Adaptive wireless torque measurement system and method
First Claim
1. An adaptive wireless torque measurement system comprising:
- a rotor;
a rotor antenna attached to the rotor;
a stator antenna configured to be inductively coupled to the rotor antenna;
stator electronics coupled to receive, via the stator antenna, feedback data and configured, in response thereto, to generate and transmit, via the stator antenna, power signals at a power level magnitude based in part on the feedback data; and
rotor electronics attached to the rotor and coupled to receive, via the rotor antenna, the power signals transmitted by the stator electronics, the rotor electronics configured to;
(i) determine the power level magnitude of the power signals,(ii) generate the feedback data with a bit resolution based at least in part on the determined power level magnitude, the feedback data at least including information representative of the determined power level magnitude, and(iii) transmit, via the rotor antenna, the feedback data.
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Abstract
An adaptive wireless torque measurement system includes a rotor, a rotor antenna, a stator antenna, stator electronics, and rotor electronics. The rotor antenna is attached to the rotor. The stator antenna is configured to be inductively coupled to the rotor antenna. The stator electronics are coupled to receive, via the stator antenna, feedback data and are configured, in response thereto, to generate and transmit, via the stator antenna, power signals at a power level magnitude based in part on the feedback data. The rotor electronics are attached to the rotor and are coupled to receive, via the rotor antenna, the power signals transmitted by the stator electronics. The rotor electronics are configured to determine the power level magnitude of the power signals, generate the feedback data, the feedback data at least including information representative of the determined power level magnitude, and transmit, via the rotor antenna, the feedback data.
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18 Claims
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1. An adaptive wireless torque measurement system comprising:
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a rotor; a rotor antenna attached to the rotor; a stator antenna configured to be inductively coupled to the rotor antenna; stator electronics coupled to receive, via the stator antenna, feedback data and configured, in response thereto, to generate and transmit, via the stator antenna, power signals at a power level magnitude based in part on the feedback data; and rotor electronics attached to the rotor and coupled to receive, via the rotor antenna, the power signals transmitted by the stator electronics, the rotor electronics configured to; (i) determine the power level magnitude of the power signals, (ii) generate the feedback data with a bit resolution based at least in part on the determined power level magnitude, the feedback data at least including information representative of the determined power level magnitude, and (iii) transmit, via the rotor antenna, the feedback data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for installing a wireless torque measurement system, the method comprising the steps of:
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coupling a rotor antenna to a rotor; disposing a stator antenna in proximity to the rotor antenna to thereby inductively couple to the stator antenna and the rotor antenna; receiving, via the rotor antenna, power signals transmitted by stator electronics; using rotor electronics to (i) determine the power level magnitude of the power signals, (ii) generate feedback data with a bit resolution that is based at least in part on the determined power level magnitude, and (iii) transmit, via the rotor antenna, the feedback data; and adjusting the proximity of the stator and rotor antenna to achieve a desired bit resolution in the feedback data.
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11. An adaptive wireless torque measurement system comprising:
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a rotor; a flat coil rotor antenna attached to the rotor; a flat coil stator antenna configured to be inductively coupled to the rotor antenna; stator electronics coupled to receive, via the stator antenna, feedback data and configured, in response thereto, to generate and transmit, via the stator antenna, power signals at a power level magnitude based in part on the feedback data; and rotor electronics attached to the rotor and coupled to receive, via the rotor antenna, the power signals transmitted by the stator electronics, the rotor electronics configured to; (i) determine the power level magnitude of the power signals, (ii) generate the feedback data with a bit resolution based at least in part on the determined power level magnitude, the feedback data at least including information representative of the determined power level magnitude, and (iii) transmit, via the rotor antenna, the feedback data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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