wear; and
determining that the component is fully worn based on determining that at least one of:
the first wear is not less than the first maximum wear, or
the second wear is not less the second maximum wear.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
transmitting the first wear distance and the second wear distance from the wear measuring device to a remote server prior to determining the wear level of the component;
causing the remote server to determine the wear level of the component based on at least in part on the first wear distance and the second wear distance; and
receiving, by the wear measuring device from the remote server, at least one of:
the wear level of the component, or
a notification that the component is fully worn.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wear measuring device is a contactless wear measuring device utilizing contactless sensors for the first sensor and the second sensor.
12 . A wear measuring device comprising:
an attachment rail having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a first sensor slidably mounted on the attachment rail at the first end;
a second sensor slidably mounted on the attachment rail between the first sensor and the second end; and
a controller mounted on the attachment rail, the controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor, the controller comprising:
one or more processors, and
memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving an identity of a component to be measured by the wear measuring device for wear;
based on the identity of the component, selecting component information of the wear measuring device for the component;
simultaneously measuring:
by the first sensor configured on the attachment rail based on the component information, a first wear distance to a first measurement surface of the component, and
by the second sensor configured on the attachment rail based on the component information, a second wear distance to a second measurement surface of the component; and
determining a wear level of the component based on the first wear distance and the second wear distance.
13 . The wear measuring device of claim 12 , wherein selecting the component information of the wear measuring device for the component based on the identity of the component includes:
based on the identity of the component, selecting the component information from a plurality of component information of the wear measuring device corresponding to a plurality of components, the plurality of component information stored in a memory of the controller.
14 . The wear measuring device of claim 12 , wherein the component information includes information associated with at least one of:
a component reference surface of the component,
a device reference surface of the attachment rail to be in contact with the component reference surface for measuring the first wear distance and the second wear distance,
a separation distance between the first sensor and the second sensor,
a first placement location on the attachment rail for the first sensor to be placed, and
a second placement location on the attachment rail for the second sensor to be placed.
15 . The wear measuring device of claim 12 , wherein simultaneously measuring the first wear distance and the second wear distance includes:
receiving an activation command; and
based on receiving the activation command,
activating the first sensor to measure the first wear distance, and
activating the second sensor to measure the second wear distance.
16 . The wear measuring device of claim 12 , wherein determining the wear level of the component comprises:
determining whether a first wear is less than a first maximum wear based on the first wear distance;
determining whether a second wear a is less than a second maximum wear based on the second wear distance;
based on determining that the first wear is less than the first maximum wear and the second wear distance is less than the second maximum wear, determining the wear level of the component based at least in part on the first wear distance, the first wear, the first maximum wear, the second wear distance, the second wear, and the second maximum wear; and
determining that the component is fully worn based on determining that at least one of:
the first wear is not less than the first maximum wear, or
the second wear is not less than the second maximum wear.
17 . A system comprising:
a wear measuring device having a first sensor, a second sensor, and a controller communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor; and
a remote server communicatively coupled to the wear measuring device, the remote server comprising a remote memory storing a plurality of component information,
wherein:
the controller comprises:
one or more processors, and
memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the controller, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving an identity of a component to be measured by the wear measuring device for wear,
transmitting the identity of the component to the remote server,
causing the remote server to:
select component information associated with the component for the wear measuring device from the plurality of component information based on the identity, and
transmit the component information to the wear measuring device;
receiving the component information;
simultaneously measuring:
by the first sensor configured based on the component information, a first wear distance to a first measurement surface of the component, and
by the second sensor configured based on the component information, a second wear distance to a second measurement surface of the component;
transmitting the first wear distance and the second wear distance the remote server;
causing the remote server to:
determine a wear level of the component based on the first wear distance and the second wear distance, and
transmit the wear level to the wear measuring device; and
receiving at least one of:
the wear level of the component, or
a notification that the component is fully worn.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the identity of the component includes at least one of:
a model number of the component,
a serial number of the component,
a part number of the component, or
a type of the component.
19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein:
the wear measuring device further comprises an attachment rail, and
the component information includes information associated with at least one of:
a component reference surface of the component,
a device reference surface of the attachment rail to be in contact with the component reference surface for measuring the first wear distance and the second wear distance,
a separation distance on the attachment rail between the first sensor and the second sensor,
a first placement location on the attachment rail for the first sensor to be placed, and
a second placement location on the attachment rail for the second sensor to be placed.
20 . The system of claim 17 , wherein determining the wear level of the component comprises:
determining whether a first wear is less than a first maximum wear based on the first wear distance;
determining whether a second wear is less than a second maximum wear based on the second wear distance;
based on determining that the first wear is less than the first maximum wear and the second wear is less than the second maximum wear, determining the wear level of the component based at least in part on the first wear distance, the first wear, the first maximum wear, the second wear distance, the second wear, and the second maximum wear; and
based on determining that at least one of the first wear is not less than the first maximum wear or the second wear is not less the second maximum wear, determining that the component is fully worn.