KR100793075B1 - System for managing falut using the technology of satellite telemetering and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a failure management system and method using satellite telemetry technology for analyzing data on a failure of a remotely operated operating device to efficiently operate materials and manpower required for troubleshooting. In the failure management system comprising a telemetry detecting means for collecting the telemetry data in real time, the validity check of the telemetry data and converting the received telemetry data into a data form that can represent the performance state of the operating device Data checking means for performing; Data comparison and analysis means for comparing and analyzing performance state data of said operating device with uniquely designated values of each engine and component of each operating device previously stored; On the basis of the results of the comparison and analysis means, the status of each operating device and the components in the operating device is determined, and the entire failure or partial failure status information of the operating device parts including the location information of the operating device as display means. Data determining means for transmitting; Fault data storage means for converting the fault status information of the operating device and the telemetry data into a fault data format in real time; And fault data analyzing means for managing and analyzing fault data stored in the fault data storing means.

Satellite telemetry technology, diagnostic devices, communication devices, analysis devices, remote or unmanned devices, failure data analysis, RAM analysis, basic statistical analysis

Description

System for managing falut using the technology of satellite telemetering and its method

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a failure management system using satellite telemetry according to the present invention;

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a control unit of a failure management system according to the present invention;

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a failure data analysis unit of a failure management system according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen display unit of a failure management system according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a failure management method using satellite telemetry according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

10: failure management system 11: telemetry detection unit

12 control unit 13 failure data analysis unit

14: screen display unit 15: communication unit

20: external location display unit 30: satellite

40: operating device

The present invention relates to a failure management system and method using satellite telemetry technology, and more particularly, the real-time performance and failure status of a device installed and operated in a remote or unmanned area using a telemetry technology through a satellite. Satellite telemetry, which notifies the management center and saves data on operating system failures in the database, and efficiently operates materials and personnel required for troubleshooting through analysis of the failure data stored in the database. The present invention relates to a failure management system using the technology and a method thereof.

Conventionally, the control and performance / failure diagnosis of the operating device is performed by parts / accessories or circuits built in the operating device.In case of an abnormality in the operating device, the failure information of the operating device is managed through a ground line or a wireless line. Implemented by way of passing on. The maintenance personnel of the operation system (operation system manager) usually determined only the failure of most operation devices, moved to the area, and found the cause of the operation device in the field and repaired the failure site. In this method, it is necessary to check the cause of the failure of the operating device. Therefore, in order to repair the failure of the operating device, the operating device manager has to move to the site with all materials and parts / accessories not related to the failure. However, there is a problem that wastes time and resources in handling the failure of the operating device.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a method for efficiently managing the failure and maintenance of the operating apparatus.

The present invention has been proposed in order to meet the above requirements, and at the same time notifying the management center of the performance status and failure of the device installed and operated in a remote or uninhabited area using a telemetry technology in real time via satellite Fault management system using satellite telemetry technology to store data about failures of operating devices in the database and to efficiently operate materials and manpower required for troubleshooting by analyzing the fault data stored in the database And a method thereof.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

The present invention for achieving the above object, A failure management system comprising telemetry sensing means for collecting telemetry data in real time, the validity checking of the telemetry data and the conversion of the received telemetry data into a data form that can be represented as a performance state of an operating device. Data checking means for; Data comparison and analysis means for comparing and analyzing performance state data of said operating device with uniquely designated values of each engine and component of each operating device previously stored; On the basis of the results of the comparison and analysis means, the status of each operating device and the components in the operating device is determined, and the entire failure or partial failure status information of the operating device parts including the location information of the operating device as display means. Data determining means for transmitting; Fault data storage means for converting the fault status information of the operating device and the telemetry data into a fault data format in real time; And fault data analyzing means for managing and analyzing fault data stored in the fault data storing means.

Meanwhile, the present invention provides a fault management method using satellite telemetry, comprising: a first step of checking validity of telemetry data and converting the telemetry data into a data form that can be represented as a performance state of an operating apparatus; A second step of comparing and analyzing the performance state data of the operating device with uniquely designated values of each engine and component of each operating device previously stored; A third step of determining a state of each operating device and components in the operating device based on a result of the comparison and analysis of the second step; A fourth step of converting the failure state information of the operating device and the telemetry data into a failure data format in real time; A fifth step of displaying total failure or partial failure status information of an operating device part including position information of the operating device; And a sixth step of managing and analyzing the stored failure data.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a failure management system using satellite telemetry according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a failure management system (hereinafter, referred to as a 'failure management system') 10 using satellite telemetry technology according to the present invention is installed in a remote or unmanned area through a satellite 30. Telemetry detecting unit 11 for detecting the abnormality of the operating device 40 on the basis of the telemetry data transmitted in real time from the operating devices (hereinafter referred to as 'operation device') 40, and remote Based on the telemetry data transmitted from the measurement detection unit 11, the controller 12 for determining whether the operating device 40 has failed, and manages the failure data stored in the failure management database 124 of the controller 12. And a communication unit 15 for enabling communication with the failure data analysis unit 13 for analysis and the external place display unit 20.

At this time, the telemetry data includes the location information of each operating device 40, the individual part / accessory identification number constituting each operating device 40, the performance status or failure status information of each part / accessory and the operating device ( Status information and the like about the transmission path between 40) are shown, but is not limited thereto.

The failure management system 10 provides information on the performance status and transmission path status of the operating device 40 and the results of failure data analysis, such as a management center (central management center or regional management center), a regional center, and a repair center. And display devices (screens) of all facilities requiring diagnosis and result information on the failure of the computer or operating device 40 having a communication function so as to be provided to external customers in real time or according to a separate reception request. The display unit 14 and the external place display unit 20 are connected.

Hereinafter, the functions of the components of the failure management system 10 according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

Telemetry detecting unit 11 of the failure management system 10 is a real-time to the satellite 30 through the antenna installed in the operating device 40 all devices (operating device) 40 installed and operated in a remote or unmanned area It collects the position information of the operating device 40, the operation status information of the parts / accessories, and the status information on the transmission path between the operating device 40 to detect the abnormality of the operating device 40, the operator ( It performs bi-directional (interactive) communication that can be confirmed in real time through the satellite (30) whether or not the performance abnormality for the specific operating device 40 by the request of the operating device manager).

The control unit 12 receives the telemetry data received through the telemetry detecting unit 11 and compares / analyzes the intrinsic performance request value that must be maintained for the operating device 40 to operate normally. In this case, the normal / abnormal (failure) state of the operating device 40 is diagnosed, and when the operating device 40 is diagnosed as a faulty state (abnormal state), the diagnosed failure causes a total failure of the operating device 40. To determine whether or not causing a failure of the operating device 40, the result is displayed on the screen display unit 14 through the communication network, or the display device (external place) of the external customer through the communication unit 15 Display unit) and at the same time, converts the information on the failure status of the operating device 40 determined on the basis of the telemetry data and telemetry data received from the telemetry detection unit 11 into a failure data format Save the database management section 124.

At this time, the control unit 12 displays the result of the normal / abnormal (failure) state and the failure site of the operating device 40 and the real-time failure information that is necessary for establishing 'Knowledge bases maintenance policy' through analysis of related failure information. Features a fault management database.

The failure data analysis unit 13 establishes a maintenance plan of the operating device 40 by analyzing the failure data stored in the failure management database 124 of the control unit 12 through statistical techniques and analysis of reliability, availability, maintainability and susceptibility (RAMS). Calculate and calculate the failure analysis results such as the reliability of the equipment and parts / accessories required for the operation and the repair result of the operating device 40 by the maintenance personnel (operation manager), and the appropriate number of spare parts / accessories required for the repair. The result of the failure analysis is displayed on the screen display unit 14 through a communication network or transmitted to the display device (external place display unit) 20 of an external customer through the communication unit 15.

Here, the control unit 12 and the failure data analysis unit 13 displays the failure status, location information, failure location, repair completion status, and failure analysis results of the operating device 40 received in real time through the communication network. Output to the external location display unit 20 through the communication unit 15, or to the service centers such as the management center (central management center or regional management center), regional center and repair center and the external device (40) Information).

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a control unit of a failure management system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 12 of the failure management system 10 may check the validity of the telemetry data received from the telemetry detecting unit 11 in real time and evaluate the performance of the operating device 40. The data checking unit 121 for converting the received telemetry data into a data form that can represent the performance state of the operating device 40, and the performance state of the operating device 40 converted by the data checking unit 121. Data comparison / analysis unit 122 for comparing / analyzing data with uniquely designated values (unique performance required values) of each engine and parts / accessories of each operating device 40 previously stored, and data comparison On the basis of the result of the comparison / analysis by the analysis unit 122, the performance of each operating device 40 and the parts / accessories in the operating device 40 determines the normal / abnormal (failure) state, the operating device (40 (40) all parts and accessories The data determination unit 123 and the data determination unit 123 for transmitting the long or partial failure state information to the screen display unit 14 through the communication network or to the external place display unit 20 through the communication unit 15. And a failure management database 124 for converting and storing the failure state information of the operating device 40 and the telemetry data received from the telemetry detecting unit 11 into a failure data format in real time.

Here, the control unit 12 includes a multiprocessor as an on-board computer to multi-process the remote measurement data of the remote measurement detection unit 11, and to flexibly manage functions such as adding and changing functions as the operating device 40 is expanded. Is possible.

In addition, the control unit 12 is a service center such as a management center (central management center or regional management center), a regional center and a repair center, and performance and failure history of any operation device 40 installed in a specific region by an external customer. In case of requesting, the service center and the external customer can search the failure status and failure statistical analysis data for the requested operating device 40 through the failure management database 124, and the related data can be displayed on the display unit 14 or externally. Output through the device display unit 20.

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a failure data analysis unit of a failure management system according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the failure data analysis unit 13 of the failure management system 10 stores failure data stored in the failure management database 124 of the control unit 12 and a failure statistics analysis tool and RAMS (Reliability, Availability). Fault data converting unit 131 for converting the data into a data form that can be used as input data of the maintainability and susceptibility analysis tool, and data converted by the fault data converting unit 131 Failure statistics for each part / component, individual mean time between failure (MTBF) analysis, reliability analysis, availability analysis And maintainability analysis, service centers such as management centers (central or regional control centers), regional centers and repair centers, and requests from external customers. Specifies an output format of the result analyzed by the operating device information analyzing unit 132 and the operating device information analyzing unit 132 and transmits the result to the screen display unit 14 or the communication unit 15. Output format designation unit 133 for transmitting to the external device display unit 20 through.

In addition, the failure data analysis unit 13 may request failure analysis for a specific operating device 40 through a communication network, and receive the analysis result in real time.

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen display unit of a failure management system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the screen display unit 14 of the failure management system 10 includes an ID of the operating device 40, a performance state of the operating device 40, whether there is a failure, a failure history, a failure type (operation device ( The operation status display screen 141 for displaying the failure status of the operation apparatus 40 such as the total failure of the operation 40 or a partial failure in the operation apparatus 40, the failure severity, the failure site, and the progress status, and statistical analysis The failure data analysis result display screen 142 for displaying a failure analysis result analyzed by the tool and the RAMS analysis tool is configured, but is not limited thereto, and may vary according to the requirements of a user or a customer.

In addition, the screen display unit 14 receives the control signals from the control unit 12 and the failure data analysis unit 13, and can display the corresponding function on the screen accordingly, the user (operating device) for user convenience and system automation It provides administrators with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to maximize the ease of interconnection between fault management systems and users (operator managers).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a failure management method using satellite telemetry according to the present invention.

First, the telemetry detecting unit 11 of the failure management system 10 checks for an abnormality of the operating device 40 based on the telemetry data received in real time from each operating device 40 through the satellite 30. In operation 501, the sensor 100 transmits the telemetry data to the control unit 12.

Thereafter, the data checker 121 of the controller 12 receives the telemetry data from the telemetry sensor 11 and checks the validity, and checks the validity of each of the operating device 40 or the components / accessories within the operating device 40. In operation 502, the data comparison / analysis unit 122 of the control unit 12 converts the performance state data of the parts / accessories converted by the data checking unit 121 into each stored operation. Compare / analyze (503) the unique designation value (unique performance required value) that each engine and part / accessory of the device 40 has.

Then, the data determination unit 123 of the control unit 12 according to the result of comparison / analysis by the data comparison analysis unit 122 normal / normal performance of the parts / accessories in each operating device 40 and operating device 40 The abnormal state is determined (504).

When the determination result 504, the operating device 40 and the performance of the parts / accessories in the operating device 40 is normal, the data determination unit 123 of the control unit 12 specifies the output format, the screen display unit 14 Or outputting the normal state information of the operating device 40 through the external device display unit 20 (505), the performance of the operating device 40 and the parts / accessories in the operating device 40 is abnormal (failure) In addition, the data determination unit 123 of the control unit 12 designates an output format so that the ID, the failure state, the presence or absence of the operation device 40, the failure type (the overall failure or operation device 40 of the operation device 40). A fault diagnosis result such as a partial fault), a failure part, etc. are output in real time through the screen display unit 14 or the external device display unit 20 (506), and the fault condition information and the telemetry detection unit 11 are received. Convert telemetry data into fault data form and execute to fault management database 124 And stores (507).

Subsequently, the data checking unit 121 of the control unit 12 receives and processes the repair result of each operation device 40 from the field repair manpower, and at this time, the ID of the operation device 40, the repair time, the repair history, Repair results such as test operation state information are output through the screen display unit 14 or the external device display unit 20 (508), and are stored in the failure management database 124 in real time (507).

Finally, the failure data analysis unit 14 analyzes the failure data stored in the failure management database 124 using the statistical analysis tool and the RAMS analysis tool (509), and displays the result on the screen display unit 14 or The output via the external device display unit 20 (510).

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

The present invention as described above, the operation device can be checked and maintenance through the satellite in real time information on the abnormal and failure status of the device installed and operated in a remote or uninhabited area and the operating device failure point. In operation, it is possible to promptly troubleshoot the operating system, save data on the failure of the operating system in the database, and secure proper spare parts for the management of the operating system through statistical analysis using the stored failure data and utilize efficient maintenance personnel. By providing information necessary for establishing a maintenance strategy such as real time or external request, it is possible to efficiently and efficiently manage an operating device based on high reliability.

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In the failure management system comprising a telemetry detecting means for collecting the telemetry data in real time, Data checking means for checking the validity of the telemetry data and converting the received telemetry data into a data form that can be represented as a performance state of an operating device; Data comparison and analysis means for comparing and analyzing performance state data of said operating device with uniquely designated values of each engine and component of each operating device previously stored; On the basis of the results of the comparison and analysis means, the status of each operating device and the components in the operating device is determined, and the entire failure or partial failure status information of the operating device parts including the location information of the operating device as display means. Data determining means for transmitting; Fault data storage means for converting the fault status information of the operating device and the telemetry data into a fault data format in real time; And Failure data analysis means for managing and analyzing failure data stored in the failure data storage means Failure management system using satellite telemetry technology comprising a. The method of claim 1, And a communication means for enabling an external output of the failure analysis result value. The method of claim 1, The telemetry detecting means, At the request of an operator (operation device manager), the failure management system using satellite telemetry technology, characterized in that for supporting the bi-directional communication to check in real time the presence or absence of the operating device through the satellite. delete delete The method of claim 1, The failure data analysis means, Fault data converting means for converting fault data stored in the fault data storing means into a data form that can be used as input data of a fault statistical analysis tool and a RAMS analysis tool; Through the failure statistics analysis tool and the RAMS analysis tool, the converted data may be analyzed for failure statistics for each part constituting an individual device or an entire device and an operating device, an average failure interval time (MTBF) analysis, reliability analysis, and availability. Operating device information analysis means for performing availability analysis and maintainability analysis, or performing a specific analysis according to an external request; And An output format designation means for designating an output format of the analyzed result and outputting the output format to the display means through a communication network; Failure management system using satellite telemetry technology comprising a. delete delete The method of claim 1, The telemetry data, Remote satellite comprising the individual part identification number constituting the operating device, including the position information of the operating device, the performance status or failure status information of each component and the status information about the transmission path between the operating device Fault management system using measurement technology. In the fault management method using satellite telemetry, Checking a validity of the telemetry data and converting the telemetry data into a data form that can be represented as a performance state of an operating device; A second step of comparing and analyzing the performance state data of the operating device with uniquely designated values of each engine and component of each operating device previously stored; A third step of determining a state of each operating device and components in the operating device based on a result of the comparison and analysis of the second step; A fourth step of converting the failure state information of the operating device and the telemetry data into a failure data format in real time; A fifth step of displaying total failure or partial failure status information of an operating device part including position information of the operating device; And Sixth step of managing and analyzing the stored fault data Failure management method using satellite telemetry technology comprising a. The method of claim 10, The telemetry data, Satellite telemetry characterized in that it comprises the individual part identification number constituting the operating device, including the position information of the operating device, the performance status or failure status information of each component and the status information about the transmission path between the operating device Fault management method using technology.

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