Determining spotting fluid properties

    公开(公告)号:US10472958B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-12

    申请号:US16132250

    申请日:2018-09-14

    Abstract: Techniques for determining properties of a spotting fluid include positioning a member of a test apparatus into a prepared mudcake sample at a specified depth, the mudcake sample associated with a drilling fluid and including a specified thickness; circulating a flow of the spotting fluid to contact the prepared mudcake sample in a test cell; soaking the prepared mudcake sample in the spotting fluid for a specified time duration; subsequent to the specified time duration, detecting a force exerted on the member relative to a displacement distance of the member from the specified depth in the mudcake sample during removal of the member from the mudcake sample; recording, with the test apparatus, the detected force relative to the displacement distance; and determining, with the test apparatus, one or more properties associated with the mudcake sample based on the recorded force relative to the displacement distance.

    Ruggedized wafer level MEMS force sensor with a tolerance trench

    公开(公告)号:US10466119B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-05

    申请号:US15178976

    申请日:2016-06-10

    Abstract: An example MEMS force sensor is described herein. The MEMS force sensor can include a cap for receiving an applied force and a sensor bonded to the cap. A trench and a cavity can be formed in the sensor. The trench can be formed along at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the sensor. The cavity can define an outer wall and a flexible sensing element, and the outer wall can be arranged between the trench and the cavity. The cavity can be sealed between the cap and the sensor. The sensor can also include a sensor element formed on the flexible sensing element. The sensor element can change an electrical characteristic in response to deflection of the flexible sensing element.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A TOOL
    53.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190310156A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US16450709

    申请日:2019-06-24

    Abstract: A calibration system includes a housing, a drive shaft within the housing, a load application apparatus operatively connected to the drive shaft to apply a force to the drive shaft, and a plurality of housing transducers operatively connected to the drive shaft to measure at least one of an in-line torque or a prevailing torque of the drive shaft. A method for calibrating a tool includes generating at least one of a pass or fail output from a processing unit based on whether a variance between a prevailing torque from a tool transducer and a prevailing torque from an external tool is within a predetermined variance threshold. A method for measuring prevailing torque in a tool includes determining whether a prevailing torque value is within a predetermined prevailing torque range and adjusting a shut-off threshold torque based on the prevailing torque.

    Sensor management based on surface type

    公开(公告)号:US10422714B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-24

    申请号:US14962221

    申请日:2015-12-08

    Inventor: Yang-Won Jung

    Abstract: Technologies are generally described that relate to managing and/or generating sensor data. An example method may include receiving output data generated by a pressure sensor. The method may also include determining surface data, indicative of a surface type associated with a force applied to a surface of the pressure sensor, based on the output data. Furthermore, the method may include adjusting the output data based on the surface data to facilitate generating adjusted output data indicative of an adjusted pressure value generated by the pressure sensor.

    Control device for dynamometer system

    公开(公告)号:US10371589B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15544492

    申请日:2016-01-08

    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a control device for a dynamometer system, with which, by a simple method, an unloaded state can be reproduced highly accurately when a test piece is started. A dynamo control device 6 is provided with: an integral control input computation unit 611 for computing the integral value of axle torque deviation, and multiplying the sum thereof and a correction value by an integral gain to compute an integral control input; a correction value computation unit 612 for multiplying an inertia compensation quantity Jcmp by the dynamo rotation frequency to compute a correction value; a non-integral control input computation unit 613 for designating, as a non-integral control input, the output of a prescribed transmission function Ge0(s) having axle torque deviation as input; and a totaling unit 614 for totaling the integral control input and the non-integral control input in order to generate a torque current command signal to the dynamometer. The transmission function Ge0(s) of the non-integral control input computation unit 613 is derived by separating the integrator from a transmission function Ge(s) having an axle torque control function, in such a way as to satisfy the relational equation (Ge(s)=Ki/s+Ge0(s)).

    Method and apparatus for measuring thrust

    公开(公告)号:US10352784B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US14912520

    申请日:2014-08-26

    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a thrust stand and a method of measuring thrust. Embodiments of the invention pertain to a method of calibrating a thrust stand. Embodiments of the subject thrust stand can incorporate a passive eddy current based damper. Specific embodiments of the passive eddy current based damper can function without contact with the balance arm. Further specific embodiments of the passive eddy current based damper can be used in a vacuum. Embodiments can utilize signal analysis techniques to identify and reduce noise. A logarithmic decrement method can be used to calibrate the thrust stand. Force measurements can be made with embodiments of the subject thrust stand for a standard macroscale dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator and/or other thrust producing devices.

    Tension and torque calibration apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10317303B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15345797

    申请日:2016-11-08

    Applicant: Steven Spirer

    Inventor: Steven Spirer

    Abstract: A unitary tension and torque calibration apparatus consists of a unitary device which has a hollow rotary torque transducer for calibrating the torque of a rotating torque tightening tool. At the same time the torque of the tool is being calibrated, a reaction arm attached to the transducer reacts against rotation to induce stress on the metal component being calibrated. The axial forces generated within the metal component by rotation, opposed by the reaction arm, results in tension which is calibrated by a piston driven load cell secured directly to the transducer. Display devices attached to the transducer and load cell simultaneously and contemporaneously show the calibrated results.

    Force Measurement System and a Method of Calibrating the Same

    公开(公告)号:US20190078951A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-14

    申请号:US16186512

    申请日:2018-11-10

    Applicant: Bertec Limited

    CPC classification number: G01L5/16 G01L1/2281 G01L5/161 G01L25/00 G01L25/003

    Abstract: A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly and a data processing device operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly. In one or more embodiments, the data processing device is configured to reference a stored global calibration matrix for the force measurement assembly, to determine a location of an applied load on the surface of the force measurement assembly using the stored global calibration matrix, to assign the applied load to one or more of a plurality of different load regions based upon the location of the applied load, and to compute one or more output forces or moments of the applied load using stored local calibration information for the one or more of the plurality of different load regions. A method of calibrating a force measurement system is also disclosed herein.

    Temperature Compensated Torque Sensor
    60.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190017888A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US15648422

    申请日:2017-07-12

    CPC classification number: G01L3/105 G01L3/102 G01L5/221 G01L5/228 G01L25/003

    Abstract: A temperature compensated torque sensing system and methods for using the same are provided. The system can include a sensor head in electrical communication with a controller. The sensor head can contain a torque sensor including a core, a driving coil and a sensing coil. The sensor head can also include a temperature sensor coupled to the sensor head. The torque sensor can be configured to measure torque applied to a selected portion of a target based upon magnetic flux passing through the target, while the temperature sensor can be configured to concurrently measure the target temperature. The temperature sensor can be positioned for avoiding interference with sensed magnetic flux. The controller can adjust the determined torque using the temperature measurements to compensate for changes in magnetic properties of the target due to variation in target temperature. In this manner, the accuracy of the torque measurements can be increased.

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