Method and apparatus for detecting a soft foot condition of at least one machine and for correction thereof
US5922977A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q17/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for detecting a soft foot condition of one or more machines. Several measurements of a soft foot condition of a machine to be tested are made and the numerical output of the measuring device is stored in a memory of the device of the present invention. This information is used to systematically diagnose (or assist in diagnosing) possible causes of such soft foot condition and to provide general or numerical advice on possible corrective action. Such advice will be systematically derived by a computer and will relate to remedies considered to be most effective or important, and will be provided to the operator of such instrument either by a readout on a screen or a display of an instrument employed for this purpose.
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