Abstract:
The inventive force measuring cell consists of a plate (2) which is provided with a circular hole (2), the axis of which is perpendicular to the surface of said plate (2) and to the direction of the force that is to be measured. Said axis also lies within the neutral surface of the plate (2). The plate (2) can also be the web of a carrier. A measuring transducer (12) is inserted into the hole (3) in order to measure any modification of the size of the diameter of said hole (3) on a plane that is inclined at an angle of 45° counter to the direction of the force (F) to be measured. A lateral force is created in the direction of y in addition to a transverse stress τ with a component τxy by applying force in the direction of y when at least one side of the plate (2) is clamped in the base. The originally circular hole (3) is deformed into an ellipse. The measuring transducer (12) consists of a measuring transformer with an oscillating string.
Abstract:
A dual vibrating beam force transducer having an electrostatic drive system. The transducer comprises a body (12) having first and second generally parallel beams (20, 22), coupled together at their ends. First and second electrodes (14, 16) are positioned adjacent to but not in contact with the respective beams. A drive circuit (18) causes an oscillating voltage to be applied to the electrodes. The beams are thus subjected to electrostatic forces that cause the beams to oscillate in a vibration plane containing both beams. The mechanical resonance of the beams controls the oscillation frequency, such that the frequency is a function of a force exerted along the beams. An embodiment is also described in which the drive means is coupled directly to one of the beams.
Abstract:
A vibration type force detector comprising: a string to which a force to be measured is applied in the direction in which said string is tensioned; a driver for causing said string to vibrate at its natural frequency and simultaneously producing a series of pulses at a frequency in synchronism with the vibration of said string; a gate to which said series of pulses are applied; a counter for counting said series of pulses that have passed through said gate; means for providing a gating time determined in accordance with the result of the counting of said counter; and a controller for controlling said gate in accordance with said gating time. Said gating time providing means is so arranged that as the vibration frequency of said string increases, said gating time lengthens.
Abstract:
Bei einer Vorrichtung dieser Art wird ein Parallel- Führungskörper verwendet, der außer einem im Meßfall ruhenden Steg auch noch einen beweglichen Steg aufweist, auf den die zu messende Kraft oder das zu messende Gewicht einwirken. Die beiden Stege sind durch ein Paar von im Höhenabstand zueinander angeordneten Blattfedern verbun den. Am einen Steg sitzt ein elastisches Übertragungsorgan, welches zur Untersetzung der wirkenden Kraft nur einen Teil des Gewichts bzw. der Kraft auf ein Meßelement überträgt. Um die Meßgenauigkeit zu erhöhen, wird vorgeschlagen, als Übertragungsorgan einen weiteren Parallel-Führungskörper im Innenraum eines solchen Parallel-Führungskörpers an zuordnen, der seinerseits ein Paar von inneren Blattfedern besitzt, die am Steg des Außenkörpers sitzen und durch einen beweglichen Innensteg miteinander verbunden sind. Dieser Innensteg greift am Meßelement an.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for measuring force or other parameters and temperature. The apparatus includes an oscillator and a vibratory element, such as a quartz crystal, which is caused to resonate by the oscillator at two frequencies f 1 and f 2 selected from the fundamental frequency and its overtone frequencies of the vibratory element. The vibratory element is selected so that the two frequencies f 1 and f 2 both vary with variation in force (or other parameter) applied to the element and with variation in temperature of the element, and so that the magnitude or scale factor of variation for frequency f, is different from that for frequency f 2 . The apparatus also includes a detection device for detecting the frequencies f, and f 2 and for producing signals representing the frequency variation of the two frequencies relative to a reference frequency, and a processor for processing the signals produced by the detector device for determining the force (or other parameter) and temperature to which the vibratory element is subjected.
Abstract:
A measuring system including a sensor positioned to a belt to measure an oscillation or vibration of the belt based at least in part on a trigger threshold. Also, the measuring system may include a diagnostic tool coupled the sensor to receive a plurality of measurements of the oscillation or vibration of the belt, wherein the diagnostic tool may determine a tension of the belt based at least in part on an average of the plurality of measurements of the oscillation or vibration of the belt.
Abstract:
Methods of analyzing a cyclo-mechanical engine include detecting an engine signal associated with a plurality of cycles of the cyclo-mechanical engine, comparing a first sample of the engine signal with a second sample of the engine signal to determine a cycle length of the cyclo-mechanical engine, and analyzing the engine signal to detect a variation in the cycle length of the cyclo-mechanical engine over time based on the determined cycle length. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Sensor (2) zum Messen einer auf ihn einwirkenden mechanischen Spannung. Die Erfindung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Sensor ein schwingendes, magnetostriktives Resonatorplättchen (3), aufweist und dass die zu messende Spannung indirekt über ein veränderliches Magnetfeld auf das Resonatorplättchen (3) wirkt. Bevorzugt wird das veränderliche Magnetfeld mittels eines Biasplättchens (5) aus magnetostriktivem Material, oder zumindest eines Permanentmagneten (15) als Folge der darauf vom zu vermessenden Körper (7) wirkenden mechanischen Spannungen geschaffen.
Abstract:
A high frequency flexure-based dynamometer for measuring vibrations to use in determining cutting forces in a tool. He dynamometer device may operate within a preselected high frequency range while measuring cutting forces less than about 1 N. The dynamometer may include two coupled flexures that interact to produce vibration modes at the edge of a selected bandwidth of interest. These modes may produce a frequency response function within the desired frequency band that has a magnified response and is substantially constant. The dynamometer may include a workpiece mounted to one of the two flexures and a one or more precision accelerometers mounted to the first or second flexures. Finite element analysis may be used to optimize the flexure design.