摘要:
An improved torque sensor, or relative angular movement sensor, comprises an input member (5), an output member (2), LED light sources (20), a pair of photodetector units (28a,28b) adapted to receive light from the LED light sources, and signal processing means, in which said signal processing means is adapted to receive output signals from the photodetector units, the output signals of the photodetector units being dependent upon the light signals which they receive, and the signal processing means being adapted to process the output signals from the photodetector units so as to produce a modified output signal indicative of the relative angular displacement between, or torque applied between, the input and output member. The improvement comprises the provision of diagnostic means which continuously monitors a sum signal, Σ, which comprises the sum of the output signals from the photodetector units, and which detects any variation in the sum signal due to failure of the sensor.
摘要:
An apparatus for measuring torque in a member (3) comprises a photo-elastic sensor element (5) for attachment to the member (3), a source of radiation (S) for illuminating the sensor element (5) and a detector (D) sensitive to radiation received from the sensor element (5). The member (3) suffers torsional deformation when transmitting a torque. The deformation places a stress on the sensor element (5) and causes the polarisation of the radiation within the sensor element (5) to be altered. Intensity or changes in the spectral distribution of radiation are measured by the detector to provide an indication of the torque.
摘要:
An apparatus for measuring torque in a member (3) comprises a photo-elastic sensor element (5) for attachment to the member (3), a source of radiation (S) for illuminating the sensor element (5) and a detector (D) sensitive to radiation received from the sensor element (5). The member (3) suffers torsional deformation when transmitting a torque. The deformation places a stress on the sensor element (5) and causes the polarisation of the radiation within the sensor element (5) to be altered. Intensity or changes in the spectral distribution of radiation are measured by the detector to provide an indication of the torque.
摘要:
A torque sensor, or a relative angular movement sensor, comprises an LED light source (20) mounted in a fixed position relative to a housing (14) and shines light through an associated fixed collimator plate (21), the light being detected by a pair of detectors (28a and 28b) also mounted fixed relative to the housing (14). Two masks (24 and 26) pass between the source and the detector, one of the masks being fixed to an input shaft (2) of the steering system (1) and the other being connected to the output shaft (5). Each of the masks has a first and second aperture (39, 39' and 40, 40') and the amount of light which is received by detectors (28a and 28b) depends upon the degree of overlap between associated pairs of apertures on the input and output masks. Signals from each of the detectors is fed to signal processing means (19) which divides the difference between the signals by their sum so as to provide a signal indicative of differential torque between the input and output shafts. This signal is substantially independent of the intensity of the light source which allows it to compensate for ageing effects in the light source. The signal also shows a positive value for turning of the input shaft in one direction and a negative value for turning the input shaft in the opposite direction. The torque sensor can be used to obtain the torque, relative change of steering angle, and steering angle itself, which can all be passed to a vehicle ride or braking control system.
摘要:
Apparatus is described for measuring torsional displacement between ends 32 and 35 of a hollow rotating shaft 28. Polarised light from the source 12 enters the shaft through apertures 30 and is reflected by a mirror 34 to a retardation plate 38. Plate 38 has a fast axis 42 positioned at an angle A relative to the plane of polarisation 46 of the light when the shaft is positioned with one of the pairs of apertures 30 in alignment with the received light beam 24. The retardation plate produces 0 degree and 90 degree components from the light whose relative intensities depend on any torsional displacement between end 35 of the shaft and end 32. The components are reflected by a mirror 40 and a mirror 34 to a beam splitter 20. A polarisation splitter 54 separates the 0 degree and 90 degree components which are respectively detected by detectors 58 and 62 and their relative intensities measured to determine the torsional displacement.
摘要:
Typical apparatus as shown in Figures 1 and 12 for indicating the relative positions in a given direction between a reference point (24, 59) and a test point (29, 68) spaced therefrom and movable relative thereto is useful for measurement of the magnitude and direction of static or dynamic torque in a shaft (8). Overlapping transparent reference (20, 60) and test surfaces (25, 61), either parallel disks (60, 61) or coaxial cylinders (25, 25) each having a relevant portion covered with a plurality of equally spaced lines oriented predominatly normal to the given direction and at an angle to each other, produce moire fringes (30) when illuminated (14, 15). One of the surfaces (25, 61), being flexible, is connected to the shaft (8) so as to flex in response to torque between the reference point (24, 59) and the test point (29, 68), causing a change in the angle between the lines on the two surfaces (20, 25; 60, 61), and thus of the spacing (D) (Figure 3) of the moire fringe bands (30), which is optically detected (17) and converted, as shown in Figure 4, to an electrical signal (42) to control power applied to the shaft (8).
摘要:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Messvorrichtung (1) zum Messen eines Drehmomentes um eine Achse (2) in einem elastischen Verbindungselement (3) welches ein erstes Element (4) mit einem zweiten Element (5) drehfest um die Achse (2) verbindet, umfassend eine Lichtquelle (6), mindestens einen Spiegel und einen Licht-Sensorarray (7). Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, dass ein erster Spiegel (8) und ein zweiter Spiegel (9) derart angeordnet sind, dass der erste Spiegel (8) mit dem ersten Element (4) und der zweite Spiegel (9) mit dem zweiten Element (5) starr verbunden sind, wobei mit der Lichtquelle (6) ein Lichtstrahl (10) erzeugt werden kann, der vom ersten Spiegel (8) und vom zweiten Spiegel (9) zumindest einmal reflektiert wird und letztlich auf das Licht-Sensorarray (7) trifft und der Auftreffpunkt des Lichtstrahls (10) im Licht-Sensorarray (7) abhängig vom Drehmoment ist .Mit einer derartigen Vorrichtung können nun auch geringste durch ein Drehmoment verursachte Verdrehwinkel gemessen werden.
摘要:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Sensoranordnung zum Erfassen mindestens einer ersten Torsion (φ 1 ) eines Rotorblatts (1) einer Windkraftanlage. Die Sensoranordnung umfasst eine erste Lichtquelle (12.1), einen ersten sendeseitigen Polarisator (14.1), ein erstes und zweites Detektorelement (24.1, 24.2) und einen ersten und zweiten empfangsseitigen Polarisator (22.1, 22.2). Der erste sendeseitige Polarisator (14.1) dient zum Erzeugen von linear polarisiertem Licht als erstes Sendelicht (13.1). Eine Orientierung einer Polarisationsebene des ersten empfangsseitigen Polarisators (22.1) und eine Orientierung einer Polarisationsebene des zweiten empfangsseitigen Polarisators (22.2) sind voneinander verschieden. Die Sensoranordnung weist eine zweite Lichtquelle (12.2) zum Erzeugen von unpolarisiertem Licht als zweites Sendelicht (13.2) auf.
摘要:
[Problem] To provide a torque sensor that can be miniaturized, a robot, and a torque computation method. [Solution] A torque sensor 1 includes a strain body 3 and optical sensors OS1-OS4 for detecting the deformation of the strain body 3. The strain body 3 includes a ringshaped outer peripheral part 5, and an inner peripheral part 7 at least a portion of which is disposed radially inward of the outer peripheral part 5. The optical sensors OS1-OS4 include: scales SC1-SC4 that are fixed to the inner peripheral part 7, and that are disposed in between the outer peripheral part 5 and the inner peripheral part 7; and detection units D1-D4 that are fixed to the outer peripheral part 5, and that are disposed so as to face the scales SC1-SC4 in between the outer peripheral part 5 and the inner peripheral part 7.