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US 12,584,772 B2Granted
Method and system for multifield, multifunctional sensing
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorsQian Wang, Xin Zhang
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Abstract
A sensing system includes a sensor mounted on a surface that is subjected to a load. The sensor is configured to detect a first field value related to the surface. A memory is configured to store information regarding the surface. A processor is coupled to the memory and in communication with the sensor. The processor is configured to determine a second field value based on the detected first field value and the information regarding the surface.
Claims20
A machining tool system comprising:
- a sensor mounted on a tool tip of the machining tool such that the sensor is adjacent to or in contact with a surface that is subjected to a load by the tool tip, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a first field value related to a condition of the surface, wherein the first field value results from the load caused by the tool tip;
- a memory configured to store information regarding the surface;
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- a processor coupled to the memory and in communication with the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to monitor the condition of the surface while the surface is subjected to the load by the tool tip, wherein the processor monitors the condition of the surface through determination of a second field value based on the detected first field value and the information regarding the surface, wherein the second field value also results from the load caused by the tool tip.
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A method of performing multifield, multifunctional sensing for a machining tool, the method comprising:
- sensing, by a sensor mounted on a tool tip of the machining tool such that the sensor is adjacent to or in contact with a surface that is subjected to a load by the tool tip, a first field value related to the surface;
- storing, in a memory, information regarding the surface;
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- monitoring, by a processor coupled to the memory and in communication with the sensor, the condition of the surface while the surface is subjected to the load by the tool tip, wherein the processor monitors the condition of the surface by determining a second field value based on the detected first field value and the information regarding the surface, wherein the second field value also results from the load caused by the tool tip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.