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Examination procedure for the spatial change of an object with respect to its initial condition
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
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Filing: 1982-12-22
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Granted: 1986-05-27
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Expires: 2002-12-22
Abstract
Abstract Technical functional components variable relatively to a starting position are examined by comparing an image of the component, produced by relative motion with respect to sensor means, with a corresponding earlier, stored image, and by triggering a warning signal in accordance with the congruence and/or the differences of the two images.
Inventors
- 👤 Jorg Kolitsch
- 👤 August Miehle
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-10-25 16:09
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M11/00; G01M11/08; G01M11/081; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/02; G01B7/023; G01B7/28; G01M13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A testing method for the configuration of technical functional components, each component having a first axis of rotation, said components being rotatable about a second axis, comprising the steps of successively rotating said components about said second axis, sensing rotation about said first axis of an entire configuration of each component during said successive rotations about said second axis, generating successive first signals in response to said sensing, each of the successive first signals representing a sensed configuration of the component, comparing successive first signals for producing a second signal representative of a change in an entire configuration of each of said components resulting from rotation of a component about the first axis during rotation about the second axis, and triggering a warning signal in response to one of a congruence and a difference in said first signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A testing method for the configuration of technical functional components, each component having a first axis of rotation, said components being rotatable about a second axis, comprising the steps of successively rotating said components about said second axis, sensing rotation about said first axis of an entire configuration of each component during said successive rotations about said second axis, generating successive first signals in response to said sensing, each of the successive first signals representing a sensed configuration of the component, comparing successive first signals for producing a second signal representative of a change in an entire configuration of each of said components resulting from rotation of a component about the first axis during rotation about the second axis, and triggering a warning signal in response to one of a congruence and a difference in said first signals.
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