Sensor device and residual stress detection system employing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9863826-B2
Application number	US-201314648225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2013
Priority date	Nov 29, 2012
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

A sensor device, comprising two symmetrically disposed sonolucent wedges ( 5 ), and a connecting piece for fixedly connecting the two sonolucent wedges ( 5 ); the upper surfaces of the sonolucent wedges ( 5 ) are provided with inclined planes; installation holes are formed on the inclined planes; transducers ( 3 ) are installed in respective installation holes; one transducer ( 3 ) is used to generate ultrasonic waves, and the other transducer ( 3 ) is used to receive the ultrasonic waves generated by the previous transducer ( 3 ). The residual stress detection system comprises a sensor device, an ultrasonic transmission card, and a data acquisition card.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sensor device, comprising:
two symmetrically disposed sonolucent wedges, and a connecting piece for fixedly connecting the two sonolucent wedges; the upper surface of each sonolucent wedge is provided with an inclined plane; an installation hole is formed on each inclined plane; each of transducers is installed in the respective installation hole, wherein one of the transducers is used to generate ultrasonic waves, and the other transducer is used to receive the ultrasonic waves generated by the previous transducer;
a circular boss projecting downward is formed at the bottom of each sonolucent wedge, the lower surface of the circular boss has the same curvature with the surface of the metal material to be measured.

2. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein each installation hole is covered with a fixed plate of which the center is formed with a threaded hole, the fixed plate is fixed in each sonolucent wedge, each transducer is connected to the fixed plate through a thread.

3. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein a magnetic base configured to fix the sensor device in the surface of the metal material to be measured, is mounted between two sonolucent wedges.

4. The sensor device according to claim 1 , wherein a cavity is formed between the aperture wall of each installation hole and each transducer, in which a coupling agent is sealed.

5. The sensor device according to claim 4 , wherein a small hole used for oiling into the cavity is perforated in the side wall of each sonolucent wedge.

6. A residual stress detection system, comprising a sensor device according to claim 1 , an ultrasonic transmission card, and a data acquisition card; the ultrasonic waves generated by the ultrasonic transmission card is received by the sensor device and then collected by the data acquisition card.

7. The residual stress detection system according to claim 6 , further comprising a temperature acquisition card configured to acquire real-time ambient temperature and eliminate the measurement error of stress due to change of ambient temperature.

8. The residual stress detection system according to claim 6 , further comprising a calibration device configured to calibrate the incident angles of ultrasonic waves after simulating the curved surface with three-dimensional software during the detection of residual stress of the curved surface, so that the strongest waveform of excited L CR wave can be achieved.

9. The residual stress detection system according to claim 6 , further comprising a stepping motor, a slider, a linear rail and a flexible strut, the sensor device is connected to the slider through the flexible strut, the slider is actuated by the stepping motor to move along the linear rail.

10. The residual stress detection system according to claim 9 , wherein the stepping motor comprises a photoelectric encoder for recording and responding the position information of the sensor device.

11. The residual stress detection system according to claim 9 , wherein the flexible strut provides constant pressure for the detection sensor, enabling a good coupling between the sensor device and the surface of the metal material to be measured.

12. The residual stress detection system according to claim 11 , wherein the flexible strut includes a sleeve, a spring, a baffle, and a support piece, wherein the spring provides a pressing force to the flexible strut.

13. The residual stress detection system according to claim 6 , further comprising a magnetic base configured to fix the sensor device in the surface of the metal material to be measured, mounted between two sonolucent wedges, and switched on and off through a knob, of which magnetic attraction force enables the sensor device to be firmly adsorbed on the metal material to be measured.

Assignees

• Beijing Institute Tech

Inventors

• Xu Chunguang
• Xu Lang
• Pan Qinxue
• Xiao Dingguo
• Li Xiao
• Guo Jun
• Song Wentao
• Liu Haiyang

Classifications

• G01N2291/0289

  Internal structure, e.g. defects, grain size, texture · CPC title

• G01N29/04

  Analysing solids (using acoustic emission techniques G01N29/14) · CPC title

• G01N29/44

  Processing the detected response signal {, e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor (digital signal processing per se G06F17/00)} · CPC title

• G01N2291/02827

  Elastic parameters, strength or force · CPC title

• G01N2291/0421

  Longitudinal waves · CPC title