Detection system and detection method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11249052-B2
Application number	US-201816609195-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2018
Priority date	Apr 28, 2017
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A detection system 1 contains a sensing device 10 including a vibration unit 11 for applying vibration to the inspection target 100, the vibration unit 11 attached to the inspection target 100, a driving circuit 12 for supplying an electric signal to the vibration unit 11 for driving the vibration unit 11 and a sensor 13 for detecting vibration of the inspection target 100 caused by the vibration applied from the vibration unit 11; and a detection processing device 20 for receiving vibration information related to the vibration of the inspection target 100 detected by the sensor 13 from the sensing device 10 and detecting the state change of the inspection target 100 based on the vibration information. The vibration unit 11 includes a coil 112, a spring 113, and a magnet 114b.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A detection system for detecting a state change of an inspection target, comprising:
a sensing device including:
a vibration unit for applying vibration to the inspection target, the vibration unit configured to be attached to the inspection target,
a driving circuit for supplying an electrical signal to the vibration unit for driving the vibration unit, and
a sensor for detecting vibration of the inspection target caused by the vibration applied from the vibration unit; and

a detection processing device for receiving vibration information related to the vibration of the inspection target detected by the sensor from the sensing device and detecting the state change of the inspection target based on the vibration information,
wherein the vibration unit of the sensing device includes a coil in which the electrical signal supplied from the driving circuit flows, a leaf spring provided so as to be capable of vibrating, a magnet assembly containing a magnet and attached to the leaf spring so that the magnet is apart from the coil and a case containing the coil, the leaf spring and the magnet assembly therein,
wherein the case comprises a cover, a base which is configured to be fixed to the inspection target and to which the coil is fixedly attached, and a cylindrical portion located between the cover and the base,
wherein the leaf spring has a ring shape with an outer peripheral portion held between the base and the cylindrical portion of the case and a central portion to which the magnet assembly is attached,
wherein the detection processing device calculates a resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target from the vibration information and detects the state change of the inspection target based on a variation amount of the resonance frequency,
wherein the detection processing device includes a storage part for storing the resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target, and
wherein the detection processing device compares the calculated resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target with the resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target stored in the storage part in advance to calculate the variation amount of the resonance frequency and detects the state change of the inspection target when the variation amount of the resonance frequency is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value.

2. A detection system for detecting a state change of an inspection target, comprising:
a sensing device including:
a vibration unit for applying vibration to the inspection target, the vibration unit configured to be attached to the inspection target,
a driving circuit for supplying an electrical signal to the vibration unit for driving the vibration unit, and
a sensor for detecting vibration of the inspection target caused by the vibration applied from the vibration unit; and

a detection processing device for receiving vibration information related to the vibration of the inspection target detected by the sensor from the sensing device and detecting the state change of the inspection target based on the vibration information,
wherein the vibration unit of the sensing device includes a coil in which the electrical signal supplied from the driving circuit flows, a spring provided so as to be capable of vibrating and a magnet attached to the spring so as to be apart from the coil,
wherein the detection processing device calculates a resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target from the vibration information and detects the state change of the inspection target based on a variation amount of the resonance frequency,
wherein the detection processing device includes a storage part for storing the resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target, and
wherein the detection processing device compares the calculated resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target with the resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target stored in the storage part in advance to calculate the variation amount of the resonance frequency and detects the state change of the inspection target when the variation amount of the resonance frequency is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value.

3. The detection system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the driving circuit is configured to supply one of an impulse signal, a swept signal or a random signal to the vibration unit as the electrical signal.

4. The detection system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sensor is an acceleration sensor configured to be attached to the inspection target or a laser sensor provided so as to be apart from the inspection target.

5. The detection system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the detection system contains a plurality of sensing devices, and
wherein the detection processing device receives the vibration information related to the vibration of the inspection target from each of the plurality of sensing devices.

6. The detection system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the vibration unit and the sensor of the sensing device are contained in one case so that the sensing device forms one device contained in the one case.

7. The detection system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sensing device and the detection processing device are contained in one case so that the sensing device and the detection processing device forms one device contained in the one case.

8. A detection method for detecting a state change of an inspection target, comprising:
applying vibration to the inspection target by supplying an electrical signal from a driving circuit to a vibration unit attached to the inspection target to drive the vibration unit;
detecting vibration of the inspection target caused by the vibration applied from the vibration unit by using a sensor; and
detecting the state change of the inspection target based on vibration information related to the vibration of the inspection target detected by the sensor by using a processor,
wherein the vibration unit includes a coil in which the electrical signal supplied from the driving circuit flows, a spring provided so as to be capable of vibrating and a magnet attached to the spring so as to be apart from the coil, and
wherein detecting the state change of the inspection target comprises:
calculating a resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target from the vibration information,
comparing the calculated resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target with a resonance frequency of the vibration of the inspection target stored in a storage part in advance to calculate a variation amount of the resonance frequency, and
detecting the state change of the inspection target when the variation amount of the resonance frequency is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value.

Assignees

• Mitsumi Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Irie Takahiko
• Inamoto Shigenori
• Ueda Kenta

Classifications

• G01N29/4436

  with a reference signal (amplitude comparison G01N29/48) · CPC title

• G01N29/4427

  with stored values, e.g. threshold values · CPC title

• G01M5/0066

  by exciting or detecting vibration or acceleration (vibration testing of structures G01M7/00) · CPC title

• G01N29/12 Primary

  by measuring frequency or resonance of acoustic waves {(measuring frequency or resonant frequency of mechanical vibrations or acoustic waves in general G01H1/06, G01H3/04, G01H13/00; acoustic resonators G10K11/04; vibration or shock testing of structures G01M7/00)} · CPC title

• G01H13/00

  Measuring resonant frequency · CPC title