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US 9,885,735 B2Granted
Sensor device that provides force versus acceleration information
AssigneeOES, Inc.
InventorsKiet Ngo, Ashkan Rasouli, Jean-Paule Mongeau Grice
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Abstract
An illustrative example embodiment of a sensing device includes a force sensor that detects a force and provides an output indicative of the detected force. An acceleration sensor detects acceleration and provides an output indicative of the detected acceleration. A processor receives the output from the force sensor and the acceleration sensor. The processor provides an indication of a relationship between the detected force and the detected acceleration.
Claims20
A machine assembly, comprising:
- a machine having at least one portion that configures at least one part of an object;
- a sensing device including
- a force sensor that detects a force associated with configuring the at least one part of the object and provides a detected force output indicative of the detected force;
- and
- an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration associated with configuring the at least one part of the object and provides a detected acceleration output indicative of the detected acceleration;
- and
- a processor configured to receive the detected force output and the detected acceleration output, the processor being configured to determine a relationship between the detected force and the detected acceleration, the processor being configured to provide a quality control output that indicates whether the determined relationship corresponds to a desired relationship between the force and acceleration when configuring the at least one part of the object.
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A method, comprising:
- configuring at least one part of an object using at least a portion of a machine;
- using a force sensor for detecting a force associated with configuring the at least one part of the object;
- using an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration associated with configuring the at least one part of the object;
- determining a relationship between force and acceleration based on the detected force and the detected acceleration;
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- providing a quality control output based on any difference between the determined relationship and a desired relationship between force and acceleration while configuring the at least one part of the object, the quality control output being an indicator of at least one of
- a quality of machine operation that involved the detected force and the detected acceleration;
- a quality of a manufacturing process that involved the detected force and the detected acceleration;
- and
- a quality of the at least one part of the object, wherein the quality of the at least one part of the object has at least one characteristic corresponding to at least the detected force.
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