Oblique Rotating Cylinder Control for Fast High-Load Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for aligning and leveling high-tech and industrial equipment are time-consuming and limited to light equipment, and existing parallel alignment technologies cannot handle high-load machines.
Innovation Solution
A control method and device for rotating cylinders that measure and adjust X-axis and Y-axis inclinations using trigonometric functions to precisely control the rotation angles of two obliquely cut wheels, enabling horizontal alignment and angle adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If existing parallel alignment methods are used to adjust heights by repeatedly measuring and adjusting, then alignment can be achieved, but it takes a relatively long period of time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical measurement and adjustment system with an optical measurement system. By using a laser tracker to measure the positions of reflectors mounted on the rotating cylinders, the system achieves precise alignment measurements without manual intervention. The computational geometry algorithms then calculate the required rotation angles, substituting the iterative mechanical adjustment process with a direct computational solution that significantly reduces alignment time while maintaining or improving precision.
2Ease of operation
If existing parallel alignment methods are used, then alignment is easy for two-axis goniometer, but it cannot be used for aligning high-load machines or equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal alignment system that can handle both light equipment (like two-axis goniometers) and high-load machines. The optical measurement system with laser tracker and reflectors is not limited by the weight or size of the equipment being aligned. The system uses the same measurement and calculation methodology regardless of the equipment type, making it universally applicable while maintaining ease of operation through automated measurement and computational angle calculation.
3Measurement precision
If two rotating cylinders with oblique truncation are used for alignment, then precise control of target angle is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces computational geometry algorithms as an intermediary between the physical rotating cylinders and the alignment control. The reflectors mounted on the cylinders serve as intermediaries that capture laser measurements and transfer them to the computational system. The algorithms then process these measurements to calculate the precise rotation angles, acting as a mathematical intermediary that simplifies the control process despite the mechanical complexity of the oblique truncation geometry.
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AI summary
Provided is a control method and a control device of the rotating cylinder, by inducing a trigonometric function calculation between X-axis and Y-axis inclinations of a rotating cylinder and declination angles formed by a first wheel and a second wheel constituting the rotating cylinder.