System for acquiring data from a component
View Patent ↗In one aspect of the present invention, a system has a data acquisition device for acquiring data from a component. The component has an identification transmitter. The data acquisition device has an image acquisition mechanism to capture an image of the component and a receiver to receive a signal from the identification transmitter. The data acquisition device also has a processor to process data from the image acquisition mechanism and the receiver.
1. A wear measurement system, comprising:
a wear component which is an excavation pick;
the wear component comprising an identification transmitter insulated from mechanical stress within the excavation pick;
an image acquisition mechanism to capture an image of the wear component;
a receiver to receive a signal from the identification transmitter; and
a processor to process data from the image acquisition mechanism and the receiver.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor determines a useful life of the wear component.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the excavation pick comprises a shank diametrically opposed a tip and the identification transmitter is disposed within an opening in the shank.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identification transmitter is insulated from mechanical stress by a protective case disposed within an opening of the excavation pick.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor transmits processed data to a third party via an interfacing module.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a display to communicate processed data.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor transmits unprocessed data to a third party via an interfacing module.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the third party transmits processed data back to the processor via the interfacing module.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor determines a failure mechanism of the wear component.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor determines condition wear of the wear component.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor determines wear by generating a profile of the wear component from the image acquisition mechanism.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor tracks the operational status of the wear component.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is part of a mobile phone.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identification transmitter includes radio frequency identification.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identification transmitter is wireless.
16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an ordering mechanism that identifies ordering destinations proximate a worksite that uses the wear component.