Automated Test System for Throwing Mechanisms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual life testing of throwing mechanisms in air vehicles leads to work-related accidents, test errors, and time losses due to the need for repeated human intervention in attaching and detaching weights.
Innovation Solution
An automated test system comprising a chassis with a throwing mechanism, a base, a control unit, and position adjuster that allows for automatic operation of the throwing mechanism, including weight release, positioning, and re-attachment without human intervention, utilizing sensors, dampers, and lifting members for controlled and efficient testing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual re-attachment of weight to throwing mechanism is performed, then testing can be conducted, but work-related accidents and test errors occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic re-attachment of the weight to the throwing mechanism through a control unit that coordinates the base movement and positioning adjuster, eliminating the need for human intervention and thereby preventing work-related accidents while maintaining testing reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical operation with an automated control system that uses sensors, motors, and control units to perform the re-attachment process, substituting human labor with mechanical automation to eliminate accidents and errors
2Duration of action of stationary object
If manual re-attachment of weight is performed repeatedly, then life tests can be conducted, but time losses occur
Solution Approach 1:
The automated system enables continuous operation by immediately re-attaching the weight to the throwing mechanism after each test cycle without manual intervention delays, allowing life tests to proceed continuously and eliminating time losses associated with manual re-attachment operations
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically retrieving and re-attaching the weight through the control unit and positioning adjuster, eliminating the time-consuming manual re-attachment process and enabling uninterrupted life testing
3Productivity
If automated test system is implemented, then productivity increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit serves multiple functions by coordinating the base movement, positioning adjuster operation, and weight re-attachment process, consolidating multiple control functions into a single device that manages the entire automated testing sequence, thereby increasing productivity without proportionally increasing overall system complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables safe, efficient, and reliable automated life testing of throwing mechanisms, reducing accidents and errors while minimizing time and labor, allowing for zero-touch operation of the throwing mechanisms.
Implementation Method 1
at least one damper preferably in the form of a spring, which is located on the base and provides absorbing impact effect of the weight that has fallen onto the base
Implementation Method 2
at least one lifting member which provides lifting the base up and located on the chassis and/or the ground
Data Source
AI summary
A test system is disclosed that has a chassis, a throwing mechanism that is located at an upper part of the chassis onto which at least one weight is attached and provides throwing the weight attached thereon, a base that is located at a lower part of the chassis and onto which a weight is thrown by the throwing mechanism, a control unit that provides throwing the weigh through the throwing mechanism, and a position adjuster is located on the base or chassis and provides aligning the weight thrown onto the base on the base.