Sensor-Transmitter Commissioning via Optical Identity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for configuring and calibrating sensors and measuring transducers are inefficient, requiring manual data entry and storage, leading to potential errors, significant time expenditure, and inadequate documentation, which can result in damage and hinder sensor status derivation.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a mobile data processing device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to detect and verify the identity of sensors and transducers through optical detection, retrieve compatibility information from a data storage, and perform a graphical output of compatibility results, enabling efficient commissioning and maintenance by determining cooperative operation and transferring calibration data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual configuration and data entry methods are used for sensor and transmitter setup, then flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but time expenditure and error risk increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical data entry processes with automated optical scanning using QR codes and DataMatrix codes. The mobile device captures sensor information optically through camera scanning, eliminating the need for manual typing and document searching, thereby dramatically reducing commissioning time and errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates digital copies of sensor information in the form of machine-readable codes (QR codes and DataMatrix codes) that contain all necessary sensor data. These codes serve as portable, error-free copies that can be instantly read and processed, replacing physical documentation and manual data transcription.
2Reliability
If manual documentation of calibration data is performed, then data can be stored, but reliability of documentation and traceability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual documentation processes with automated digital capture and storage. The mobile device automatically captures calibration data through optical scanning and stores it in a centralized database, ensuring complete, accurate, and traceable documentation without human error or data loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automated feedback by storing and retrieving calibration data in a centralized database. This ensures that all calibration information is reliably documented, traceable, and available for future reference, improving both documentation reliability and information retention.
3Ease of operation
If sensor information is manually determined from delivery documents and catalogs, then accuracy can be achieved, but complexity of the commissioning process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts all necessary sensor information from physical delivery documents and catalogs and encodes it directly onto machine-readable codes attached to or associated with the sensor. This eliminates the need to search through external documentation, simplifying the commissioning process while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces machine-readable codes as an intermediary between the sensor and the configuration system. These codes serve as a universal interface that contains all necessary sensor information, simplifying the commissioning process by eliminating the need to manually search through catalogs and delivery documents.
4Ease of operation
If calibration data is stored separately during recalibrations, then data can be preserved, but ease of accessing and using calibration data worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges all calibration data into a single centralized database accessible through the mobile device. Instead of storing calibration data in separate locations, the system consolidates all calibration information in one place, making it easily accessible and usable for lifetime prediction and maintenance decisions.
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AI summary
A method is proposed comprising: a) acquiring the identity of a sensor 1 and a transmitter 2; b) retrieving information from a data storage device 4, based on the previously acquired identities, relating to the operation of the sensor 1 and the transmitter 2; c) determining, based on the previously retrieved information, whether the sensor 1 and the transmitter 2 are designed for coordinated operation; d) outputting the result of the determination in process step c via a graphic display 8.