摘要:
A cover plate (130) which is a plate member made of sapphire is joined to a pressure sensor chip (110), to which a buffer member (120) is fixed, by using a coating solution prepared by adding titanium dioxide to an aqueous solution of boehmite (AlO(OH)) which is a hydroxymineral of aluminum.
摘要:
The invention provides a piezoelectric liquid gauge system in particular for a motor vehicle fuel tank, the system comprising piezoelectric means suitable for transmitting a sound wave in a liquid and for detecting said wave in order to determine the distance traveled by the wave in the liquid on the basis of the time between transmission and reception, said piezoelectric means comprising two distinct active piezoelectric portions suitable respectively for directing a sound wave towards a reference obstacle and a sound wave towards the surface of the liquid to be gauged, the system being wherein the pellet is contained in a housing suitable for being fixed in position in the tank in which measurement is to be performed, the reference obstacle extending over a face of the housing which faces one of the active portions, said face also having a measurement opening placed facing the other active portion and suitable for allowing the measurement sound waves to pass through.
摘要:
Systems and methods for identifying the presence of a defect in vibrating machinery. An exemplary method comprises analysis of frequency spectrum vibration data of the machine. The method comprises deriving a harmonic activity index based on estimates of the energy associated with the frequency spectrum and the energy associated with the defect's harmonic series. The method may comprise deriving a value K by estimating a value M indicative of the energy of the defect's harmonic series and dividing M by the number of spectral lines corresponding to the defect's harmonic series. The method may further comprise deriving a value R by estimating a value Q indicative of the energy in the frequency spectrum data and dividing Q by the number of spectral lines of the frequency spectrum data. The method further comprises deriving the harmonic activity index based on the estimated K and R. Related systems for executing the methods are also disclosed.
摘要:
A parameter sensor including a conduit configured to contain a material is controlled. A first excitation applied to the conduit is determined. Motion of the conduit in response to the first excitation is determined. A second excitation to apply to the conduit is determined from the determined first excitation, the determined motion in response to the first excitation, a desired motion for the conduit, and a frequency response for the conduit. In particular, excitations may be iteratively determined and applied to the conduit, and motion signals representing motion of the excited conduit may be processed to generate process parameter estimates, such as mass flow rate estimates. The frequency response may be assumed to be time-invariant, or may be adaptively estimated. The invention may be embodied as methods, apparatus and computer program products.
摘要:
An apparatus for assisting cardiac function of a patient includes an inflatable chamber operably positionable with respect to an aorta of the patient, a percutaneous access device implantable with respect to a hypogastric region of the patient and connectible in fluid communication with the inflatable chamber, and a drive unit connectible through the percutaneous access device for selectively inflating and deflating the inflatable chamber in accordance with a control program stored in memory. The control program controls the drive unit in response to a periodically scheduled patient monitoring routine for measuring values of the physiology of the patient. The control program uses measured values as modified in accordance with the control program and physician programmable parameters for assisting cardiac function of the patient. The program includes the steps of automatically controlling the drive unit in response to a periodically scheduled patient monitoring routine for measuring values of physiology of the patient, and using measured values as modified in accordance with physician programmable parameters for assisting cardiac function of the patient. A software program is connectible in electronic communication with the control program for adjusting settings of the drive unit. The software program is capable of one or more of the following functions: retrieving current values of physician programmable parameters, selectively retrieving a history of the drive unit operation including error detection records, displaying a continuous ECG, and/or displaying a single-beat sample of aortic pressure waveform obtained in real time from the patient.
摘要:
A system for monitoring the conditions within a storage tank includes a sensor communicating data indicative of conditions within the storage tank to a base controller. The data is decoded and arranged into a graphical display of the conditions of the storage tank. The graphical display includes a representation of storage tank conditions including the configuration of the storage tank, current fluid levels and temperature within the storage tank. The graphical display also includes a historical database of conditions within the storage tank that may be displayed graphically to track usage. The base controller is connected to a communications network such that data indicative of conditions with the storage tank can be communicated to remote users through a wireless communication network by way of alphanumeric messages.
摘要:
A hand pump comprises a cylinder head and a pressure gauge. The cylinder head comprises an air passage for inflating an object to be inflated. The cylinder head further comprises a receptacle communicated with the air passage. The pressure gauge is detachably engaged with the receptacle of the cylinder head. Alternatively, the pressure gauge is pivotally engaged with the receptacle of the cylinder head. A coupler may be engaged with the pressure gauge for engaging with a tire valve.
摘要:
A pressure measuring system has a line through which a fluid (4) flows, the line (3) having a central line section (5) in which, on a flattened outer side (6) of the line (3), a diaphragm is provided. The movements of the diaphragm, which are characteristic of pressure changes, are transmitted to a pressure sensor. In this case, the diaphragm is nondetachably connected to a protrusion (10) which points away from the line (3) and has an extension (12) which is oriented substantially transversely with respect to the longitudinal alignment of the line section (5) and, in a mechanical and simultaneously detachable way, acts on a force sensor as pressure sensor. A pressure measuring system is therefore provided which can be used for reconditioning in the autoclave sterilizer.
摘要:
An inexpensive, accurate, and reliable semiconductor physical quantity sensor having improved resistance to noise is provided, wherein pads that have been pulled down to ground inside a semiconductor chip are arranged closer to a ground pad, while pads and that have been pulled up to a power supply inside the chip are arranged closer to a power supply pad. Of the digital input/output pads that have undergone digital trimming to obtain a predetermined output, the pulled-down pads and the ground pad are electrically connected to a ground terminal outside the chip via internal exposed portions, wires, and a ground-connecting external wire. The pulled-up pads and the power supply pad are electrically connected to a power supply terminal outside the chip via the internal exposed portions, the wires, and a power-supply-connecting external wire. Terminals may be electrically connected together on a package or a mounting substrate.
摘要:
A technique for detecting problems in a rotating machine is configured by the user specifying components and the functional characteristics of a particular installation of a rotating machine. The machine specification are used to identify salient observations that can be derived from measurement data regarding the machine performance. Rule are specified by the user to deduce machine signatures from the salient observations and detect problems evidenced by the machine signatures.