Dynamic motion force sensor module
AssigneeDynamic Accession LLC
InventorsShawn A. Hendricks, Christopher M. Toner
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Abstract
A torque measurement system and method for providing real time tracking and motor control for adjusting standard and dynamic torque-to-linear forces in an electromechanical motor. The system includes sensors for measuring data, load wedges affixed to a rotor, a slip bearing for measuring forward and reverse forces of the rotor section, a tracking measurement unit adapted to measure raw data, a wireless radio, an internal processor, and a tracking processing unit.
Claims12
A method for measuring bi-directional torsional forces for adjusting standard and dynamic torque-to-linear forces on an electromechanical torsional force generating device in real-time, the method comprising:
- attaching force transducing load cells arranged in Wheatstone bridge wired configuration, wherein the load cells convert a compression force vector into a rotational torque vector;
- transferring a rotational force of a rotor to the load cells using a load wedge;
- wirelessly communicating information to and/or from the rotor to a stator section of the electromechanical device via an embedded wireless device;
- determining activity data measurements using the force transducing load cell arrangement;
- transmitting the activity data measurements and wirelessly communicated information to a processing unit for analysis according to predetermined sets of evaluation rules;
- applying one set of evaluation rules to determine at least one apparatus condition parameter using at least one tracking parameter;
- transmitting at least one apparatus condition parameter to a motor controller of the electromechanical torsional force generating device or a user device;
- providing real-time control of at least one apparatus condition parameter using the user device;
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- adjusting, in real-time, the torque-to-linear forces experienced by the user or load by the electromechanical torsional force generating device.
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