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Analysis of alignment data

  • US 5,980,094 A
  • Filed: 03/28/1997
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for determining the condition of a machine having a first shaft coupled to a second shaft, comprising:

  • alignment fixtures for producing alignment data composed of a plurality of data points having purportedly corresponding to the misalignment between the first and second shafts measured at a plurality of rotational positions relative to said shafts;

    an alignment analyzer having an input for receiving the alignment data, said analyzer for finding a curve of a predetermined type that best fits the alignment data, and for analyzing the alignment data and the curve to produce a confidence factor indicating the probability that the alignment data actually corresponds to the misalignment of the first and second shafts; and

    an output associated with said analyzer for outputting information corresponding to the alignment data including information based on said confidence factor.

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