IP Library Granted Patent US 10,732,618
Granted Patent B2
US 10,732,618 · App. 15/705,683 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Machine health monitoring, failure detection and prediction using non-parametric data

Inventors: Fuxiao Xin (San Diego, CA); Abhinav Saxena (San Ramon, CA); Jianbo Yang (San Ramon, CA); Achalesh Pandey (San Ramon, CA)
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
G05B23/0251G05B13/0275G05B23/0283G06K9/00536G06K9/6284G05B17/02G05B23/0245
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Patent No.
US 10,732,618
App. No.
15/705,683
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided, comprising receiving, at a machine health module, non-parametric data associated with operation of an installed product; generating, via the machine health module, a health status for at least one of a failure type and a remaining useful life of the installed product, based on the received non-parametric data; and generating an operating response of the installed product based on the generated health status. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (47)

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a machine health module, non-parametric data associated with operation of an installed product;

generating, via the machine health module, at least one of a diagnosis for a failure type and a prognosis of a remaining useful life of the installed product, based on the received non-parametric data; and

operating the installed product based on the generated at least one of the diagnosis and the prognosis.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-parametric data is at least one of an operator log, a machine calibration log, a machine software log, an event history data log, and a maintenance and repair log.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the diagnosis and the prognosis for the installed product is generated based on non-parametric data associated with two or more installed products.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-parametric data is any data beyond machine sensor data which cannot be stored in relational databases.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing the generated at least one diagnosis and prognosis to a second at least one diagnosis and prognosis based on parametric data; and

generating a confidence level for the generated at least one diagnosis and prognosis and the second at least one diagnosis and prognosis based on the comparison.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the generated at least one diagnosis and prognosis and the second at least one diagnosis and prognosis are in a same format prior to the comparison.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the at least one diagnosis and prognosis further comprises:

generating, via the machine health module, the diagnosis for the installed product based on the received non-parametric data.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the diagnosis is generated based on:

detecting at least one anomaly in the non-parametric data.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the at least one diagnosis and prognosis further comprises:

generating the prognosis for the installed product based on the received non-parametric data.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the at least one diagnosis and prognosis further comprises:

pre-processing the received non-parametric data.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

applying feature engineering to the pre-processing data.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein feature engineering further comprises:

extracting one or more features from the pre-processed data; and

determining one or more patterns to associate with each extracted feature.

13. A system comprising:

a machine health module;

a memory storing processor-executable process steps; and

a non-parametric data processor coupled to the memory, and in communication with the machine health module and operative to execute the processor-executable steps to cause the system to:

receive, at a machine health module, non-parametric data associated with operation of an installed product;

generate, via the machine health module, at least one of a diagnosis for a failure type and a prognosis of a remaining useful life of the installed product, based on the received non-parametric data; and

operate the installed product based on the generated at least one of the diagnosis and the prognosis.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the non-parametric data is at least one of an operator log, a machine calibration log, a machine software log, an event history data log, and a maintenance and repair log.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one of the diagnosis and the prognosis for the installed product is generated based on non-parametric data associated with two or more installed products.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the non-parametric data is any data beyond machine sensor data which cannot be stored in relational databases.

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein generating the at least one of the diagnosis and the prognosis further comprises processor-executable steps to cause the system to:

pre-process the received non-parametric data.

18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising processor-executable steps to cause the system to:

apply feature engineering to the pre-processed data.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the application of feature engineering further comprises processor-executable steps to cause the system to:

extract one or more features from the pre-processed data; and

determine one or more patterns to associate with each extracted feature.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code, the program code executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to:

receive, at a machine health module, non-parametric data associated with operation of an installed product;

generate, via the machine health module, at least one of a diagnosis for a failure type and a prognosis of a remaining useful life of the installed product, based on the received non-parametric data; and

operating the installed product based on the generated at least one of the diagnosis and the prognosis.

21. The medium claim 20 , wherein the non-parametric data is at least one of an operator log, a machine calibration log, a machine software log, an event history data log, and a maintenance and repair log.

22. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the non-parametric data is any data beyond machine sensor data which cannot be stored in relational databases.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2026
From: INNOVATEPRO MANAGEMENT USA LLC
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073942/0369 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2026
From: GE VERNOVA ELECTRIFICATION SOFTWARE HOLDINGS LLC
To: INNOVATEPRO MANAGEMENT USA LLC
Reel/Frame 073924/0810 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
To: GE DIGITAL HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 065612/0085 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2017
From: XIN, FUXIAO; SAXENA, ABHINAV; YANG, JIANBO; PANDEY, ACHALESH
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Reel/Frame 043602/0373 →
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