Device for measuring and adjusting inertia of test model of offshore structure and method for using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10801909-B2
Application number	US-201816147866-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2018
Priority date	May 11, 2016
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

A device including a measuring instrument, supporting mechanisms, a swinging mechanism, and a rotating mechanism. The measuring instrument includes an angle sensor and a pressure sensor. The supporting mechanisms are symmetrically disposed at two ends of the swing mechanism. The supporting mechanisms each include a support frame, a base frame, a bracket, and a bracket support. The support frame is disposed on the base frame. The bracket support is disposed on the support frame. The bracket is slidably disposed on the bracket support via locating pins. The swinging mechanism includes a first swing frame, a second swing frame, and a rotary table base disposed between the first swing frame and the second swing frame. The rotating mechanism includes a rotary table. The rotary table is wheel-shaped and includes a rotating shaft and a plurality of radial supporting rods.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
a measuring instrument, the measuring instrument comprising an angle sensor and a pressure sensor;
supporting mechanisms;
a swinging mechanism; and
a rotating mechanism;

wherein:
the supporting mechanisms are symmetrically disposed at two ends of the swing mechanism;
the supporting mechanisms each comprise a support frame, a base frame, a bracket and a bracket support; the support frame is disposed on the base frame; the bracket support is disposed on the support frame; the bracket is slidably disposed on the bracket support via locating pins; and a groove is disposed on a top surface of the bracket;
the swinging mechanism comprises a first swing frame, a second swing frame, and a rotary table base disposed between the first swing frame and the second swing frame; the first swing frame and the second swing frame each comprises a vertically disposed triangle member, and a suspension pin is disposed at a vertex of the triangle member; the suspension pin is disposed in the groove of the bracket of the support frame to connect the supporting mechanisms and the swing mechanism; the first swing frame comprises a first sleeve rod, and the second swing frame comprises a second sleeve rod; the rotary table base is centrosymmetric, and comprises an axle hole, a third sleeve rod, a side wall, and a spring pin disposed on the side wall; the first sleeve rod and the second sleeve rod are disposed in the third sleeve rod, and the first sleeve rod, the second sleeve rod, and the third sleeve rod are connected to each other via fastening bolts;
the rotating mechanism comprises a rotary table; the rotary table is wheel-shaped, and comprises a rotating shaft and a plurality of radial supporting rods; the rotating shaft of the rotary table is disposed in the axle hole of the rotary table base; a side wall of each radial supporting rod comprises a protrusion, the protrusion comprises a through hole, and the spring pin of the rotary table base is disposed in the through hole to fix the rotary table base and the rotary table;
the angle sensor is disposed on the swing mechanism, and the pressure sensor is disposed between the bracket and the bracket support; and
the angle sensor and the pressure sensor communicate with a signal acquisition unit.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the support frame and the base frame comprise hollow square tubes.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein four locating pins are disposed between the bracket and the bracket support.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein an included angle between two adjacent radial supporting rods is 30 degrees.

Assignees

• Univ Dalian Tech

Inventors

• Lin Yan
• Jiang Xiaoning

Classifications

• G01M1/10 Primary

  Determining the moment of inertia · CPC title

• G01G19/414

  using electronic computing means only · CPC title

• G01G19/00

  Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups {(electric measuring arrangements involving comparison with a reference value G01R17/00)} · CPC title

• G01M1/122

  Determining position of centre of gravity · CPC title

• G01M1/12 Primary

  Static balancing; Determining position of centre of gravity (by determining imbalance G01M1/14) · CPC title