US 12,013,310 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring engine starting systems
Timothy A. Wilcox, Cissna Park, IL (US); Terence D. Pickett, Waukee, IA (US); Trong Duong, Cary, NC (US); Larry D. Kassens, Horicon, WI (US); and Sean M. Kennelly, Cary, NC (US)
Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/545,875.
Prior Publication US 2023/0175926 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G01M 15/05 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)
CPC G01M 15/05 (2013.01) [G06N 20/00 (2019.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one memory;
machine-readable instructions; and
processor circuitry to execute the machine-readable instructions to:
measure engine starting system data from a machine;
collect historical engine starting system data from at least one user device;
identify engine starting metrics associated with at least one of declining engine health or declining battery health from start cycles included in the historical engine starting system data;
determine a total starting crank time and an ambient air temperature for the machine from the engine starting system data;
compare the engine starting system data using a machine learning model;
model a relationship between the ambient air temperature and the total starting crank time;
generate a score of an engine starting system from the machine learning model;
determine a comparison result from the relationship between the ambient air temperature and the total starting crank time; and
display an alert to a user based on at least one of the score of the engine starting system or the comparison result from the relationship between the ambient air temperature and the total starting crank time.