Asset Navigation Views for Prioritizing Industrial Events
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing asset management systems face challenges in prioritizing events from condition monitoring data for large numbers of assets, leading to difficulties in focusing on high-priority issues and potential mismanagement due to lack of flexible prioritization workflows and collaboration tools.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system that generates a priority index for assets based on events and provides graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with navigation options such as hierarchy, priority, and watchlist views, allowing users to select the most suitable workflow and visualize asset information effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a hierarchical view of assets is used to organize and navigate assets, then navigation and organization are improved, but the ability to focus on high-priority events is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the asset view into multiple navigable dimensions: hierarchical organization by site and asset type, priority-based segmentation using priority indices, and custom watchlist segmentation. This allows users to switch between different organizational perspectives without losing access to priority information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a priority dimension to the traditional hierarchical view by calculating and displaying priority indices alongside hierarchical positioning. This multi-dimensional approach allows simultaneous preservation of hierarchical structure and priority-based focus through parallel display mechanisms.
2Reliability
If all assets are monitored individually, then comprehensive monitoring is improved, but the ability to prioritize and focus attention is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms individual asset data into aggregated priority indices by changing parameters such as event frequency, severity weights, and time-based factors. This parameter transformation enables comprehensive monitoring of all assets while simultaneously providing a simplified priority-ranked view for focused attention.
Solution Approach 2:
The priority index serves as an intermediary between comprehensive asset data and user attention. It mediates the information flow by processing individual asset events into aggregated priority scores, allowing users to focus on high-priority items while the system maintains comprehensive monitoring of all assets in the background.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users collaborate on asset management, then collaboration capability is improved, but the ability to track investigation status and avoid duplication is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where user actions (investigations, assignments, resolutions) are tracked and communicated to all collaborators in real-time. This feedback loop ensures that when one user investigates an asset event, other users are notified, preventing duplication of effort while maintaining collaborative capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The asset management system provides universal visibility of investigation status across all user roles and collaboration scenarios. A single tracking mechanism serves multiple functions: notifying collaborators, preventing duplication, assigning responsibilities, and maintaining audit trails, thereby supporting versatile collaboration without requiring separate tracking systems.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for improved visualization of events logged by an asset management system are provided herein. In one aspect, a priority index can be determined for respective assets based upon the events they experience. In another aspect, one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs) can be generated by a computing device for navigation between different assets. The GUIs can allow a user to choose from multiple navigation options for display of assets and respective asset information. As an example, asset views can include views based upon one or more of an asset hierarchy within a fleet, a priority index, or a shortlist of assets based upon personal interests of a user or shared interests of a group, also referred to as a watchlist herein. The GUIs can further allow a user to view summaries of events and/or details regarding events for selected assets, such as alarms and case assignments.