US Patent:
20080221811, Sep 11, 2008
Inventors:
Mark William Slemp - Knoxville TX, US
Joseph A. Vrba - Clinton TX, US
Leanne Tuggle Metzger - Lenoir City TN, US
Michael David Rich - Powell TN, US
International Classification:
G06T 11/20
G01N 33/00
Abstract:
A method and apparatus identifies a region of interest of transient vibration data needing analysis and provides context and construction for analytical plots. The method comprises providing transient data and determining a region of interest of the transient data, specifying a construction mode corresponding to a derived graphical display of the transient data and specifying a construction parameter corresponding to the specified construction mode. The method also comprises processing the transient data to produce at least one derived plot based on the transient data, the region of interest, the specified construction mode, and the specified construction parameters. This method may be performed by a graphical tool having a hardware module and a software module. The hardware module including a processor, a memory, a display, and a communicator, and the software module including a plotting module and a plotcontrol module.