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METHOD FOR CORRECTING TIRE UNIFORMITY DATA AND TIRE UNIFORMITY MACHINE

A load transfer function of a uniformity measuring apparatus in a second state, in which a tire to be measured is attached, is obtained using at least either a load transfer function or an acceleration transfer function measured in a step of measuring reference transfer functions and a natural frequency measured in a step of measuring a natural frequency. The obtained load transfer function is used to correct tire uniformity data obtained by performing a certain type of signal processing on a tire uniformity waveform.

Mattress core material and bed mattress

A mattress core material includes a plurality of flat cushion bodies stacked in a thickness direction thereof, including at least a first cushion body which becomes an upper part when using the mattress core material; and a second cushion body which becomes a lower part when using the mattress core material, the first and second cushion bodies including a three-dimensional filaments-linked structure, the first and second cushion bodies each including a high-density upper surface layer having high filament density, formed in an upper surface layer region; a high-density lower surface layer having high filament density, formed in a lower surface layer region; and a low-density elastic layer formed between the high-density upper surface layer and the high-density lower surface layer, the low-density elastic layer being lower in filament density than each high-density surface layer, a intermediate position in the thickness direction of the mattress core material in which the first and second cushion bodies are stacked as upper and lower parts in the thickness direction, respectively, the high-density intermediate layer having a function of distributing a vertically applied compressive stress, along a curvature of an interface between the first and second cushion bodies in the high-density intermediate layer.

Propeller health monitoring
10787275 · 2020-09-29 · ·

A method of monitoring the health of an aircraft propeller whilst the propeller is in operation, the propeller having a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from a central axis extending through the propeller and a propeller drive shaft, is provided. The method includes obtaining measurements representative of strain in the propeller drive shaft using multiple primary strain sensors, each primary strain sensor providing respective measurements representative of strain. The primary strain sensors are located around a circumference of the drive shaft of the propeller, and each strain sensor is located such that it crosses a plane defined by the radial direction of a blade and the central axis, the plane being bounded by the central axis. A corresponding propeller health monitoring system, an aircraft propeller comprising the system and an aircraft comprising the propeller are also provided.

Autonomously-controlled inspection platform with model-based active adaptive data collection

Modifying a motion plan for an autonomously-operated inspection platform (AIP) includes obtaining sensor data for an industrial asset area of interest, analyzing the obtained sensor data during execution of an initial motion plan to determine if modification of the initial motion plan is required. If modification is required then performing a pose estimation on a first group of potential targets and a second group of potential targets, optimizing the results of the pose estimation to determine a modification to the initial motion plan, performing reactive planning to the initial motion plan to include the modification, the reactive planning providing a modified motion plan that includes a series of waypoints defining a modified path, and autonomously controlling motion of the AIP along the modified path. The analysis, pose estimation, optimization, and reactive planning occurring during movement of the AIP along a motion plan. A system and computer-readable medium are disclosed.

Autonomously-controlled inspection platform with model-based active adaptive data collection

Modifying a motion plan for an autonomously-operated inspection platform (AIP) includes obtaining sensor data for an industrial asset area of interest, analyzing the obtained sensor data during execution of an initial motion plan to determine if modification of the initial motion plan is required. If modification is required then performing a pose estimation on a first group of potential targets and a second group of potential targets, optimizing the results of the pose estimation to determine a modification to the initial motion plan, performing reactive planning to the initial motion plan to include the modification, the reactive planning providing a modified motion plan that includes a series of waypoints defining a modified path, and autonomously controlling motion of the AIP along the modified path. The analysis, pose estimation, optimization, and reactive planning occurring during movement of the AIP along a motion plan. A system and computer-readable medium are disclosed.

OPGW single wire torsional fatigue test method, apparatus and storage medium

Describe are an OPGW single wire torsional fatigue test method, apparatus and storage medium. The method includes: a preset torsional angle and preset cycle number of torsions of an OPGW single wire are acquired (S1); forward and backward torsional forces are sequentially and alternately applied to the OPGW single wire according to the preset torsional angle (S2); when a number of application times of the applied torsional forces reaches a preset cycle number of torsions, torsional force application to the OPGW single wire is stopped (S3). According to the test method, a bidirectional torsional fatigue test on the OPGW single wire may be made by sequentially and alternately applying the forward and backward torsional forces to the OPGW single wire, so that reliability of a test result and test efficiency are improved. In addition, a torsional force loading device is controlled by a control device of the test apparatus in the disclosure to make the bidirectional torsional fatigue test on the OPGW single wire, meanwhile, a unidirectional torsion test and a tensile test may further be made on it, and the apparatus is easy to operate and diversified in function.

OPGW single wire torsional fatigue test method, apparatus and storage medium

Describe are an OPGW single wire torsional fatigue test method, apparatus and storage medium. The method includes: a preset torsional angle and preset cycle number of torsions of an OPGW single wire are acquired (S1); forward and backward torsional forces are sequentially and alternately applied to the OPGW single wire according to the preset torsional angle (S2); when a number of application times of the applied torsional forces reaches a preset cycle number of torsions, torsional force application to the OPGW single wire is stopped (S3). According to the test method, a bidirectional torsional fatigue test on the OPGW single wire may be made by sequentially and alternately applying the forward and backward torsional forces to the OPGW single wire, so that reliability of a test result and test efficiency are improved. In addition, a torsional force loading device is controlled by a control device of the test apparatus in the disclosure to make the bidirectional torsional fatigue test on the OPGW single wire, meanwhile, a unidirectional torsion test and a tensile test may further be made on it, and the apparatus is easy to operate and diversified in function.

Experiment device and method for detecting abrasion of conveyer

An experiment device for aiding in measuring abrasion of a conveyer, and a method for detecting abrasion of a conveyer, are provided. The device includes a rack, a reciprocation sliding mechanism, a speed adjusting mechanism and a crankshaft. The reciprocation sliding mechanism can include scrapers and scraper chains, and the scraper chains can be arranged between an upper-layer scraper and a lower-layer scraper. The speed adjusting mechanism can include a motor, a friction driving wheel and a friction driven wheel, and the motor is connected with the friction driving wheel through a motor shaft. The friction driving wheel slides on a shaft in an axial direction, and speed adjustment can be achieved by changing the distance between the centers of the friction driving wheel and the friction driven wheel.

Experiment device and method for detecting abrasion of conveyer

An experiment device for aiding in measuring abrasion of a conveyer, and a method for detecting abrasion of a conveyer, are provided. The device includes a rack, a reciprocation sliding mechanism, a speed adjusting mechanism and a crankshaft. The reciprocation sliding mechanism can include scrapers and scraper chains, and the scraper chains can be arranged between an upper-layer scraper and a lower-layer scraper. The speed adjusting mechanism can include a motor, a friction driving wheel and a friction driven wheel, and the motor is connected with the friction driving wheel through a motor shaft. The friction driving wheel slides on a shaft in an axial direction, and speed adjustment can be achieved by changing the distance between the centers of the friction driving wheel and the friction driven wheel.

Method for Reducing Vibrations in Rotor Blades of a Wind Turbine

Methods (200) for reducing vibrations in one or more rotor blades (120) of a wind turbine (160), when the wind turbine is in standstill conditions are provided. The method comprises measuring (201) one or more deformation parameters indicative of deformation of one or more blades (120), determining (202), at a dedicated controller (190) for an auxiliary drive system (20, 107), a vibration of one or more of the blades (120) based on the deformation parameters, wherein the dedicated controller (190) for the auxiliary drive system is separate from the wind turbine controller (180), and generating (203), at the dedicated controller (190), an output signal to operate the auxiliary drive system to reduce the vibration. Also disclosed are wind turbines (160) which comprise a dedicated controller (190) configured to determine a vibration and generating an output signal to reduce the vibration, when the wind turbine is in standstill conditions.