Shock vibration storing method

• US 5,897,606 A
• Filed: 12/14/1995
• Issued: 04/27/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Itoi, Takeshi, Miura, Shinsuke, Yabushita, Shuichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Stamber, Eric W.
• Application Number:
  US08/572,674
• Time in Patent Office: 1,230 Days
• Field of Search: 364/508, 364/483, 364/484, 364/485, 364/487, 364/566, 364/528.15, 360/5, 73/579, 73/587, 73/602, 73/609, 73/610, 73/611, 73/646, 73/570, 73/489, 73/491, 702/56, 702/141
• US Class Current: 702/56
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 1/127 for acceleration values

Abstract

In a method for storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor. The vibration storing method includes detection of a reference level terminal point (P₃) between a preestablished reference level and a vibration waveform. The detected reference level terminal point serves as a trigger. Also, vibration waveform data from a predetermined point (P₀) before a reference level starting point (P₁) to a predetermined point (P₄) after the reference level terminal point (P₃) are stored in a memory. A first preliminary memory and a second preliminary memory are utilized so that the vibration waveform data from those two memories are alternately transferred and stored.

Claims

1. A method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor, said method comprising:

establishing a reference level;

detecting vibration waveform data from a first predetermined point (P₀) prior to a starting point (P₁) at said established reference level to a second predetermined point (P₄);

detecting a reference level terminal point (P₃) at said established reference level following a waveform having a peak point (P₂) and starting at said starting point (P₁)

detecting vibration waveform data after said reference level terminal point (P₃) to said second predetermined point (P₄);

storing said detected vibration waveform data in a first preliminary memory with said reference level terminal point (P₃) serving as a trigger for storing the data detected from said first predetermined point (P₀) to said second predetermined point (P₄); and

transferring selected data from said detected vibration waveform data, stored in said first preliminary memory, to a main memory and storing said selected data in said main memory.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising gradually storing a constant quantity of waveform data, subsequent to said selected data stored in said first preliminary memory, in a second preliminary memory during the time in which said selected data are transferred to said main memory.

3. The method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor as claimed in claim 1, further comprising sampling vibration waveform data at equal intervals by means of a clock and a counter.

4. The method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the waveform reaches the reference level terminal point (P₃), a CPU issues a command so that said data after said reference level terminal point (P₃) to said second predetermined point (P₄) is stored in said first preliminary memory with the reference level terminal point P₃ serving as the trigger, and the selected data (P₀ to P₄), stored in said first preliminary memory, is transferred to said main memory by said CPU.

5. The method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor as claimed in claim 4, further comprising removing the selected data (P₀ to P₄) stored in said main memory for analysis thereof.

6. A method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor, said method comprising:

establishing a reference level;

detecting vibration waveform data from a first predetermined point (P₀), prior to a starting point (P₁) at said established reference level, to a second predetermined point (P₄);

detecting a reference level terminal point (P₃), which serves as a trigger for memorizing vibrational waveform data from said first predetermined point (P₀) to said second predetermined point (P₄), wherein said reference level terminal point (P₃) is at said established reference level following a waveform having a peak point (P₂) and starting at said starting point (P₁), and wherein said second predetermined point (P₄) is after said reference level terminal point (P₃);

storing a constant quantity of said detected vibration waveform data in a first progressive type preliminary memory; and

progressively transferring selected data from said detected vibration waveform data, stored in said first progressive type preliminary memory, to a main memory and storing said selected data in said main memory.

7. The method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor as claimed in claim 6, wherein said step of storing a constant quantity of said detected vibration waveform data in a first progressive type preliminary memory includes inputting said detected vibration waveform data into a single inlet port of said first progressive type preliminary memory such that as data are input into said single inlet port, data previously input into the inlet port are progressively transferred into said first progressive type preliminary memory, and data at a single outlet port of said first progressive type preliminary memory are output from said first progressive type preliminary memory and stored in the main memory.

8. The method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor as claimed in claim 6, further comprising sampling vibration waveform data at equal intervals by means of a clock and a counter.

9. The method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the waveform reaches the reference level terminal point (P₃), a CPU issues a command so that said data after said reference level terminal point (P₃) to said second predetermined point (P₄) is stored in said first preliminary memory with the reference level terminal point P₃ serving as the trigger, and the selected data (P₀ to P₄), stored in said first preliminary memory, is transferred to said main memory by said CPU.

10. The method of storing vibration waveform data sequentially detected by a vibration sensor as claimed in claim 9, further comprising removing the selected data (P₀ to P₄) stored in said main memory for analysis thereof.