Measuring and testing – Dynamometers – Responsive to multiple loads or load components
Patent
1994-08-16
1996-07-30
Chilcot, Richard
Measuring and testing
Dynamometers
Responsive to multiple loads or load components
73862624, G01L 500
Patent
active
055401082
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for a multi-axis wheel transducer are disclosed. The apparatus of the invention comprises a wheel transducer for measuring the loads and moments acting on a vehicle wheel. Tubular load cells positioned in a radial fashion around the perimeter of the transducer hub join the rim and hub. Loads and moments acting on the rim of the wheel are transferred through the spoke-like load cells to the hub of the wheel. Sensors strategically positioned around the circumference of the tubular load cell monitor the intensity of the loads and moments. To detect angular position of the wheel, a light source generates a cone of polarized light to flood the wheel of the vehicle and detector-polarizing filter pairs detect an angle of the polarization relative to the wheel to determine its angular position. The transducer hub computer processes the sensor data and transfers the information via infrared signal to a computer located in the fender of the vehicle.
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Carignan Forest J.
Cook Nathan H.
White Bruce F.
Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc.
Biegel Ronald
Chilcot Richard
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