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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
Keming Liu, Sterling Height, MI (US);
Jing Yuan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Imtiaz Ali, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Keming Liu, Sterling Height, MI (US);
Jing Yuan, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Imtiaz Ali, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
The Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A transducer for detecting a shaft dynamic behavior. The transducer comprises an arcuate sensor member supported between an inner member and an outer member. At least one strain gage is attached to a surface of the arcuate sensor member to detect a surface strain caused by a shaft dynamic behavior. The inner member, outer member and arcuate sensor member are substantially coplanar. The inner member comprises a means for attaching the transducer to a mounting surface. The inner member may also comprise a self-aligning feature to optimize a sensor sensitivity.