Description:FIELD OF INVENTION
The present disclosure generally relates to the field of quality management in product manufacturing. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and a method for detection of the condition of a process material.
DEFINITIONS
As used in the present disclosure, the following terms are generally intended to have the meaning as set forth below, except to the extent that the context in which they are used indicates otherwise.
Visible mark/indication: The term “Visible mark/indication” refers to machine readable data, for ex. that contains details relating to the type and expiry date of process material.
Pre-set logic conditions: The term “Pre-set logic conditions” refers to details of the material that contains details like material type, material expiry date, threshold date, current date, etc.
Process material: The term “Process material” refers to material that is being used for a process. For Ex. material is refers as sealant/ component/substance/ adhesive.
Threshold date: The term “Threshold date” refers to the date remaining to expire the process material.
Container: The term “Container” refers to a Drum/Barrel/Box/Case/Vessel that fills with the components/material etc.
BACKGROUND
The background information herein below relates to the present disclosure but is not necessarily prior art.
In the automobile manufacturing industry, one of the most common issues faced by operators relates to keeping track of materials while they are being used for the manufacturing process of vehicles or being refilled or replaced periodically.
While tracking the status of the material, the operators need to manually check the level of material in the containers at regular intervals of time.
If the material container is found to be vacant, it needs to be refilled or replaced. Furthermore, at times, the material contained in a container is not suitable for application to a particular vehicle. Moreover, it is also possible that the material gets expired, and that the operator is unaware of the fact. In such cases, if an incorrect or expired material is used, it can deteriorate the vehicle performance and lead to vehicle and passenger safety issues in terms of crash and noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH). If the use of an incorrect or expired sealant is identified during the vehicle test drive, an entire production batch can get rejected.
To avoid the above scenarios, typically, the type and expiry date of material in containers have to be regularly monitored or checked by the operators manually. However, the manual monitoring/checking process is tedious, and it is prone to errors due to the negligence of the operator.
For instance, if an operator does not know or misgauges the material type and expiry date, an operator may end up re-filling the wrong material into the container.
The use of an expired material or a material of the wrong type can directly impact vehicle safety and affect the material system components. The conventional open-loop methods for detecting the material type and expiry date completely rely on the operator’s skill and judgement and therefore have a high chance of human error.
Further, if a production facility is huge and contains a large number of material containers, it becomes difficult to regularly keep a track of all the containers manually.
Currently, there is no means to automatically determine the expiry date and the type of material in the containers.
There is, therefore, felt a need for a system and a method for detection of the condition of a process material that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks.
OBJECTS
Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies, are as follows:
It is an object of the present disclosure to ameliorate one or more problems of the prior art or to at least provide a useful alternative.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for the detection of the condition of a process material.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a 100% fail-proof system for detection of the condition of a process material during vehicle manufacturing.
Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for the detection of the condition of a process material that improves the machine component life cycle.
Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for the detection of the condition of a process material that reduces the requirement of maintenance in vehicles.
Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that continuously monitors the status of the material.
Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for detection of the condition of a process material in containers without requiring any manual intervention.
Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for detection of the condition of a process material that saves time.
Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a dynamic system that ensures the use/application of correct material and thereby improves the vehicle performance.
Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system that alerts the operators about the expiry details of a material in advance.
Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for detecting the condition of a process material that automatically controls the operation of the material container.
Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a system condition of process material that reduces the chances of vehicle crash, and also reduces noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) related issues in the vehicles.
Other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description, which is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
SUMMARY
The present disclosure envisages a system for the condition of a process material. The present disclosure includes a container, a visible mark/indications, an image capturing device, a converter module, a data transfer module, a logic module, a repository, an HMI display module, an alert generator, a communication module, and a processor.
The repository is configured to store at least one predefined rule, at least one predefined command, pre-set logic conditions, instruction, and process material provided with at least a visible mark/indication. The visible mark/indication is a machine readable data selected from one-dimensional data and two-dimensional data of matrix data.
The image capturing device is configured to facilitate capturing an image of a visible mark/ indication. The image capturing device transmits to a processing module to produce at least one outcome with feedback to identify the condition of a process material and operate material equipped in the system.
The processing module comprises an image capturing device, a converter module, a data transfer module, a logic module, an HMI display module, an alert generator, and material equipment.
The communication module is configured to cooperate with the repository, the converter module, the data transfer module, the logic module, the HMI display module, the alert generator, and the material equipment.
The processor is configured to cooperate with the repository to extract the predefined command and further configured to operate the repository, the image capturing device, the converter module, the data transfer module, the logic module, and the HMI display module based on the extracted predefined command.
In an embodiment, the system comprises a converter module is configured to receive the obtained an optical image from the image capturing device, further the converter module is configured to the convert optical image into a digital information and transmit the digital information through wireless communication medium to a data transfer module.
In an embodiment, the system comprises a data transfer module is configured to receive the digital information from the converter module and convert the digital information into a machine readable data and further transmit the machine readable data through wireless communication medium to a logic module.
In an embodiment, the system comprises a logic module is configured to receives and retrieve machine readable data from the data transfer module, and further configured to generate at least one outcome with feedback, and transmit at least one outcome with feedback to the HMI display module. Further logic module is configured with one or more comparator to check and extract the pre-set logic conditions from the repository, and further configured to compute and validate the machine readable data with the pre-set logic conditions, the pre-set logic conditions are material type, material expiry date, threshold date, and current date.
The logic module is configured to compare and validate the machine readable data, and pre-set values from the repository. The logic module comprises one or more comparator. The comparator further comprises:
i. a first comparator configured to compare the process material type with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions to:
1. generate a first outcome if the process material type does not match with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions; or
2. trigger a second comparator, if the process material type matches with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions,
ii. the second comparator configured to compare the process material expiry date with the current date to:
1. generate a second outcome if the material expiry date is prior to the current date defined in the pre-set conditions; or
2. trigger a third comparator, if the process material expiry date is same as or after the current date defined in the pre-set conditions,
iii. the third comparator configured to compare the process material expiry date with a threshold date from pre-set logic conditions to:
1. generate a third outcome if the process material expiry date is same as or prior to the threshold date defined in the pre-set logic conditions; or
2. generate a fourth outcome if the process material expiry date is after the threshold date defined in the pre-set logic conditions.
Further, the input module transfers at least one outcome with feedback to the HMI display module.
In an embodiment, the system comprises a HMI display module is configured to receive the outcome with feedback from the logic module to display at least one notification of the outcome with feedback, and further configured to forward the notification to an alert generator to operate the material equipment accordingly.
Further, the HMI display module is configured to receive the at least one outcome with feedback from the logic module and display at least one notification of the outcome, and further configured to forward the feedback to the alert generator to operate the at least one material equipment.
In an embodiment, the system comprises a communication module configured to cooperate and communicate with the repository, the image capturing device, the converter module, the data transfer module, the logic module, and the HMI display module through a wireless communication medium, the wireless communication medium is selected from the group consisting of Zigbee, Wi-Fi, infrared, near field communication (NFC), ultraband, Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Bluetooth, Ultra-wideband (UWA), LTE, LAN, NB-IoT, and Z-Wave.
The present disclosure also envisages a method for detection of the conditions of process material. The method comprising the following steps:
• storing, in a repository, a reference data comprising a process material details of the material container;
• capturing, by an image capturing device, a visible mark/indications affixed to the material container to decipher;
• obtaining, by image capturing device, the information details from visible mark/indications, the information details comprising the type and the expiry date of the process material stored in the material container;
• transmitting, by image capturing device, the obtained information details in the form of optical image and transmit to the converter module through a wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by converter module, the optical image from image capturing device through the wireless communication medium;
• converting, by converter module, the optical image into digital information details;
• transmitting, by converter module, the digital information details to data transfer module through the wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by data transfer module, the digital information details from converter module through the wireless communication medium;
• converting, by data transfer module, the digital information details into machine readable data;
• transmitting, by data transfer module, the machine readable data to logic module through the wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by logic module, the machine readable data from the data transfer module;
• checking, by logic module, the pre-set logic conditions;
• extracting, by logic module, the pre-set logic conditions;
• comparing, by logic module, the machine readable data and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator;
• validating, by logic module, the machine readable code and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator;
• generating, by logic module, at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator;
• transmitting, by logic module, at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator to HMI display module;
• receiving, by HMI display module, at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator from logic module;
• displaying, by HMI display module, at least one notification of the outcome with feedback;
• forwarding, by HMI display module, at least one notification with feedback to an alert generator;
• receiving, by the alert generator, at least one feedback of outcome from HMI display module; and
• operating, by the alert generator, the material equipment in the system in accordance with the feedback and detect condition of the process material.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING
A system and a method for detection of the condition of a process material. The present disclosure will now be described with the help of the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system detection of the condition of a process material;
Figure 2 illustrates a flow chart depicting steps involved in detection of a condition of process material; and
Figure 3A and Figure 3B illustrates a method for detection of the condition of a process material.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
100 - System
102 - Container
102a - Material Type
102b - Material expiry date
102c - Material Name
102d - Material Code
102e - Batch Details
102f - Manufacturing Details
104 - Repository
106 - Image Capturing Device
108 - Converter Module
110 - Data Transfer Module
112 - Logic Module
114 - HMI Display Module
114a - Alert Generator
116 - Communication
118 - Processing module
120 - Material Equipment
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Embodiments, of the present disclosure, will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Embodiments are provided so as to thoroughly and fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to the person skilled in the art. Numerous details, are set forth, relating to specific components, and methods, to provide a complete understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to the person skilled in the art that the details provided in the embodiments should not be construed to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, well-known processes, well-known apparatus structures, and well-known techniques are not described in detail.
The terminology used, in the present disclosure, is only for the purpose of explaining a particular embodiment and such terminology shall not be considered to limit the scope of the present disclosure. As used in the present disclosure, the forms "a,” "an," and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly suggests otherwise. The terms “including,” and “having,” are open ended transitional phrases and therefore specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not forbid the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The particular order of steps disclosed in the method and process of the present disclosure is not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance as described or illustrated. It is also to be understood that additional or alternative steps may be employed.
When an element is referred to as being “engaged to,” "connected to," or "coupled to" another element, it may be directly engaged, connected or coupled to the other element. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed elements.
Currently, the material type and material date detection process are carried out under operator supervision. The operator’s decision regarding the correctness of material may not always be 100 % right. Further, as the conventional material type and expiry detection process is manual, there is a possibility of introduction of errors. This can impact the quality and performance of the vehicles and can also lead to passenger safety and comfort issues in terms of the crash and Noise, Vibrations, and Harshness (NVH). The different scenarios which can lead to vehicle safety and performance issues are summarized below -
• if the operator does not know the actual material type and expiry date, operator may refill a wrong material into the container, and
• if the operator wishes to replace a container without knowing the actual material type and expiry date of the material in the container, the operator may replace the container with a wrong container.
To overcome the above-mentioned problems, the present disclosure discloses a system (hereinafter referred to as “system 100”) and a method (hereinafter referred to as “method 200”) for detection of the condition of a process material. The detection of the condition of a process material helps to ensure that vehicle is manufactured with the correct material type and that the material is within the expiry date. This system also improves vehicle safety and performance. The system 100 is a completely automated system that continuously monitors the container for the material type and expiry date. The method 200 of material type and expiry date detection is executed without any manual intervention. The system 100 and method 200 are now being described with reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2.
In an embodiment, wrong or expired material, usage may be identified at vehicle level during a test drive or may not be identified. This will cause and end up with a crash/ passenger safety failure. Similarly, wrong or expired material usage also deteriorates the vehicle’s NVH performance. The continuous detection of condition of the process material will help to avoid the vehicle rejection cost and also to avoid defective vehicles from markets.
Referring to Figure 1, the system 100 comprises a container 102 includes material type 102a, material expiry date 102b, material name 102c, material code 102d, batch details 102e, and manufacturing details 102f, a repository 104, an image capturing device 106, a converter module 108, a data transfer module 110, a logic module 112, a HMI display module 114, an alert generator 114a, a communication module 116, a processing module 118, and a material equipment 120.
The repository 104 configured to store at least one predefined rule, at least one predefined command, pre-set logic conditions, instruction, and process material provided with at least a visible mark/indication, a visible mark/indication is a machine-readable data selected from one-dimensional data and two-dimensional data of matrix data.
The visible mark/indication encodes details comprising the type and the expiry date of a material stored in the material container.
The image capturing device 106 is configured to facilitate capturing an image of a visible mark/indication, the image capturing device 106 transmit to a processing module 118 to produce at least one outcome with feedback to identify the condition of a process material and operate material equipped in the system.
The converter module 108 is configured to receive the optical image from the image capturing device 106 and is further configured to convert the optical image into digital information. The converter module 108 further transmits the digital image to the data transfer module 110 through wireless communication medium.
The data transfer module 110 received the digital information and converts digital information into machine readable data, further transmitting the machine readable data to the logic module 112.
The logic module 112 is configured with one or more comparator to generate at least one outcome with feedback. Further logic module 112 transfer the generated outcome with feedback to the HMI display module 114. Further logic module 112 is configured with one or more comparator to check and extract the pre-set logic conditions from the repository 104, and further configured to compute and validate the machine readable data with the pre-set logic conditions, the pre-set logic conditions are material type, material expiry date, threshold date, and current date.
The logic module 112 is configured to compare and validate the machine readable data, and pre-set values from the repository. The logic module comprises one or more comparator. The comparator further comprises:
i. a first comparator configured to compare the process material type with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions to:
1. generate a first outcome if the process material type does not match with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions; or
2. trigger a second comparator, if the process material type matches with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions,
ii. the second comparator configured to compare the process material expiry date with the current date to:
1. generate a second outcome if the material expiry date is prior to the current date defined in the pre-set conditions; or
1. trigger a third comparator, if the process material expiry date is same as or after the current date defined in the pre-set conditions,
iii. the third comparator configured to compare the process material expiry date with a threshold date from pre-set logic conditions to:
1. generate a third outcome if the process material expiry date is same as or prior to the threshold date defined in the pre-set logic conditions; or
2. generate a fourth outcome if the process material expiry date is after the threshold date defined in the pre-set logic conditions.
Further, the input module transfers at least one outcome with feedback to the HMI display module.
The HMI display module 114 displays at least one notification of the received outcome with feedback and forward the feedback to the alert generator 114a to operate the material equipment accordingly. Further HMI display module 114 is configured to receive the at least one outcome with feedback from the logic module 112 and display at least one notification of the outcome, and further configured to forward the feedback to the alert generator 114a to operate the at least one material equipment.
The communication module 116 configured to cooperate and communicate with the repository, the image capturing device, the converter module, the data transfer module, the logic module, and the HMI display module through a wireless communication medium, the wireless communication medium is selected from the group consisting of Zigbee, Wi-Fi, infrared, near field communication (NFC), ultraband, Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Bluetooth, Ultra-wideband (UWA), LTE, LAN, NB-IoT, and Z-Wave.
In an embodiment Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a system for the detection of process material. The “process material” is also referred to as a “sealant”. Figure 1 includes the material container 101 where the container 102 consists of a visible mark/indications affixed to the material container to obtain details stored within the visible mark/indications, the details comprising a container 102 includes material type 102a, material expiry date 102b, material name 102c, material code 102d, batch details 102e, and manufacturing details 102f, and not limited to, are stored in the visible mark/indications of the material. The visible mark/indications is a machine-readable data selected from a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional data matrix code. The image capturing device 106 is a wireless scanner were scanned the visible mark/indications. The image capturing device 106 further decipher and obtained optical image of visible mark/indications. This image capturing device 106 transmits optical image converter module 108, where a wireless communication medium is used for the transmission between the image capturing device 106 and the converter module 108. Further, the converter module 108 converts the optical image into digital information and forwards the digital information to the data transfer module 110 through wireless communication. The data transfer module 110 then converts the digital information into machine readable data and then transmits machine readable data to a logic module 112.
The logic module 112 receives the machine readable code from data transfer module 110. The logic module 112 comprises comparator and validator module 112a. The logic module 112 checks for the pre-set conditions stored in repository 102 and extract from the repository. The logic module 112 compare and validate the machine readable data and pre-set conditions from the repository. Further logic module 112 generates at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator. The logic module 112 transmit the generated result to the HMI display module 114. The HMI display module 114 display at least one notification based on the generated outcome with feedback and further HMI display module 114 forward the feedback to the alert generator 114a to operate the material equipment according to the feedback received.
Figure 2 illustrates a flow chart depicting steps involved in detection of the condition of a process material;
The flowchart performs the operation on three conditions
• If material type is matched and expiry date is not matched;
• If the material type is not matched;
• If the material type is matched then it will check for the expiry date (expiry date is < 5 days or NOT);
First scan visible mark/indications provided on the material container 301, visible mark/indications includes the details of material type and expiry date 302. This visible mark/indications is a machine-readable code selected from a one-dimensional code and a two-dimensional data matrix code. The system will check for the material type and expiry date of the material.
• Case:1 checked for the material type and whether the material type is present in the pre-set conditions defined in the repository or not.
i. If the material type is correct/matched 303, then HMI display Module 114 provide status “OK Feedback” 306, further retrieves the material details 307 and display the message “MATERIAL CORRECT” 308;
ii. If the material type is not-matched, then HMI display Module 114 provide status “NOT-OK Feedback” 303a, further retrieves the material details 303b and further HMI display Module 114 display the message “MATERIAL INCORRECT” 303c, and Alert generator 114a operate the material equipment 120 to stop working;
• Case:2 checked for the material type and whether the material type is matched with pre-set conditions from the repository or not;
i. If the material type is correct/matched 302, then it will check for the condition “MATERIAL EXPIRED” 304.
ii. Next, check if the expiry date is <= 5 Days 305,
1. If the expiry date > 5 Days (NO), then HMI display Module 114 provides status “OK Feedback” 306, further retrieves the material details 307 and display the message “MATERIAL NOT EXPIRED 308”; Further the alert generator 114a generates the pre-warning alarm for material expiry date with 5 days in advance, and continue to step 301 to scan visible mark/indications for monitoring;
2. If the expiry date <=5 Days (YES), then HMI display Module 114 provide status “NOT OK Feedback 305a”, further retrieves the material details 305b and display the message “WARNING EXPIRY IN 5 DAYS” 305c, further alert generator 114a operates the material equipment 120 to stops working 309;
3. If the expiry date < 1 Day, then HMI display Module 114 provide the status “NOT OK Feedback” 304a, further retrieves the material details 304b and display the message “MATERIAL EXPIRED” 304c, further alert generator 114a operate the material equipment 120 to stop working 309;
The present disclosure also envisages a method for detection of the condition of a process material. The method comprising the following steps:
• storing, in a repository, a reference data comprising a process material details of the material container;
• capturing, by an image capturing device, a visible mark/indications affixed to material container to decipher;
• obtaining, by image capturing device, the information details from visible mark/indications, the information details comprising the type and the expiry date of the process material stored in the material container;
• transmitting, by image capturing device, the obtained information details in the form of optical image and transmit to the converter module through a wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by converter module, the optical image from the image capturing device through the wireless communication medium;
• converting, by converter module, the optical image into digital information details;
• transmitting, by converter module, the digital information details to the data transfer module through the wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by data transfer module, the digital information details from the converter module through the wireless communication medium;
• converting, by data transfer module, the digital information details into the machine readable data;
• transmitting, by data transfer module, the machine readable data to the logic module through the wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by logic module, the machine readable data from the data transfer module;
• checking, by logic module, the pre-set logic conditions;
• extracting, by logic module, the pre-set logic conditions;
• comparing, by logic module, the machine readable data and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator;
• validating, by logic module, the machine readable data and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator;
• generating, by logic module, at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator;
• transmitting, by logic module, at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator to HMI display module;
• receiving, by HMI display module, at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator from logic module;
• displaying, by HMI display module, at least one notification with feedback;
• forwarding, by HMI display module, at least one notification with feedback to an alert generator;
• receiving, by alert generator, at least one feedback of outcome from HMI display module;
• operating, by alert generator, the material equipment in the system in accordance with the feedback and detect condition of the process material.
Figure 3A and Figure 3B illustrates a method 200 for detection of the condition of a process material, the method 200 comprises the following steps:
At step 402, a repository 102 storing a reference data comprising a process material details of the material container;
At step 404, an image capturing device 106 capturing a visible mark/indications affixed to the material container to decipher;
At step 406, the image capturing device 106 obtaining the information details from visible mark/indications, the information details comprising the type and the expiry date of process material stored in the material container;
At step 408, the image capturing device 106 transmitting the obtained information details in the form of optical image and transmit to converter module 108 through a wireless communication medium;
At step 410, a converter module 108 receiving the optical image from image capturing device 106 through the wireless communication medium, the converter module 108 converting the optical image into digital information details, the converter module 108, transmitting the digital information details to data transfer module 110 through the wireless communication medium;
At step 412, a data transfer module 110 receiving the digital information details from converter module 108 through the wireless communication medium, converting the digital information details into machine readable data, and transmitting, the machine readable data to logic module 112 through the wireless communication medium;
At step 414, a logic module 112 receiving the machine readable data from data transfer module 110, checking and extracting the pre-set logic conditions;
At step 416, the logic module 112 comparing the machine readable data and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator and validating the machine readable data and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator.
At step 418, the logic module 112 generating at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator and transmitting at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator to the HMI display module 114;
At step 420, an HMI display module 114, receiving at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator from logic module 112, displaying at least one notification with feedback, and forwarding at least one notification with feedback to an alert generator 114a;
At step 422, an alert generator 114a receiving at least one feedback of outcome from HMI display module 114 and operating the material equipment in the system in accordance with the feedback and detect at condition of the process material.
In an operative configuration, a repository 104 is configured to store at least one predefined rule, at least one predefined command, pre-set logic conditions, instruction, and process material provided with at least a visible mark/indication. The image capturing device 106 captures an image of a visible mark/indication and obtained information details in the form of an optical image, and transmits to a converter module 108 through a wireless communication medium. The converter module 108 receives the optical image and converts the optical image into digital information details. The data transfer module 110 receives the digital information details and converts into machine readable data and transfers to logic module 112. The logic module 112 compare the machine readable data and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator and The HMI display module 114 display a notification with feedback and operate the material equipment 120 by using an alert generator 114a.
The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided for purposes of illustration and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Individual components of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, are interchangeable. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the present disclosure, and all such modifications are considered to be within the scope of the present disclosure.
TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS
The present disclosure described herein above has several technical advantages including, but not limited to, the realization of a system and a method for detection of the process material that:
• continuously detect the material type and expiry date from the container in real-time;
• automatically updates the status of the material container without any manual intervention;
• determine the health of a vehicle performance;
• improve vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) performance;
• are fast and reliable;
• are efficient and easy to implement;
• no dependency on the human for tracking;
• are error-free; and
• results in faster revenue realization.
The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained with reference to the non-limiting embodiments in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments so fully reveals the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the embodiments as described herein.
The use of the expression “at least” or “at least one” suggests the use of one or more elements or ingredients or quantities, as the use may be in the embodiment of the disclosure to achieve one or more of the desired objects or results.
While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the components and component parts of the preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated that many embodiments can be made and that many changes can be made in the preferred embodiments without departing from the principles of the disclosure. These and other changes in the preferred embodiment as well as other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein, whereby it is to be distinctly understood that the foregoing descriptive matter is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of the disclosure and not as a limitation. , Claims:WE CLAIM:
1. A system (100) for detection of the condition of a process material, said system (100) comprising:
• a repository (104) configured to store at least one predefined rule, at least one predefined command, pre-set logic conditions, instruction, and process material provided with at least a visible mark/indication, said visible mark/indication is a machine-readable data selected from one-dimensional data and two-dimensional data of matrix data;
• an image capturing device (106) configured to facilitate capturing an image of a visible mark/indication, said image capturing device (106) transmit to a processing module (118) to produce at least one outcome with feedback to identify the condition of said process material and operate material equipped in the system;
• a processing module (118) comprises an image capturing device (106), a converter module (108), a data transfer module (110), a logic module (112), a HMI display module (114), an alert generator (114a), and a material equipment (120);
• a communication module (116) configured to cooperate with said repository (104), said converter module (108), said data transfer module (110), said logic module (112), said HMI display module (114), said alert generator (114a), and said material equipment (120); and
• a processor (118) configured to cooperate with said repository (104) to extract said predefined command and further configured to operate said repository (104), said image capturing device (106), said converter module (108), said data transfer module (110), said logic module (112), and said HMI display module (114) based on said extracted predefined command.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said converter module (108) is configured to receive said obtained an optical image from said image capturing device (106), further said converter module (108) is configured to said convert optical image into a digital information and transmit said digital information through wireless communication medium to a data transfer module (110).
3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data transfer module (110) is configured to receive said digital information from said converter module (108) and convert said digital information into a machine readable data and further transmit said machine readable data through wireless communication medium to a logic module (112).
4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said logic module (112) is configured to receives and retrieve machine readable data from said data transfer module (110), and further configured to generate at least one outcome with feedback, and transmit at least one outcome with feedback to said HMI display module (114).
5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said logic module (112) is configured with one or more comparator to check and extract the pre-set logic conditions from said repository (104), and further configured to compute and validate said machine readable data with said pre-set logic conditions, said pre-set logic conditions are material type, material expiry date, threshold date, and current date.
6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said HMI display module (114) is configured to receive said outcome with feedback from said logic module (112) to display at least one notification of said outcome with feedback, and further configured to forward said notification to an alert generator (114a) to operate the material equipment accordingly.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said logic module (112) is configured to compare and validate said machine readable data, and pre-set values from said repository (104), and further logic module 112 comprises one or more comparator, further said comparator comprises:
i. a first comparator configured to compare the process material type with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions to:
1. generate a first outcome if the process material type does not match with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions; or
2. trigger a second comparator, if the process material type matches with the material type defined in the pre-set conditions,
ii. said second comparator configured to compare the process material expiry date with the current date to:
1. generate a second outcome if the material expiry date is prior to the current date defined in the pre-set conditions; or
2. trigger a third comparator, if the process material expiry date is same as or after the current date defined in the pre-set conditions,
iii. said third comparator configured to compare the process material expiry date with a threshold date from pre-set logic conditions to:
1. generate a third outcome if the process material expiry date is same as or prior to the threshold date defined in the pre-set logic conditions; or
2. generate a fourth outcome if the process material expiry date is after the threshold date defined in the pre-set logic conditions.
Further, said input module (112) transfers at least one outcome with feedback to said HMI display module (114).
8. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said HMI display module (114) is configured to receive said at least one outcome with feedback from said logic module (112) and display at least one notification of said outcome, and further configured to forward said feedback to said alert generator (114a) to operate said at least one material equipment.
9. The system as claimed in claim 1, said communication module (116) configured to cooperate and communicate with said repository (104), said image capturing device (106), said converter module (108), said data transfer module (110), said logic module (112), and said HMI display module (114) through a wireless communication medium, said wireless communication medium is selected from the group consisting of ZigBee, Wi-Fi, infrared, near field communication (NFC), ultraband, Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Bluetooth, Ultra-wideband (UWA), LTE, LAN, NB-IoT, and Z-Wave.
10. A method (200) for detecting the condition of a process material, said method (200) comprising the following steps:
• storing, in a repository (104), a reference data comprising a process material details of the material container;
• capturing, by an image capturing device (106), a visible mark/indications affixed to said material container to decipher;
• obtaining, by said image capturing device (106), the information details from visible mark/indications, the information details comprising the type and the expiry date of said process material stored in the material container;
• transmitting, by said image capturing device (106), the obtained information details in the form of optical image and transmit to said converter module (108) through a wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by said converter module (108), the optical image from said image capturing device (106) through the wireless communication medium;
• converting, by said converter module (108), the optical image into digital information details;
• transmitting, by said converter module (108), the digital information details to said data transfer module (110) through the wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by said data transfer module (110), the digital information details from said converter module (108) through the wireless communication medium;
• converting, by said data transfer module (110), the digital information details into machine readable data;
• transmitting, by data transfer module (110), the machine readable data transmits to said logic module (112) through the wireless communication medium;
• receiving, by said logic module (112), the machine readable data from said data transfer module (110);
• checking, by said logic module (112), the pre-set logic conditions;
• extracting, by said logic module (112), the pre-set logic conditions;
• comparing, by said logic module (112), the machine readable data and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator;
• validating, by said logic module (112), the machine readable data and pre-set logic conditions through one or more comparator;
• generating, by said logic module (112), at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator;
• transmitting, by said logic module (112), at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator to said HMI display module (114);
• receiving, by said HMI display module (114), at least one outcome with feedback using one or more comparator from said logic module (112);
• displaying, by said HMI display module (114), at least one notification with feedback;
• forwarding, by said HMI display module (114), at least one notification with feedback to an alert generator (114a);
• receiving, by said alert generator (114a), at least one feedback of outcome from said HMI display module (114); and
• operating, by said alert generator (114a), the material equipment in the system in accordance with the feedback and detect condition of the process material.
Dated this 16th day of July, 2022

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MOHAN RAJKUMAR DEWAN, IN/PA – 25
of R.K.DEWAN & CO.
Authorized Agent of Applicant

TO,
THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS
THE PATENT OFFICE, AT CHENNAI