Methods and apparatus to simulate torque
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsCurtis Raymond Estevo, Jr., Grace Catherine Rosenvall, Hope Justin Bennett
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to simulate torque are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to characterize a tool includes a tool interface to be couplable to the tool, a brake to apply a rotational resistance to the tool interface, and a transducer to measure an output torque of the tool for characterization of the tool with respect to the rotational resistance.
Claims20
An apparatus to characterize a tool, the apparatus comprising:
- a tool interface to be couplable to the tool;
- a brake to apply a rotational resistance to the tool interface;
- and
- a transducer to measure an output torque of the tool for characterization of the tool with respect to the rotational resistance.
At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions to cause at least one processor circuit to at least:
- control a degree of braking of a rotational resistor, the rotational resistor to provide a force to a tool interface operatively coupled to a tool;
- determine an output of the tool corresponding to the controlled degree of braking;
- and
- characterize the tool based on the output and at least one of the (i) the force or (ii) the degree of braking.
A method of characterizing a tool, the method comprising:
- causing the tool to rotate at a defined setting;
- imparting a braking force at an interface of the tool;
- measuring an output at the interface of the tool;
- and
- comparing the output to the braking force to characterize the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.