Platform balance
First Claim
1. A platform balance suitable for transmitting forces and moments in a plurality of directions, the platform balance comprising:
- a frame support; and
at least three spaced-apart transducers coupled to the frame support, each transducer sensitive about two orthogonal sensed axes wherein the at least three spaced-apart transducers cooperate to provide signals indicative of forces and moments with respect to at least two orthogonal axes.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a platform balance that is suitable for transmitting forces and moments in a plurality of directions. The platform balance is adapted to support a test specimen, such as a large vehicle, in a test environment such as a wind tunnel. The platform balance includes a frame support and at least three spaced-apart transducers coupled to the frame support. Each of the transducers is sensitive about two orthogonal sensed axes. The transducers cooperate to provide signals indicative of forces and moments with respect to at least two orthogonal axes. Each transducer includes a transducer body having a support coupled to a sensor body along an axis of compliance. The sensor body is adapted to deflect about the two orthogonal sensed axes where the sensed axes are mutually orthogonal to the axis of compliance.
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24 Claims
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1. A platform balance suitable for transmitting forces and moments in a plurality of directions, the platform balance comprising:
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a frame support; and
at least three spaced-apart transducers coupled to the frame support, each transducer sensitive about two orthogonal sensed axes wherein the at least three spaced-apart transducers cooperate to provide signals indicative of forces and moments with respect to at least two orthogonal axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A transducer body, comprising:
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a support; and
a sensor body coupled to the support along an axis of compliance, wherein the sensor body is adapted to deflect about two orthogonal sensed axes, and wherein the sensed axes are mutually orthogonal to the axis of compliance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A platform balance suitable for use with a test specimen, the platform balance comprising:
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means for transmitting loads of the test specimen in a plurality of directions; and
means for generating signals indicative of the loads along at least two orthogonal axes by sensing along at least three two orthogonal sensed axes.
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