Bluetooth^® Technology aboard USS CARL VINSON

Oceana Sensor Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of vibration sensors and Wireless e-Diagnostics™ systems for machinery health monitoring.

In co-operation with The Sigmon Group, LLC. and Antech Systems, Inc., Oceana Sensor installed its Wireless e-Diagnostics™ products on ventilation system components aboard the USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70).

Ventilation systems are distributed throughout the ship, providing cooling load for critical equipment as well as heating and cooling for sailor occupied spaces.

Traditional support of this equipment entails maintenance on a periodic schedule or corrective action when components fail.

Real time health monitoring

Using Wireless e-Diagnostics™, the ship’s LAN infrastructure is leveraged to wirelessly integrate and automate real-time health monitoring with the Navy’s on-board scheduling and maintenance software, SKED™.

Embedded expert rules provide prognostics, enabling the system to recognize impending problems itself, schedule maintenance and provide necessary email notifi cation to appropriate personnel.

The installed system, based on Oceana Sensor’s Wireless e-Diagnostics™, features the ICHM® 20/20 data acquisition and processing node. Sensors are locally wired into the ICHM® 20/20’s, monitoring several parameters including fan vibration, inlet filter differential pressure etc.

Wireless communication to central system

Information is sent via Bluetooth technology to a Compartment Health Monitor (CHM™) where sensor data are fused, databased and alarm thresholds are monitored. When fault conditions are detected, the CHM™ relays the information across the ship’s LAN to the SKED™ software where the processes of work scheduling and email notifi cation are automated.

Mobile access using Bluetooth PDA

Additionally, capability is provided for the sailor to locally troubleshoot and diagnose the systems using a Bluetooth enabled PDA, running applications to communicate with ICHM® 20/20’s.

About connectBlue

connectBlue™ is a leading provider of wireless solutions for demanding applications in segments industrial automation, medical, instrumentation, diagnostics, logistics / transportation, vehicles and point of sales. Based on Bluetooth technology, Wireless LAN (WLAN) and IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee, connectBlue provides ready-to-use products and modules as well as custom design solutions in both hardware and software. connectBlue has offices in Malmö (Sweden), Chicago (USA) and Pfaffenhofen/Munich (Germany). For more information, please visit www.connectblue.com. The connectBlue word mark and logo are owned by connectBlue AB.

 

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