摘要:
An optical torque sensor (1) for measuring a torque on a rotating system having a shaft is presented. The optical torque sensor comprises two wedge prisms (3, 4) coupleable to an input portion and an output portion of the shaft. Furthermore, a light source (5) is arranged to emit a light beam through the wedge prisms toward an optical position sensor (6) which is arranged to receive the light beam and configured to provide a position signal indicative of a position of an incident light spot in the optical position sensor. The optical torque sensor further has control circuitry (30) configured to receive the position signal and to determine a torque value applied to the input portion based on this position signal. Hereby, a cost effective, robust, and compact optical torque sensor is presented, the sensor is particularly suitable for automotive applications such as power steering mechanisms. Also, a power steering system employing such an optical torque sensor is disclosed.
摘要:
A method for monitoring a torsional state of a cable having a central longitudinal axis, includes providing a cable including a torsion sensor longitudinally extending along the cable, the torsion sensor including a single-mode optical fiber arranged substantially along the central longitudinal axis of the cable, and at least three longitudinal structural elements, at least one of the longitudinal structural elements being an electrically conductive core, wherein the torsion sensor is mechanically coupled with at least one of the longitudinal structural elements; measuring a torsional state of the single-mode optical fiber by polarization-sensitive optical reflectometry; and associating the torsional state of the cable along the longitudinal axis with the measured torsional state of the single-mode optical fiber.
摘要:
The invention relates to a gearbox having a sensing device (109) for sensing a torque which acts on a drive shaft (101), an output shaft (102) or a shaft which can be driven by the drive shaft (101). The sensing device (109) is electrically connected to an integrated energy-generating device. A rotor (192), which is arranged inside the gearbox housing (103) and connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to a shaft which can be driven by the drive shaft (101), is assigned to the energy-generating device. A bearing (194), which is secured by a housing lid (193), is assigned to this shaft. The housing lid (193) surrounds the rotor (192) in this context. The energy-generating device is assigned a stator (191) which is mounted on the housing lid (193) within the gearbox housing (103).
摘要:
There is described a device for determining a torque (Tq) applied to a rotating shaft (1) . The device comprises (a) a first sensor (4a) arranged at a first portion of the shaft (1) and being adapted to detect a passing by of a first marking on the shaft surface during rotation of the shaft (1), (b) a second sensor (4b) arranged at a second portion of the shaft (1) and being adapted to detect a passing by of a second marking on the shaft surface during rotation of the shaft (1), and (c) a determining unit (6) adapted to determine a time difference (deltaT) between a first output signal (5a) from the first sensor (4a) and a second output signal (5b) from the second sensor (4b), and to determine a torque (Tq) applied to the shaft (1) based on the determined time difference (deltaT). There are further described a system and a control unit for a motorized vehicle.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus are provided for determining torque in an environmentally isolated system. A drive system is coupled to the environmentally isolated system via a non-contact, magnetic coupling that has a known angular stiffness and at least two coupling sections. A relative deflection of each coupling section is optically measured, and the torque is determined based on the relative deflection and the known angular stiffness.
摘要:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur berührungslosen Bestimmung von an einem hohlzylindrischen Körper (12) angreifenden Kräften und/oder Momenten, bei dem mittels einer Lichtquelle (20; 38; 40) Lichtstrahlung im Inneren des hohlzylindrischen Körpers (12) erzeugt wird; mittels eines optoelektronischen Sensors (22; 34) Messsignale aufgezeichnet werden; die von dem optoelektronischen Sensor (22; 34) aufgezeichneten Messsignale einer Signalverarbeitungseinheit (26) zugeführt werden; von der Signalverarbeitungseinheit (26) Änderungen der Messsignale gegenüber einem zuvor durch eine Kalibrierung bestimmten Ausgangszustand, entsprechend dem unverformten Ausgangszustand des hohlzylindrischen Körpers (12), detektiert und ausgegeben werden; mittels der Signalverarbeitungseinheit (26) bei Vorliegen einer mechanischen Verformung des hohlzylindrischen Körpers (12) gemäß einer Kalibrierfunktion oder einer Rechenvorschrift ein Ausgangssignal ausgegeben wird, welches die, die mechanische Verformung des hohlzylindrischen Körpers (12) bewirkenden Kräfte und/oder Momente beschreibt.
摘要:
An apparatus comprises a rotatable shaft (20) and first and second targets (32, 34) coupled to the rotatable shaft (20) so as to rotate therewith, a first probe (12) for transmitting a first transmission signal to the first target (32) and receiving a first response signal from the first target (32), and a second probe (14) for transmitting a second transmission signal to the second target (34) and receiving a second response signal from the second target (34). The apparatus further comprises a processor (10) operatively coupled to the first and second probes (12, 14) for determining a torsional displacement of the shaft based on the first and second response signals received by the first and second probes (12, 14), respectively. The processor (10) then determines a torque imposed on the rotatable shaft (20) based on its torsional displacement.