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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Keith J. Tremblay, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Nicholas H. Bradshaw, Haverhill, MA (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a torsional material testing system, which includes a rotatable actuator, such as a motor, configured to perform a torsional material testing operation. During a torsional material testing operation, a virtual interlock is configured to engage or disengage with the actuator to prevent or allow rotational movement of the actuator (e.g., during a setup state or during a torsional material testing operation, respectively). A control circuitry is employed to control the virtual interlock as well as the torsional testing system based on one or more operational states before, during, or after a material testing process.