Apparatus and methods for managing equipment stability
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring the instability of an equipment comprising:
- symmetrically arranging a plurality of load sensors at a base of the equipment;
imposing a Cartesian coordinate system on the base of the equipment;
wherein center of the base is origin of the Cartesian coordinate system,wherein the Cartesian coordinate system comprises an X-axis and a Y-axis, andwherein the X-axis and the Y-axis define a plane corresponding to the base of the equipment;
designating Cartesian coordinates to each load sensor;
determining a reaction force at each load sensor; and
determining an overall instability factor for the equipment from the Cartesian coordinates of each load sensor and the reaction force at that load sensor.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for determining the instability of equipment by measuring the reaction forces at different points at the base of the equipment are disclosed. A plurality of load sensors are symmetrically arranged at the base of the equipment. A Cartesian coordinate system is then imposed on the base of the equipment with the center of the base being the origin of the Cartesian coordinate system. The X-axis and the Y-axis of the Cartesian coordinate system are arranged to define a plane corresponding to the base of the equipment. Each load sensor is then designated with Cartesian coordinates and the reaction force at each load sensor is determined. An overall instability factor for the equipment is then determined from the Cartesian coordinates of each load sensor and the reaction force at that load sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring the instability of an equipment comprising:
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symmetrically arranging a plurality of load sensors at a base of the equipment; imposing a Cartesian coordinate system on the base of the equipment; wherein center of the base is origin of the Cartesian coordinate system, wherein the Cartesian coordinate system comprises an X-axis and a Y-axis, and wherein the X-axis and the Y-axis define a plane corresponding to the base of the equipment; designating Cartesian coordinates to each load sensor; determining a reaction force at each load sensor; and determining an overall instability factor for the equipment from the Cartesian coordinates of each load sensor and the reaction force at that load sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for monitoring instability of an equipment comprising:
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a plurality of load sensors symmetrically arranged on a base of the equipment; an information handling system coupled to the plurality of load sensors, wherein the information handling system determines an overall instability factor for the equipment, and wherein the overall instability factor is determined based on reaction forces at the plurality of load sensors. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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