Honeywell G.m.b.h.

Bradley Humble

Ronald E Beselt

Michael Wardas

Stuart James Heath

Cristian Andronic

Jeffrey D Austin

An apparatus includes a chassis configured to move back and forth along multiple rails. The apparatus also includes electrical contacts configured to form electrical connections to the rails. The apparatus further includes a power converter/conditioner configured to receive power from the rails via the electrical contacts and to convert the power into a different form and/or condition the power. In addition, the apparatus includes one or more sensors configured to measure at least one characteristic of a material, where the one or more sensors are configured to operate using the power from the power converter/conditioner. The electrical contacts could touch the rails and receive the power directly from the rails. The electrical contacts could also touch rail contacts and receive the power indirectly from the rails via the rail contacts.

Power delivery system for providing power to sensor head of paper machine or other system

An apparatus includes a cable track configured to be coupled to a moveable object and to be pushed and pulled by the movable object without buckling. The cable track is also configured to transport at least one signal or material to or from the moveable object. The cable track has a curved profile. A cross-section of the cable track showing a height, a width, and a thickness of the cable track can have a '(' shape. The cable track can be configured to be bent in order to create a 'U' bend in the cable track, and the cable track can be configured to be pushed and pulled without buckling to change a location of the &#x201c;U&#x201d; bend along the cable track. The cable track can be configured to change shape repeatedly between a &#x201c;J&#x201d; shape and a &#x201c;U&#x201d; shape.

Cable track for scanning head of paper machine or other system

A method includes receiving distance measurements from at least one scanning head that moves back and forth across at least one surface of a web of material on a frame. The distance measurements identify measured distances to the web. The method also includes controlling one or more actuators in order to move at least a portion of the frame to alter a position of the at least one scanning head relative to the web. The one or more actuators could be controlled so that the at least one scanning head maintains a substantially fixed offset from the web as the at least one scanning head moves back and forth. The one or more actuators could also be controlled so that the web maintains a substantially fixed position between multiple scanning heads as the scanning heads move back and forth.

System and method for adjusting measurement position of scanning head

A system includes a frame having multiple separate supports and multiple flexible rails. Each support is configured to be secured in a position apart from another support, and each flexible rail is configured to be coupled to the supports and placed under tension. The system also includes a sensor head configured to be mounted on the rails and to move back and forth along the rails. The sensor head is substantially self-contained and configured to receive operating power over the rails. The frame may further include a tensioned member configured to be coupled to the supports, and the sensor head can be configured to move back and forth using the tensioned member. The sensor head can be self-contained in that the sensor head does not push and pull any wiring assembly during movement along the rails.

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