Method and apparatus for determining mechanical parameters by means of mechanical excitations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12292409-B2
Application number	US-202017779316-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2020
Priority date	Dec 3, 2019
Publication date	May 6, 2025
Grant date	May 6, 2025

Abstract

A method is provided including the steps: —first excitation of the object via a multifrequency signal; —detecting a first response signal of the object at one or multiple measuring points at the object; —transforming the first response signal from a time range into a frequency-dependent range; —selecting one or multiple frequencies, based on the frequency-dependent range; —second excitation of the object based on the selected frequencies; —detecting a second response signal of the object at one or multiple measuring points of the object; —ascertaining a mechanical parameter based on the second response signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for ascertaining at least one mechanical parameter of a mechanical object, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first excitation to the mechanical object via a multifrequency signal, the multifrequency signal being acoustic and a chirp signal or a sweep signal, a length of the sweep signal or of the chirp signal being shorter than a mechanical settling time of the mechanical object; detecting a first response signal of the mechanical object at at least one measuring point at the mechanical object; transforming the first response signal from a time range into a frequency-dependent range; selecting at least one frequency based on the frequency-dependent range; providing a second excitation of the mechanical object based on the selected at least one frequency; detecting a second response signal of the mechanical object at the at least one measuring point of the mechanical object; and
ascertaining a mechanical parameter based on the second response signal.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the mechanical object is a blade wheel.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the mechanical object is at least one blade of a blade wheel.

4. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the blade wheel is an integrally manufactured blade wheel.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the frequency-dependent range into which the first response signal is transformed is a function of time, rotational speed, or position.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein the transformation of the first response signal is carried out via a wavelet transformation or via a chirplet transformation.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the selection of the at least one frequency based on the frequency-dependent range maximizes a piece of information concerning an amplitude pattern or phase pattern over the frequency-dependent range.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one frequency includes multiple frequencies selected in such a way that an equation system is determined or overdetermined with regard to the mechanical parameter.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the second excitation of the mechanical object takes place based on at least one sinusoidal excitation signal.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the ascertainment of the mechanical parameter includes selecting the second response signal.

11. A device for ascertaining at least one mechanical parameter of a mechanical object, and configured to: carry out a first excitation of the mechanical object using a multifrequency signal, the multifrequency signal being acoustic and a chirp signal or sweep signal, a length of the sweep signal or of the chirp signal is shorter than a mechanical settling time of the mechanical object; detect a first response signal of the mechanical object at at least one measuring point at the mechanical object; transform the first response signal from a time range into a frequency-dependent range; carry out a second excitation of the mechanical object based on selected frequencies; detect a second response signal of the mechanical object at the at least one measuring point of the mechanical object; and ascertain the mechanical parameter based on the second response signal; wherein the first excitation or the second excitation takes place via a plurality of speakers, each of which excites a portion of the mechanical object and a calibration of a sound level and of a phase takes place in succession for one or multiple speakers.

12. The device as recited in claim 11 wherein the mechanical object is supported by one or multiple springs having a predefined stiffness.

13. The device as recited in claim 11 wherein a portion of the mechanical object is one of multiple blades of a blade wheel.

14. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the second excitation is provided via a further chirp or sweep signal.

Assignees

• MTU Aero Engines AG

Inventors

• Schönenborn Harald
• Kohlmann Lukas
• Schwarz Stefan
• Krack Malte
• Seeger Benjamin

Classifications

• G01N2291/014

  Resonance or resonant frequency · CPC title

• G01M15/14

  Testing gas-turbine engines or jet-propulsion engines · CPC title

• G01M13/00

  Testing of machine parts · CPC title

• G01M5/0066

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

• G01M5/0016 Primary

  of aircraft wings or blades · CPC title