Fiber optic position sensor and method for using

    公开(公告)号:US10001367B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-19

    申请号:US13901793

    申请日:2013-05-24

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for detecting both an absence and a presence of a light beam moving in an optical fiber to determine the position of a component. The method is carried out by the apparatus which includes a plunger having first and second positions coordinated with first and second component positions respectively. The optical fiber is capable of having a light beam move in a first direction and of having the light beam move in a reverse direction in the optical fiber. A detector is provided for indicating the absence of the reverse direction of the light beam moving in the optical fiber and for indicating the presence of the light beam moving in the first direction in the optical fiber.

    Position sensing a location pin in a welding electrode

    公开(公告)号:US09789562B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-17

    申请号:US14867600

    申请日:2015-09-28

    摘要: An apparatus having a housing, a location pin, a lever and a sensor is disclosed. The housing may be configured to receive a weld head. The location pin may be configured to move linearly in the housing in response to a force between the location pin and a part to be welded. The lever may be rotatably attached to the housing and configured to convert a linear position of the location pin relative to the housing into an angular position of a shaft relative to the housing. The sensor may be coupled to the shaft and configured to generate a value representative of the linear position of the location pin by a measurement of the angular position of the shaft.

    Method for estimating the rotational speed of a tool mounted on a rotating spindle of a machine tool and such a machine tool
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for estimating the rotational speed of a tool mounted on a rotating spindle of a machine tool and such a machine tool 有权
    用于估计安装在机床和这种机床的旋转主轴上的工具的转速的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09494614B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-15

    申请号:US14398612

    申请日:2013-05-16

    摘要: In a machine tool (1) comprising a rotating spindle (2) and a vision system (7) for acquiring images of a tool (3) mounted on the spindle, for each value (VC) of an interval (ICN) of preselected rotational speed values centered on a nominal rotational speed value (VN) of the spindle, an image acquisition period (TA) is determined, that is a multiple of the rotational period (TR) of the spindle calculated for that preselected speed value and compatible with the vision system, and, while the spindle is rotating at the nominal rotational speed, a representative couple of tool images that are temporally spaced apart from one another of the image acquisition period is obtained, in order to obtain an estimated speed value (VS), associated to the nominal speed value, by selecting that preselected speed value to which the representative couple of images that are the most similar to each other on the basis of a similarity rule corresponds.

    摘要翻译: 在包括旋转主轴(2)和视觉系统(7)的机床(1)中,用于获取安装在主轴上的工具(3)的图像,对于预选旋转的间隔(ICN)的每个值(VC) 以主轴的标称转速值(VN)为中心的速度值,确定图像采集周期(TA),即为该预选速度值计算的主轴的转动周期(TR)的倍数,并与 视觉系统,并且当主轴以标称转速旋转时,获得在图像采集周期中彼此​​间隔开的代表性的一对工具图像,以便获得估计的速度值(VS), 通过选择基于相似性规则彼此最相似的代表性图像对的预选速度值,与标称速度值相关联。

    Micro-Optical Orientation Sensor and Related Methods
    9.
    发明申请
    Micro-Optical Orientation Sensor and Related Methods 审中-公开
    微光学定位传感器及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160216777A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-28

    申请号:US14908690

    申请日:2014-07-17

    IPC分类号: G06F3/03 G06F3/0346 G01D5/34

    摘要: The sensor (1) for determining an orientation of the sensor in a gravity field comprises a ball (2) and a rolling surface (R) describing a generally concave shape on which the ball can roll inside the sensor. A further surface (F) is arranged opposite said rolling surface, and a light emitter (E), a light detector (D) and another light emitter or detector is provided. A region (R) within which the ball (2) can move is limited by at least the rolling surface (R) and the further surface (F). And the light emitters (E) and detectors (D) are arranged outside the region (R) for emitting light through the rolling surface (R) into said region and detecting light exiting the region (3) through the rolling surface (R) or for emitting light through the further surface (F) into said region (R) and detecting light exiting said region (R) through the further surface (F). Corresponding measuring methods and manufacturing methods are described, too.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定传感器在重力场中的取向的传感器(1)包括球(2)和滚动表面(R),其描述大体上凹形的球体可以在该传感器内滚动。 另外的表面(F)布置成与所述滚动表面相对,并且提供了光发射器(E),光检测器(D)和另一个发光器或检测器。 滚珠(2)可以在其中移动的区域(R)至少受到滚动表面(R)和另外的表面(F)的限制。 并且发光体(E)和检测器(D)布置在区域(R)的外部,用于通过滚动表面(R)将光发射到所述区域中,并通过滚动表面(R)检测出离开区域(3)的光 用于通过所述另外的表面(F)将光发射到所述区域(R)中,并且通过所述另外的表面(F)检测从所述区域(R)出射的光。 也描述了相应的测量方法和制造方法。

    Technologies for remotely controlling a computing device via a wearable computing device
    10.
    发明授权
    Technologies for remotely controlling a computing device via a wearable computing device 有权
    通过可穿戴式计算设备远程控制计算设备的技术

    公开(公告)号:US09377854B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-28

    申请号:US14228875

    申请日:2014-03-28

    申请人: Intel Corporation

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01 G06F1/16 G01D5/26

    摘要: Technologies for remotely controlling a separate computing device includes a wearable computing device to receive sensor data from an optical sensor of the wearable computing device. The sensor data comprises data is indicative of a skin surface of a forearm of a user of the wearable computing device. The wearable computing device generates control data based on the received sensor data. The generated control data is transmitted to the separate computing device. In some embodiments, an x-coordinate is generated based on detection of longitudinal movement of the wearable computing device relative to the skin surface of the forearm of the user and a y-coordinate is generated based on detection of rotational movement of the wearable computing device relative to the skin surface of the forearm of the user.

    摘要翻译: 用于远程控制单独的计算设备的技术包括可穿戴计算设备,用于从可穿戴计算设备的光学传感器接收传感器数据。 传感器数据包括数据表示穿戴式计算装置的使用者的前臂的皮肤表面。 可穿戴式计算装置根据接收到的传感器数据生成控制数据。 生成的控制数据被发送到单独的计算设备。 在一些实施例中,基于对穿戴式计算装置相对于使用者前臂的皮肤表面的纵向运动的检测来生成x坐标,并且基于对可穿戴计算装置的旋转运动的检测来生成y坐标 相对于使用者前臂的皮肤表面。