Device and method for measuring mechanical stress based on magnetostriction

    公开(公告)号:US11231333B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-25

    申请号:US16880613

    申请日:2020-05-21

    发明人: Alexander Hofmann

    IPC分类号: G01L1/12 H01L41/12 G01L3/10

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a device for measuring mechanical stress. The device comprises a magnetostrictive body enclosing a remanent magnetization. The magnetostrictive body comprises first and second end surfaces that are arranged opposite to each other. At least one of the first and second end surfaces is configured to receive a mechanical stress. The magnetostrictive body further comprises a first recess formed at the first end surface towards the second end surface and a second recess formed at the second end surface towards the first end surface. In a projection perpendicular to the first end surface, the first recess overlaps the second recess and extends beyond the second recess. Further disclosed are a method of manufacturing such a device and a method of measuring mechanical stress using such a device.

    TIRE LOAD ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210389191A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17228838

    申请日:2021-04-13

    IPC分类号: G01L1/12 B60C23/04

    摘要: A method for estimating the load of a tire supporting a vehicle includes providing the tire, in which the tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending to a circumferential tread, and the tread includes a plurality of tread blocks. A length of the tire footprint is indicated with a first time interval, and a full rotation of the tire is indicated with a second time interval. The first time interval may be indicated by peaks of an amplitude of a tire-based magnetic sensor signal, and the second time interval may be indicated by peaks of the amplitude of the tire-based magnetic sensor signal or by a linear speed of the vehicle. The load on the tire is determined from a ratio of the first time interval to the second time interval at an inflation pressure of the tire. A tire load estimation system is also provided.

    Towing systems and methods using magnetic field sensing

    公开(公告)号:US11135882B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US16789735

    申请日:2020-02-13

    IPC分类号: G01L1/12 B60D1/46 B60D1/06

    摘要: A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.

    STRESS SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210278292A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17329675

    申请日:2021-05-25

    IPC分类号: G01L1/12 H01F10/32

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a stress sensor that includes a stress detection layer including a laminated body including a first ferromagnetic layer, a first non-magnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and an antiferromagnetic layer stacked one on another. The antiferromagnetic layer includes Mn, and the magnetization direction of the second ferromagnetic layer is fixed by the exchange bias caused by the exchange coupling with the antiferromagnetic layer. The stress sensor detects a stress by an electric resistance depending upon a relative angle between magnetization directions of the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, the relative angle changing depending upon an externally applied stress.

    METHOD, DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR LOAD MEASUREMENT ON A TEST OBJECT

    公开(公告)号:US20210270688A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17254754

    申请日:2019-06-26

    申请人: Trafag AG

    IPC分类号: G01L25/00 G01L1/12 G01L3/10

    摘要: To reduce a hysteresis error, the invention provides a load measurement method (12) for measuring a load in a test object (14), comprising: a) generating a magnetic field in the test object (14) by means of at least one magnetic field generating coil (Lg) to which a periodically alternating current is applied; b) detecting a magnetic field parameter which changes on the basis of a load in the test object (14), using at least one magnetic field detecting device, in order to generate a magnetic field parameter signal (51) which changes periodically according to the periodically generated magnetic field, characterized by: c) detecting the hysteresis-to-signal ratio of the magnetic field parameter signal (51) over time within one period; and d) disregarding magnetic field parameter signal values from at least one predetermined timespan within each period in which a maximum hysteresis-to-signal ratio occurs.

    Towing systems and methods using magnetic field sensing

    公开(公告)号:US11084342B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16778917

    申请日:2020-01-31

    IPC分类号: G01L1/12 B60D1/24 B60D1/155

    摘要: A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.