TRACK PIN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

A method for detecting status information about a track pin of a track chain for heavy equipment includes disposing a track pin sensor within a void of the track pin; sensing with the track pin sensor a temperature characteristic of the track pin; determining status information based on the temperat...

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Hauptverfasser:	STEPHENS, Kevin, BAARMAN, David W, STEKETEE, Brian B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVINGPURPOSES BLASTING CHAINS ELECTRICITY ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS LIGHTING MEASURING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MOTOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS TESTING TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRAILERS TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for detecting status information about a track pin of a track chain for heavy equipment includes disposing a track pin sensor within a void of the track pin; sensing with the track pin sensor a temperature characteristic of the track pin; determining status information based on the temperature characteristic; and wirelessly communicating the status information to a remote device. A method for detecting status information about a mechanical system that generates heat energy includes generating electrical energy based on the heat energy; providing the electrical energy to a control unit; sensing with the control unit a temperature characteristic of the mechanical system based on a voltage of the electrical energy; determining status information of the mechanical system based on the temperature characteristic; and wirelessly communicating the status information to a remote device.