158 results about "Linear variable differential transformer" patented technology

The invention belongs to the field of tunneling in geotechnical engineering and underground engineering, and particularly relates to a centrifugal experimental simulation testing device for surface subsidence induced by city shield tunnel construction. The testing device mainly comprises a model box, a small displacement meter bracket, a big displacement meter bracket, a tunnel excavation device, a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) displacement meter and the like, wherein the model box is a hollow cuboid; the small displacement meter bracket and the big displacement meter bracket adjust the LVDT displacement meter along the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, so that the surface subsidence and the soil layer deformation can be measured; and the tunnel excavation device can simulate the soil body deformation caused by stratum loss by discharging a certain volume of water. Through the device, the deformation influence of the city shield tunnel construction on surrounding soil layer can be more conveniently, really and effectively simulated, so more real and accurate experimental data can be provided for tunnel design and construction, and high efficiency and safety of the city shield tunnel construction are guaranteed.

A position detection and simulation platform includes software configurable logic and programmable inputs and outputs to support software configuration only changes for use with a variety of position feedback devices including synchros, resolvers, linear variable differential transformers, and rotary variable differential transformers. Power to the software configurable outputs is dynamically controlled so that the power supply voltage presented to the outputs satisfies a minimum threshold above the amplitude of the output signal. Dynamic control is based on at least one of a digital representation of a signal to be output, an analog version of the signal to be output, or the signal being output.

A system for measuring diameter (inner and/or outer) of a tubular, the system in at least certain aspects including at least one linear distance measuring device with respect to which a tubular to be measured is movable, the at least one linear distance measuring device including a detector for detecting a surface of the tubular, the detector movably mounted to mount apparatus, the detector movable longitudinally along the surface of the tubular and movable axially in response to variation in diameter of the tubular, a rotatable head rotatable with respect to the tubular either outside of it or within it, the mount apparatus secured to the rotatable head, at least one signal production apparatus secured to the mount apparatus or head, and in communication with the linear distance measuring device, the at least one signal production apparatus for producing a signal indicative of distance between said detector and a known point, and transmitting apparatus for transmitting said signals to processing equipment for determining diameter of the tubular; and in certain aspects the linear distance measuring device is a laser device, electronic measurement device, acoustic measurement device, infrared measurement device, or linear variable differential transformer device.

An apparatus and method for determining a linear position from a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) including a primary coil driven by an excitation signal, and two secondary coils coupled to two correlated signals. The method includes converting the correlated signals to a digital estimate, for each of the correlated signals, and evaluating an amplitude of the correlated signals to determine the linear position. The process of converting the correlated signals comprises comparing the correlated signal to an analog feedback signal to generate a comparison result and incrementally adjusting the digital estimate in response to sampling the comparison result at an estimation frequency. The converting process also includes converting the digital estimate to the analog feedback signal, collecting a digital estimate history at a sample frequency that is a binary multiple of the excitation frequency, and analyzing the digital estimate history to determine the amplitude substantially near the excitation frequency.

The invention relates to a digital transmission demodulating method of a differential transformer displacement transducer, belonging to a method for processing signals for accurately measuring the small displacement of an object by using an LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer). The method comprises the following steps of: driving a primary coil of the LVDT by a transformer manufactured by a field programmable gate array (FPGA), collecting the output signals Va and Vb of two secondary coils of the LVDT, carrying out digital demodulation on the collected output signals Va and Vb of the two secondary coils of the LVDT in the formula of S=(Va-Vb)/(Va+Vb), and detecting signals of the LVDT by the mapping relationship between the actual displacement of the LVDT iron core and the S. The addition and subtraction as well as the demodulation method of the division are used on the secondary coil signals in the LVDT, and the actual displacement of the LVDT iron core is obtained by a moving average algorithm and the mapping relationship. The invention reduces the noise interference to the measuring result and greatly reduces the measuring error.

The invention discloses an active vibration isolation control platform. The active vibration isolation control platform comprises an active vibration isolation device and an active vibration isolation controller; the active vibration isolation device comprises a lower platform, a midbody and an upper platform; a voice coil motor actuator is arranged between the midbody and the lower platform; a linear variable differential transformer type displacement sensor is arranged between the upper platform and the midbody; and two three-freedom-degree acceleration sensors are arranged on the upper platform and the lower platform respectively. The vibration isolation controller is designed according to a master-slave open type control structure and consists of an upper control computer and a lower execution controller, wherein the upper control computer is a mainframe of an embedded type industrial control computer PC/104; and the lower execution controller is an open-type controller. The active vibration isolation control platform is quite effective on low-frequency vibration isolation and is applicable to precise manufacture, precise measurement, aerospace application and other vibration isolation fields with special requirement on vibration environment.

A sub sea valve actuator system including a piston and cylinder assembly and a return spring arranged in an actuator housing, a hydraulic pump and electric motor assembly associated with the piston and cylinder assembly, and hydraulic flow lines for hydraulic medium driving the piston and cylinder in relative displacement against a force of the return spring. The valve actuator system includes a detector configured to detect an end-of-stroke position of the piston and cylinder assembly. The detector includes at least one of: a motor current monitoring circuit unit, a hydraulic medium pressure sensor unit, a position sensor unit, and a linear variable differential transformer unit. An electromechanical arresting mechanism is arranged to be energized for releasably arresting the return spring in a compressed state in result of the detected end-of-stroke position. A method for operation of a sub sea valve actuator system by which an end-of-stroke position for a piston and cylinder assembly in a sub sea valve actuator system can be determined.

A calibration apparatus for calibrating a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) having an armature positioned in au LVDT armature orifice, and the armature able to move along an axis of movement. The calibration apparatus includes a heating mechanism with an internal chamber, a temperature measuring mechanism for measuring the temperature of the LVDT, a fixture mechanism with an internal chamber for at least partially accepting the LVDT and for securing the LVDT within the heating mechanism internal chamber, a moving mechanism for moving the armature, a position measurement mechanism for measuring the position of the armature, and an output voltage measurement mechanism. A method for calibrating an LVDT, including the steps of: powering the LVDT; heating the LVDT to a desired temperature; measuring the position of the armature with respect to the armature orifice; and measuring the output voltage of the LVDT.

The invention discloses an intelligent electrohydraulic flow servo valve. The intelligent electrohydraulic flow servo valve is characterized in that: a servo power (SP) and a servo valve controller (SVC) are arranged in a top cover of the electrohydraulic flow servo valve; a dry permanent magnet torque motor, and a baffle assembly is arranged on a valve body; a double nozzle flapper is connected with a high-pressure oil cavity, an overflow cavity, and control cavities at two ends of a force feedback centering slide valve through an oil path respectively; the force feedback centering slide valve is connected with the high-pressure oil cavity, a load cavity and an oil return cavity through the oil path respectively; the baffle assembly of the dry permanent magnet torque motor is connected with a feedback rod and the force feedback centering slide valve; an iron core of a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) is connected with the force feedback centering slide valve; an SPS position transmission circuit is directly fixed on the side of a coil framework of the LVDT; and the high-precision LVDT, and the SPS position transmission circuit are arranged in an outer cover on one side of the valve body.

The invention belongs to the technical field of displacement sensors and provides a linear variable differential transformer. Magnetic flux generated by coupling of a first secondary winding and a primary winding and magnetic flux generated by coupling of a second secondary winding and the primary winding are symmetric, so that symmetry of the linear variable differential transformer is improved. Coils are compact in structures, improving anti-vibration, anti-mechanical shock and anti-heat shock capabilities of the linear variable differential transformer, and the user requirements for high precision, good temperature characteristic and high reliability and stability in the linear variable differential transformer in the aviation field are met. The invention further provides a winding method of the linear variable differential transformer. The winding method is simple to operate, turn numbers per unit length of the coils in the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding linearly progressively increase or decrease, the secondary windings output induced electromotive force linearly progressively increases or decreases with core displacement, zero residual voltage is reduced, and electrical performance and temperature stability of the linear variable differential transformer are enhanced.

The invention discloses a material low-temperature thermal expansion coefficient testing device using a refrigerator as a cold source. The device comprises a high-resolution linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) displacement sensor, a cylindrical quartz holder, an ejection rod, a vacuum heat insulation barrel, a test sample cavity, a thermal radiation-proof screen and an external gas storage bag, wherein the high-resolution LVDT displacement sensor is arranged on a horizontal supporting plate; one end of the cylindrical quartz holder is arranged on the lower end face of the displacement sensor, the cylindrical quartz holder is provided with a bottom plate, the lower side wall of the cylindrical quartz holder is provided with a side wall hole, and the ejection rod is positioned in the axial center of the quartz holder; the vacuum heat insulation barrel is arranged below the displacement sensor and the horizontal supporting plate; the lower middle part of the test sample cavity is arranged in the vacuum heat insulation barrel, and a temperature controller is arranged in the test sample cavity; the test sample cavity covers the quartz holder; the thermal radiation-proof screen is positioned in the vacuum heat insulation barrel; helium is filled in the external gas storage bag; the external gas storage bag is connected with the test sample cavity; and a cold head of the refrigerator is arranged in the vacuum heat insulation barrel and is in contact with the test sample cavity through soft connection. By adopting the testing device, liquid helium and liquid nitrogen are not required, and the thermal expansion coefficient of a material can be tested at any temperature of between 4.2K and 300K; and the device is accurate in temperature control, simple in structure, easy to operate and high in efficiency.

A transducer that reduces noise, increases sensitivity, and improves the time response of a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT). The device replaces the primary coil and the high permeability ferromagnetic core of conventional LVDTs with a primary wound around a moving non-ferromagnetic core. In addition to reducing or eliminating Barkhausen noise, this approach reduced or eliminated a number of other undesirable effects in conventional LVDTs including excessive eddy current heating in the core, non-linearities associated with high permeability materials and the length scale of the flux circuit. These improvements are coupled with improved LVDT signal conditioning circuitry. The device is also an actuator and may be used to convert differential voltages into force. Devices with these improvements have numerous applications, including molecular force measurements, atomic force microscopy and manipulation technology, lithographic manufacturing, nanometer scale surface profiling and other aspects of nanotechnology.

Linear variable differential transformers include a core comprising a non-ferromagnetic material and a ferromagnetic material, and a coil assembly including an axial bore within which the core is disposed and through which the core axially translates.

The invention belongs to the technical field of engine control and particularly relates to a practical aircraft engine fuel electronic control system. A general closed-loop control system for providing positive and negative constant flow sources for aircraft engines is mainly applied to performance adjustment and static testing for an engine with an electro-hydraulic servo valve being served as an electro-hydraulic conversion device and can be used for primarily calibrating steady state characters of the engine. According to the general closed-loop control system for providing the positive and negative constant flow sources for the aircraft engines, a high-precision measuring module which provides excitation signals for an LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer) collects a current position of the LVDT, a preset instruct state of the closed-loop system is changed, PID (Proportion Integration Differentiation) calculation is performed on the current position and a preset position of the LVDT under a closed-loop control state, and the flow of the engine is controlled. The closed-loop control system needs to maintain current values to be at steady state values during a testing process.

Systems and methods for determining material properties of elastomers for the Mullins effect are described. In one aspect of the present invention, material properties of an elastomer membrane specimen are obtained using a system comprising a bi-axial test device, a pump, a fluid reservoir, a linear variable differential transformer, a pressure transducer and a computer. The bi-axial test device comprises a top plate and a bottom plate. The top plate has a circular hole configured to allow the specimen to be expanded up by pressures of the inflating fluids. The circular hole is so dimensioned that the specimen can be expanded with a substantially low pressure. The bottom plate is a solid plate configured with a fluid intake at one side and a fluid outlet at the other end. The fluid intake is connected to the fluid reservoir. Fluids stored in the fluid reservoir are pumped into the bi-axial test device by the pump. The fluid outlet is connected to the pressure transducer.

Systems and methods for determining material properties of elastomers for the Mullins effect are described. In one aspect of the present invention, material properties of an elastomer membrane specimen are obtained using a system comprising a bi-axial test device, a pump, a fluid reservoir, a linear variable differential transformer, a pressure transducer and a computer. The bi-axial test device comprises a top plate and a bottom plate. The top plate has an elliptical shape hole configured to allow the specimen to be expanded up by pressures of the inflating fluids. The hole is so dimensioned that the specimen can be expanded with a relatively low pressure. The bottom plate is a solid plate configured with a fluid intake at one side and a fluid outlet at the other end. The fluid intake is connected to the fluid reservoir. Fluids stored in the fluid reservoir are pumped into the bi-axial test device by the pump. The fluid outlet is connected to the pressure transducer.

The invention discloses a testing device for measuring the radial deformation of single-axis compression rock at a high temperature and belongs to laboratory testing equipment. The testing device comprises an axial pressure exerting device, a heating temperature control device, a radial displacement measurement device and a temperature/displacement acquisition device, wherein radial displacement of a test sample is mainly tested under a high temperature condition by enabling a quartz rod to penetrate through a heating device to prop against the middle position of the test sample, connecting the quartz rod with an external LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer) displacement sensor and by using the high temperature resistant quartz rod as a medium. By adopting the device, high temperature (1000 DEG C) single-axis rock mechanical testing under a long-term condition can be achieved, real-time dynamic acquisition on radial deformation can be achieved, and the device is simple and reliable, good in long-term stability and good in automatism.

The invention discloses an integrated linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) displacement sensor for measuring micro strain of a pile foundation. The integrated LVDT displacement sensor comprises a fixed amplitude oscillator, a LVDT displacement sensor, a signal amplifier and a single chip microcomputer, wherein the excitation signal input end of the LVDT displacement sensor is connected with the output end of the fixed amplitude oscillator; the detection signal output end of the LVDT displacement sensor is connected with the input end of the signal amplifier; and the acquisition voltage signal input end of the single chip microcomputer is connected with the output end of the signal amplifier. The LVDT displacement sensor has extremely high common-mode rejection capability, for instance, temperature change parameters are converted into common modulus in output response of the displacement sensor, so that the integrated LVDT displacement sensor has high rejection capability for the common modulus such as temperature change, cannot be influenced by temperature drift almost, can directly output displacement without secondary transformation calculation and has extremely fine measurement resolution and linearity.

The invention belongs to the field of linear variable differential transformer type sensors, and relates to a linear variable differential transformer type sensor and a winding method. The sensor is characterized in that along the axial direction of a coil spool (3), the coil density of a secondary coil A is gradually increased, the coil density of a secondary coil B is reduced, the secondary coil A and the secondary coil B are arranged around the whole coil spool (3), the coil total numbers of the secondary coil A and the secondary coil B are basically the same in any segment of the coil spool (3), and discrete coils are employed so that manual winding is facilitated. According to the linear variable differential transformer type sensor coil winding method, the measuring range ratio is high, the usage efficiency of the coil spool of the sensor is improved, constant sum-value voltage is output, and online monitoring of the sensor is facilitated.