743results about "Force sensors" patented technology

Apparatus (20) is provided for improving athletic performance of a user, including a flexible insole (40), adapted for insertion into a shoe, the insole shaped so as to define one or more chambers (22, 24). The apparatus also includes a stimulator (50) and a control unit (30). The control unit is adapted to detect respective pressures in the chambers, and to drive the stimulator to apply a stimulation to the user responsive to the detected pressures and a desired parameter of athletic performance.

A load sensing bearing assembly comprises a bearing outer race secured to an application structure by a flange assembly incorporating a plurality of anisotropic spring regions which enable a limited range of displacement and/or rotation of the bearing outer race relative to the application structure in response to applied forces or moments. A set of sensor modules disposed through the bearing outer race and flange assembly acquire measurements from which the radial forces, thrust forces, and tilting moments exerted on the bearing outer race can be determined.

A device called “pill” is provided for in-line measurement of properties, such as pressure and temperature, in a fluid flow within a pipeline system. The device is small enough to travel in the medium of the pipeline system in an unrestricted manner. It has at least one sensor to scan properties such as pressure and temperature at a desired rate. Also, the device includes a microprocessor for logging data scanned by the sensor so that it can later be downloaded and analysed by a PC. Moreover, the device has a buoyancy compensator for adjusting the specific gravity of the device to make it compatible with the medium in which it travels. The novel device is particularly suitable for use in solids transport systems, such as mining backfill systems.

Receiving machine-readable information about an anchor point, analyzing that information to determine if connecting a load to the anchor point would be safe, and reporting the results of this analysis to a user.

The invention relates to the technical field of measuring equipment, in particular to a miniature bearing measuring device, comprising a power mechanism, wherein the output shaft of the power mechanism is connected with the inner ring of a bearing to be tested, the outer ring of the bearing to be tested is connected with a loading ring, the loading ring is provide with a loading mechanism, a forcemeasuring mechanism is arranged on the side of the loading ring, the force measuring mechanism comprises a force applying rod connected to the side of the loading ring at the left end, and the rightend of the force applying rod is connected with a sensor. In the invention, the loading part has a self-aligning function to well ensure pure axial loading without generating an overturning moment with respect to the axis; the position of the sensor increases a homing device of the electromagnet, so that the force sensor can automatically zero, and the problem that it is impossible for self-zeroing or it is too difficult for manual zeroing caused by too sensitive sensor and small range of the sensor; the installation and replacement are convenient and fast, and the loading block can be disassembled and replaced without affecting the test of the test bearing.

A sensor-equipped wheel support bearing assembly, enabling the cost during the mass production to be reduced, includes an outer member (1), an inner member (2), a plurality of rolling elements (3) interposed between the opposed raceway surfaces. One of the outer member (1) and the inner member (2), which serves as a stationary member, is fitted with a sensor mounting member (22) provided with a strain sensor (23). The sensor mounting member (22) is further provided with a status detecting sensor (24) for detecting different status other than a strain.

Method and sensor arrangement for determining a load vector acting on a rolling element bearing (1) in operation. A plurality of N sensors (8) are provided which measure displacement and/or strain for determining displacement and/or strain in one of the elements (5, 6, 7) of the rolling element bearing (1). Furthermore, a mode shape coefficients calculator (11) is provided, connected to the plurality of N sensors (8), for determining a deformation of the element (5, 6, 7) by calculating amplitude and phase of N/2 Fourier terms representing at least one radial mode shape of the ring shape element (5, 6, 7). Also, a bearing neural network (12) is present, connected to the mode shape coefficients calculator (11), the bearing neural network (12) being trained to provide the load vector on the rolling element bearing (1) from the N/2 Fourier terms.

The invention discloses a novel six-dimensional force and torque sensor comprising a central boss, a cylindrical shell which is arranged at the external side of the central boss, and 12 elastic beams which are used for connecting the central boss and the cylindrical shell. Strain gauges are distributed on the 12 elastic beams according to the requirements. The bottom part of the central boss is provided with an installing hole used for installing a signal processing module. The novel six-dimensional force and torque sensor has the characteristics of structural self-decoupling, high rigidity, high inherent frequency and ideal linearity, repeatability and hysteresis so as to measure large torque (50N.m) Besides, the sensor of different measuring range and sensitivity can be designed by the dimensional change of all the elastic beams.

A sensor-incorporated wheel support bearing assembly, enabling a load sensor to be compactly installed on the vehicle and capable of detecting a load on a wheel with good sensitivity includes a ring member, affixed to a stationary member, which has at an intermediate portion thereof a first non-contact ring portion not in contact with the stationary member, at one end a first contact ring portion in contact with the stationary member, and at the other end the following (A) or (B): (A) a second non-contact ring portion having a wall thickness greater than that of the first non-contact ring portion; (B) a second contact ring portion in contact with the stationary member. A strain sensor is fitted to; in (A), the first non-contact ring portion, and in (B), the first non-contact ring portion or first contact ring portion, which has smaller wall thickness.

The invention provides a self-power supply and wireless data transmission-based mechanical seal face friction torque measurement device which can be used for realizing accurate measurement of torques of mechanical seals to be measured in mechanical seal performance test devices. The self-power supply and wireless data transmission-based mechanical seal face friction torque measurement device comprises a shaft sleeve, a transmission pin, a force sensor, a signal processor, a wireless transmission module, a wireless reception module and a self-power supply module, wherein a main shaft passes through the shaft sleeve; the sleeve shaft is sleeved by a mechanical seal of the face friction torque to be measured; a movable ring is connected with the shaft sleeve; a fixed ring is fixed on a seal cavity; the torque generated by face friction between the movable ring and the fixed ring of the mechanical seal is balanced with the torque transmitted to the shaft sleeve by the transmission pin through the main shaft; the torque is decided by the product of a peripheral force measured by the force sensor adhered on the transmission shaft and a force arm at a force measurement point; the measured peripheral force is processed by the signal processor and transmitted to the wireless reception module by the wireless transmission module; by utilizing the electric energy generated by rotation of the main shaft or the shaft sleeve, power can be supplied to the signal processor and the wireless transmission module through the self-power supply device.

The invention discloses an eccentricity adjustable sliding bearing test device, which is suitable for a half-bush and full-bush sliding bearing bush test. A driving motor is fixedly connected to a main shaft, and is connected to a test sliding bearing bush at the end of the main shaft; and the sliding bearing test under different eccentric conditions is simulated by accurately monitoring and quantitatively adjusting the position of the test bearing bush in the horizontal and vertical directions, so that each performance indicator of a high-speed and heavy load sliding bearing under different eccentric conditions is output. An end cap flange of the end of the bearing bush of the sliding bearing test device is provided with horizontal and vertical displacement sensors for monitoring the eccentricity of the bearing bush and the shaft neck. A plurality of pressure sensors and temperature sensors are arranged at different positions on the side of the test bearing bush for measuring the oilfilm pressure and the oil film temperature at different positions under the same eccentric amount. A loading device is located on the side of the test bearing bush for applying different external loads, so as to monitor the sliding bearing test under different loads. The eccentricity adjustable sliding bearing test device has a simple structure, convenient assembly and disassembly, and high measurement precision.

A collision sensor assembly is attachable to a stationary structure such as a pallet rack, a door frame, the corner of a wall, or the like. The collision sensor is configured to sense when a collision occurs with the stationary structure such as when a piece of movable machinery contacts the stationary structure. The collision sensor assembly includes a sensor operatively connected to a processor which determines when a collision occurs, and produces a signal to an output signal generator to provide an external indication of the collision.

A torque transducer assembly includes a first shell having a threaded neck and a distal end. A second shell is also provided. A sensor module includes a first frame member, a second frame member, and a sensor. The first frame member is attached to the first shell and the second frame member is attached to the second shell such that the first and second shells are coupled to one another. A method of manufacturing a torque transducer assembly is also provided. A packaging system including a torque transducer assembly is additionally provided.

The invention discloses a six-freedom tactile sensor and a decoupling designing method thereof. The tactile sensor is based on a capacitance conduction principle and is composed of a shearing force sensing unit, a torsion sensing unit and a positive pressure array sensing unit. The six-freedom tactile sensor can simultaneously sense abundant multidimensional information such as shearing, spatial load and torque. According to the six-freedom tactile sensor, intersected axis sensitivity is used as a standard for measuring the decoupling precision for guiding sensor structure designing; decomposition of each dimension force/torque information to three independent sensing unit is ingeniously realized, thereby reducing decoupling difficulty and improving decoupling precision, and independentlyrepresenting a six-freedom force/torque component. Simultaneously, through constructing a double-interdigital-electrode structure and a lose grid-shaped dielectric structure, ultrahigh-sensitivity measurement of the sensor is realized. The six-freedom tactile sensor and the decoupling designing method have advantages of reducing coupling degree and decoupling difficulty in multidimensional measurement of the sensor, remarkably improving decoupling efficiency and realizing decoupling characterization of a six-dimensional force/torque.