Title:
PLATFORM BALANCE FOR WIND TUNNEL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005057182
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a platform balance 10 that is suitable for transmitting forces and moments in a plurality of directions. The platform balance 10 is adapted to support a test specimen, such as a large vehicle, in a test environment such as a wind tunnel. The platform balance 10 includes a frame support 12, 14 and at least three spaced-apart transducers 40, 40A coupled to the frame support 12, 14. Each of the transducers 40, 40A is sensitive about two orthogonal sensed axes. The transducers 40, 40A cooperate to provide signals indicative of forces and moments with respect to at least two orthogonal axes. Each transducer 40, 40A includes a transducer body having a support 46, 48 coupled to a sensor body 42 along an axis of compliance. The sensor body 42 is adapted to deflect about the two orthogonal sensed axes where the sensed axes are mutually orthogonal to the axis f compliance.
Inventors:
MEYER RICHARD A
OLSON DOUGLAS J
OLSON DOUGLAS J
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/040450
Publication Date:
October 06, 2005
Filing Date:
December 03, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MTS SYSTEM CORP (US)
International Classes:
G01D7/00; G01L5/16; G01M9/06; (IPC1-7): G01N9/06; G01L5/16
Foreign References:
| US3613443A | 1971-10-19 | |||
| US4107986A | 1978-08-22 | |||
| US4448083A | 1984-05-15 |
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