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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Computational Systems Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Stewart V. Bowers, III, Knoxville, TN (US);
Joseph C. Baldwin, Knoxville, TN (US);
Thomas E. Nelson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser strobe tachometer combines a strobe light with a laser speed sensor. The ability of the laser sensor to accurately determine machine speed enables a synchronous strobe rate to be determined without user intervention. Having locked onto the turning speed, the stroboscope can 'freeze' the motion of the shaft, thereby allowing an operator to observe locations, such as on a keyway, flat or screw head, for the optimum placement of the laser spot to generate a once-per-revolution tachometer pulse.