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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Stephen Philip Panoff, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Barnhart, Saline, MI (US);
Michael Foster, Southfield, MI (US);
Roy Joseph Scott, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 7/00 (2006.01); G01M 17/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/0078 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a platform for receiving a test device programmed to output a data signal. A shaft is spaced from the platform. A plurality of impact objects are disposed on the shaft and are configured to strike the platform. A motor is coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate the shaft. A processor is programmed to identify an anomaly in the data signal as a result of the plurality of impact objects striking the platform.