System and Method For Monitoring Mechanically Coupled Structures
First Claim
1. System for monitoring a mechanically coupled structure witha first sensor configured to determine at predetermined times its orientation relative to Earth'"'"'s rotation axis as a first measurement, wherein the first sensor is connectable with a first part of the mechanically coupled structure,at least one second sensor, which has a known first orientation to the first sensor at startup of the system and which is configured to determine a rotation rate as a second measurement,at least one third sensor, which has a known first orientation to the first sensor at startup of the system and which is configured to determine an acceleration as a third measurement, wherein the at least one second sensor and the at least one third sensor is connectable with a second part of the mechanically coupled structure,a central unit, anda communication network over which the central unit is connected with the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor,wherein the first sensor is configured to transmit the first measurement to the central unit, the second sensor is configured to transmit the second measurement to the central unit, the third sensor is configured to transmit the third measurement to the central unit, and the central unit is configured to monitor the mechanically coupled structure by means of the first, second, and third measurements.
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A system for monitoring a mechanically coupled structure with a first sensor configured to determine at predetermined times its orientation relative to Earth'"'"'s rotation axis as a first measurement. The first sensor is connectable with a first part of the mechanically coupled structure with at least one second sensor which has a known first orientation to the first sensor at startup of the system and which is configured to determine a rotation rate or an acceleration as a second measurement. The at least one second sensor is connectable with a second part of the mechanically coupled structure with a central unit and with a communication network over which the central unit is connected with the first sensor and the second sensor wherein the first sensor is configured to transmit the first measurement to the central unit. The second sensor is configured to transmit the second measurement to the central unit and the central unit is configured to monitor the mechanically coupled structure by means of the first and second measurement.
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1. System for monitoring a mechanically coupled structure with
a first sensor configured to determine at predetermined times its orientation relative to Earth'"'"'s rotation axis as a first measurement, wherein the first sensor is connectable with a first part of the mechanically coupled structure, at least one second sensor, which has a known first orientation to the first sensor at startup of the system and which is configured to determine a rotation rate as a second measurement, at least one third sensor, which has a known first orientation to the first sensor at startup of the system and which is configured to determine an acceleration as a third measurement, wherein the at least one second sensor and the at least one third sensor is connectable with a second part of the mechanically coupled structure, a central unit, and a communication network over which the central unit is connected with the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor, wherein the first sensor is configured to transmit the first measurement to the central unit, the second sensor is configured to transmit the second measurement to the central unit, the third sensor is configured to transmit the third measurement to the central unit, and the central unit is configured to monitor the mechanically coupled structure by means of the first, second, and third measurements.
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8. Method for monitoring of mechanically coupled structures comprising the following steps:
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determining at predetermined times the orientation of a first sensor relative to the Earth'"'"'s rotation axis by means of the sensor, wherein the first sensor is connected with a first part of the mechanically coupled structure, transmitting the first measurement to a central unit over a communication network, determining a rotation rate of at least one second sensor, which has a known first orientation to the first sensor at startup of the system as a second measurement, determining of the acceleration of at least one third sensor, which has a known first orientation to the first sensor at startup of the system as a third measurement, wherein the at least one second sensor at the at least one third sensor are connected with a second part of the mechanically coupled structure, transmitting of the second and the third measurement to the central unit over the communication network, generating a monitoring value from the first, the second, and the third measurement. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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