US4733151A
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Control system for vibration testing apparatus
Assignee: LING ELECTRONICS Inc A CORP OF CA
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Filing: 1987-05-29
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Granted: 1988-03-22
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Expires: 2007-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A load support servomechanism circuit controls the armature of a shaker apparatus. The circuit includes a position sensor, peak detectors connected to outputs of the position sensor, an A/D converter connected to outputs of the peak detectors through a switching bank, a power supply and a microprocessor which provides clock, read, write and ready signals and which automatically controls the position of the armature through solenoids operating on an exhaust valve and a pressure valve. Manual operation of the shaker armature is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary Butts
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:28
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M7/00; G01M7/02; G01M7/025; G01M7/022; G05; G05D; G05D19/00; G05D19/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A load support servomechanism for a shaker apparatus circuit comprising: a position sensor which provides a current proportional to the position of an armature of said shaker apparatus; a pair of peak detectors connected to an output of said position sensor which output has said proportional current flowing therethrough; a bank of switches with individual switches of said bank of switches connected to respective buffered outputs of said peak detectors; an A/D converter connected to a buffered output of said bank of switches; a microprocessor which receives inputs from said A/D converter over a bus and which conveys clock, read and write signals to said A/D converter; a power supply which comprises means for generating AC and DC voltage and which has an AC voltage connection to said switching bus and DC connections to said A/D converter, said microprocessor, and to a buffer circuit which produces said buffered output of said bank of switches; and a pair of amplifying and switching means converted to respective outputs of said microprocessor and to a DC voltage source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A load support servomechanism for a shaker apparatus circuit comprising: a position sensor which provides a current proportional to the position of an armature of said shaker apparatus; a pair of peak detectors connected to an output of said position sensor which output has said proportional current flowing therethrough; a bank of switches with individual switches of said bank of switches connected to respective buffered outputs of said peak detectors; an A/D converter connected to a buffered output of said bank of switches; a microprocessor which receives inputs from said A/D converter over a bus and which conveys clock, read and write signals to said A/D converter; a power supply which comprises means for generating AC and DC voltage and which has an AC voltage connection to said switching bus and DC connections to said A/D converter, said microprocessor, and to a buffer circuit which produces said buffered output of said bank of switches; and a pair of amplifying and switching means converted to respective outputs of said microprocessor and to a DC voltage source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The load support servomechanism circuit of claim 1, wherein said position sensor comprises a plurality of pairs of one or more light emitting diodes and one phototransistor with each element of said plurality of pairs being physically opposite each other and positioned such that an increasing number of phototransistors are driven into conductor saturation as said shaker armature is raised.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The load support servomechanism circuit of claim 1, wherein said pair of peak detectors comprise a pair of operational amplifiers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The load support servomechanism circuit of claim 1, wherein said pair of amplifying and switching means comprises a pair of transistors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The load support servomechanism circuit of claim 1, wherein said pair of switching means comprises a pair of solenoids.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The load support servomechanism circuit of claim 1, further comprising a switch connected to said switching bank for providing optional manual operation of said armature.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The load support servomechanism circuit of claim 1, further comprising a switch connected to said microprocessor and controlling a reference point for the armature by conveying digital signals representative of a plurality of armature positions to said microprocessor.
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