IP Library Granted Patent US 9,183,527
Granted Patent B1
US 9,183,527 · App. 13/654,380 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Analyzing infrastructure data

Inventors: Eric C. Close (Sewickley, PA); Kevin Lipkin (Pittsburgh, PA); Subramanian Vallapuzha (Pittsburgh, PA); Sam Cancilla (Cranberry Township, PA); Tyler Foreman (Petaluma, CA); Foster J. Salotti (Pittsburgh, PA); Matt Horton (Sewickley, PA)
Assignee: RedZone Robotics, Inc.
G06Q10/0635G06Q50/06G06F17/30557
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Patent No.
US 9,183,527
App. No.
13/654,380
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B1
Abstract

One aspect provides a method of generating an infrastructure analysis report, including: accessing infrastructure data stored in a database relating to one or more fluid conveyance infrastructure assets, wherein the infrastructure data is one or more of sensed data, contextual data and institutional knowledge data; and generating an analysis report based on a failure risk and consequence analysis of the one or more fluid conveyance infrastructure assets. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (39)

1. A method of generating an infrastructure analysis report, comprising:

collecting, using an inspection robot, infrastructure data relating to one or more fluid conveyance infrastructure assets in a network;

storing, by a processor, the infrastructure data in a database, wherein the infrastructure data comprises comparative data;

identifying, by a processor, a representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset in the network;

summarizing, by a processor, the representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset using the infrastructure data collected using the inspection robot;

accessing, by a processor, the comparative data stored in the database, wherein the comparative data includes one or more of sensed data, contextual data and institutional knowledge data; and

generating, by a processor, an analysis report, based on the one or more fluid conveyance infrastructure assets, for an uninspected fluid conveyance infrastructure asset in the network, wherein the uninspected fluid conveyance infrastructure asset has no infrastructure data in the database;

wherein the analysis report includes a failure-risk-and-consequence analysis comprising a failure risk estimated for the uninspected fluid conveyance infrastructure asset and an estimated consequence of the failure risk; and

wherein the failure-risk-and-consequence analysis is extended to at least a portion of the network based on the comparative data stored in the database.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the infrastructure data is spatially and temporally indexed.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising spatially and temporally indexing new infrastructure data added to the database.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analysis report is one or more of a system risk assessment report, a prioritized mitigation plan and a cost-of-system-operation report.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the failure-risk-and-consequence analysis is based on one or more weighting factors.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more weighting factors are user-adjustable.

7. A method of generating an analysis report, comprising:

collecting, using an inspection robot, infrastructure data relating to one or more fluid conveyance infrastructure assets in a network;

storing, by a processor, the infrastructure data in a database, wherein the infrastructure data comprises comparative data;

identifying, by a processor, a representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset in the network;

summarizing, by a processor, the representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset using the infrastructure data collected using the inspection robot;

accessing, by a processor, the comparative data stored in the database, wherein the comparative data comprises cross reference data from different infrastructure networks; and

generating, by a processor, an analysis report, based on the one or more fluid conveyance infrastructure assets, for an uninspected fluid conveyance infrastructure asset in the network, wherein the uninspected fluid conveyance infrastructure asset has no infrastructure data in the database;

wherein the analysis report includes a failure-risk-and-consequence analysis comprising a failure risk estimated for the uninspected fluid conveyance infrastructure asset and an estimated consequence of the failure risk; and

wherein the failure-risk-and-consequence analysis is extended to at least a portion of the network based on the comparative data stored in the database.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the infrastructure data includes one or more of sensed data, contextual data, and institutional knowledge data.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the cross reference data includes sensed data, contextual data, and institutional knowledge data from a different infrastructure network.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the cross reference data is obtained by using one or more similarity parameters.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the analysis report includes one or more of a system benchmark report, a system risk assessment report, a prioritized mitigation plan and a cost-of-system-operation report.

12. A method of generating an analysis report, comprising:

collecting, using an inspection robot, infrastructure data relating to one or more fluid conveyance infrastructure assets in a network;

storing, by a processor, the infrastructure data in a database, wherein the infrastructure data comprises comparative data;

identifying, by a processor, a representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset in the network;

summarizing, by a processor, the representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset using the infrastructure data collected using the inspection robot;

accessing, by a processor, the comparative data stored in the database, wherein the comparative data includes contextual data; and

determining, by a processor, a correlation between contextual data of at least one representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset and contextual data of at least one target fluid conveyance infrastructure asset, wherein the at least one target fluid conveyance infrastructure asset has no infrastructure data in the database; and

generating, by the processor, an analysis report based the correlation, the analysis report including a failure-risk-and-consequence analysis comprising: a failure risk estimated for the at least one target fluid conveyance infrastructure asset and an estimated consequence of the failure risk; and

wherein the failure-risk-and-consequence analysis is extended to at least a portion of the network based on the comparative data stored in the database.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the analysis report comprises one or more of a system benchmark report, a system risk assessment report, a prioritized mitigation plan and a cost-of-system-operation report.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the contextual data of the at least one representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset is from a different network than the at least one target fluid conveyance infrastructure asset.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the contextual data of the at least one representative fluid conveyance infrastructure asset is from a same network as the at least one target fluid conveyance infrastructure asset.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: MONROE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC
To: REDZONE ROBOTICS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062160/0326 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2022
From: REDZONE ROBOTICS, INC.; RZR HOLDCO, INC.; RZR BUYER SUB, INC.
To: FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK
Reel/Frame 062160/0976 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2019
From: REDZONE ROBOTICS, INC.
To: MONROE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 050407/0158 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2018
From: REDZONE ROBOTICS, INC.
To: MONROE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 045982/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2013
From: CLOSE, ERIC C.; LIPKIN, KEVIN; VALLAPUZHA, SUBRAMANIAN; CANCILLA, SAM; SALOTTI, FOSTER J.; HORTON, MATT
To: REDZONE ROBOTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031507/0324 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 61547902 · Oct 17, 2011