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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2007
Peter Radziszewski, Montréal, CA;
Wei LI, Montréal, CA;
Coleman Benson, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, CA;
Sudarshan Martins, Montréal, CA;
Tapiwanashe Chenje, St. Lazare, CA;
Peter Radziszewski, Montréal, CA;
Wei Li, Montréal, CA;
Coleman Benson, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, CA;
Sudarshan Martins, Montréal, CA;
Tapiwanashe Chenje, St. Lazare, CA;
McGill University, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
An instrumented ball for collecting data in an industrial mill comprising a durable sphere defining an enclosed cavity and having a substantial thickness, the sphere manufactured from a resilient material able to withstand pressures exerted by a working industrial mill, electronics disposed in the cavity comprising: a plurality of devices for sensing physical conditions inside the mill, wherein each of the sensing devices outputs a series of sensed values, the devices comprising at least an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a thermocouple, a microphone and a wear sensor, a memory for storing the sensed values, and a communication port for transmitting the sensed values to an external device located outside of the mill, and a power source disposed in the cavity for powering the electronics.