Patent · US10823655B2 · B2 · US
Method and apparatus to measure strains in adhesives of joints
- (11) Publication number
- US10823655B2
- (21) Application number
- 16/155,969
- (22) Filing date
- 2018-10-10
- (30) Priority date
- 2018-10-10
- (43) Publication date
- 2020-11-03
- (45) Date of grant
- 2020-11-03
- (51) IPC
- G01N 3/00; G01N 3/56; G06F 30/23
- (52) CPC
- G01N Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties: 3/56, 2203/0073, 2203/0282, 2203/0296
- F16B Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing: 11/006
- G01B Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; measuring angles; measuring areas; measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours: 21/32
- G06F Electric digital data processing: 30/23
- (73) Assignee
- Deere and Co
- (72) Inventors
- Indrajit Malvade; Austin E. Vize; Casey E. Gales
- (54) Title
- Method and apparatus to measure strains in adhesives of joints
- (57) Abstract
Joints, strain measurement systems to measure strains in one or more components of joints, and methods of determining fatigue lives of joints are disclosed herein. A joint includes a first component, a second component, an adhesive, and a strain measurement system. The adhesive couples the first component and the second component together. The strain measurement system is configured to measure strain in one or more components of the joint. The strain measurement system includes a sensor coupled to one of the first component and the second component and a controller coupled to the sensor. The controller includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor that has instructions stored therein.
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Claims (20)
- A joint comprising: a first component; a second component; an adhesive that couples the first component and the second component together; and a strain measurement system configured to measure strain in one or more components of the joint, wherein the strain measurement system includes a sensor coupled to one of the first component and the second component and a controller coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor, and wherein the memory has instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to associate at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components and to determine at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on that association.
- The joint of claim 1, wherein each of the first component and the second component has a metallic construction, and wherein the sensor of the strain measurement system is mounted on one of the first component and the second component adjacent to the adhesive.
- The joint of claim 2, wherein the strain measurement system includes no more than one sensor.
- The joint of claim 2, wherein the adhesive has a thickness of approximately 0.25 millimeters.
- The joint of claim 1, wherein to associate the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to predict one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive.
- The joint of claim 5, wherein to predict the one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to predict the one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive based on a finite element analysis model.
- The joint of claim 5, wherein to associate the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to calculate one or more relations between the relatively-high strain values in the one or more locations of the adhesive and strain values in at least one of the first and second components in one or more locations adjacent to the one or more locations of the adhesive.
- The joint of claim 7, wherein the one or more relations each include a ratio of strain in at least one location of the adhesive to strain in at least one location of the first component or the second component.
- The joint of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to receive input provided by the sensor that is indicative of actual strain values in at least one of the first and second components in the one or more locations adjacent to the one or more locations of the adhesive.
- The joint of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to determine the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on the input provided by the sensor and the one or more relations calculated by the processor.
- The joint of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to predict fatigue life of the joint based on the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive determined by the processor.
- A strain measurement system to measure strain in one or more components of a joint having a first component, a second component, and an adhesive that couples the first component and the second component together, the strain measurement system comprising: a sensor configured to be mounted on one of the first component and the second component adjacent to the adhesive; and a controller coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor, and wherein the memory has instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to associate at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components and to determine at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on that association.
- The strain measurement system of claim 12, wherein to associate the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to predict one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive based on a finite element analysis model.
- The strain measurement system of claim 13, wherein the finite element analysis model is based on the constructions of the first component, the second component, and the adhesive, and wherein the finite element analysis model is based on dimensions of the joint including the thickness of the adhesive.
- The strain measurement system of claim 13, wherein to associate the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to calculate one or more ratios of strain in at least one location of the adhesive to strain in at least one location of the first component or the second component.
- The strain measurement system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to (i) receive input provided by the sensor that is indicative of actual strain values in at least one of the first and second components in one or more locations thereof and (ii) determine the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on the input provided by the sensor and the one or more ratios calculated by the processor.
- A method of determining fatigue life of a joint including a first component, a second component, and an adhesive that couples the first component and the second component together, the method comprising: associating, by a controller of a strain measurement system included in the joint, at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components; and determining, by the controller, at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on that association.
- The method of claim 17, wherein associating the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in the one of the first and second components includes (i) predicting, by the controller based on a finite element analysis model, one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive and (ii) calculating, by the controller based on the finite element analysis model, one or more relations between the relatively-high strain values in the one or more locations of the adhesive and strain values in at least one of the first and second components in one or more locations adjacent to the one or more locations of the adhesive.
- The method of claim 18, wherein determining the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive includes (i) receiving, by a sensor of the strain measurement system, input that is indicative of actual strain values in at least one of the first and second components in the one or more locations adjacent to the one or more locations of the adhesive and (ii) determining, by the controller, the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on the input and the one or more relations.
- The method of claim 19, further comprising predicting, by the controller, fatigue life of the joint based on the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive.
Description
The present disclosure relates, generally, to joints, and, more specifically, to joints incorporating adhesives.
In some cases, it may be desirable to measure strains in one of more portions of a joint to determine joint integrity. Measurement of strains in an adhesive of a joint, for example, may be complicated due to the type, thickness, and/or other dimensional constraints of the adhesive. Additionally, heat exposure associated with curing of an adhesive of a joint may further complicate such strain measurement. Finally, residual stresses associated with mounting one or more sensing devices to an adhesive of a joint may complicate strain measurement further still. Methods and apparatuses to measure strains in adhesives of joints that avoid the aforementioned drawbacks remain an area of interest.
The present disclosure may comprise one or more of the following features and combinations thereof.
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a joint may include a first component, a second component, an adhesive, and a strain measurement system. The adhesive may couple the first component and the second component together. The strain measurement system may be configured to measure strain in one or more components of the joint. The strain measurement system may include a sensor coupled to one of the first component and the second component and a controller coupled to the sensor. The controller may include a processor and memory coupled to the processor.
Citations (13)
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"1. A joint comprising: a first component; a second component; an adhesive that couples the first component and the second component together; and a strain measurement system configured to measure strain in one or more components of the joint, wherein the strain measurement system includes a sensor coupled to one of the first component and the second component and a controller coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor, and wherein the memory has instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to associate at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components and to determine at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on that association.",
"2. The joint of claim 1, wherein each of the first component and the second component has a metallic construction, and wherein the sensor of the strain measurement system is mounted on one of the first component and the second component adjacent to the adhesive.",
"3. The joint of claim 2, wherein the strain measurement system includes no more than one sensor.",
"4. The joint of claim 2, wherein the adhesive has a thickness of approximately 0.25 millimeters.",
"5. The joint of claim 1, wherein to associate the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to predict one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive.",
"6. The joint of claim 5, wherein to predict the one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to predict the one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive based on a finite element analysis model.",
"7. The joint of claim 5, wherein to associate the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to calculate one or more relations between the relatively-high strain values in the one or more locations of the adhesive and strain values in at least one of the first and second components in one or more locations adjacent to the one or more locations of the adhesive.",
"8. The joint of claim 7, wherein the one or more relations each include a ratio of strain in at least one location of the adhesive to strain in at least one location of the first component or the second component.",
"9. The joint of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to receive input provided by the sensor that is indicative of actual strain values in at least one of the first and second components in the one or more locations adjacent to the one or more locations of the adhesive.",
"10. The joint of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to determine the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on the input provided by the sensor and the one or more relations calculated by the processor.",
"11. The joint of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to predict fatigue life of the joint based on the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive determined by the processor.",
"12. A strain measurement system to measure strain in one or more components of a joint having a first component, a second component, and an adhesive that couples the first component and the second component together, the strain measurement system comprising: a sensor configured to be mounted on one of the first component and the second component adjacent to the adhesive; and a controller coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor, and wherein the memory has instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to associate at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components and to determine at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on that association.",
"13. The strain measurement system of claim 12, wherein to associate the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to predict one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive based on a finite element analysis model.",
"14. The strain measurement system of claim 13, wherein the finite element analysis model is based on the constructions of the first component, the second component, and the adhesive, and wherein the finite element analysis model is based on dimensions of the joint including the thickness of the adhesive.",
"15. The strain measurement system of claim 13, wherein to associate the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components, the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to calculate one or more ratios of strain in at least one location of the adhesive to strain in at least one location of the first component or the second component.",
"16. The strain measurement system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to (i) receive input provided by the sensor that is indicative of actual strain values in at least one of the first and second components in one or more locations thereof and (ii) determine the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on the input provided by the sensor and the one or more ratios calculated by the processor.",
"17. A method of determining fatigue life of a joint including a first component, a second component, and an adhesive that couples the first component and the second component together, the method comprising: associating, by a controller of a strain measurement system included in the joint, at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with at least one localized strain value in one of the first and second components; and determining, by the controller, at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on that association.",
"18. The method of claim 17, wherein associating the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive with the at least one localized strain value in the one of the first and second components includes (i) predicting, by the controller based on a finite element analysis model, one or more locations of relatively-high strain values in the adhesive and (ii) calculating, by the controller based on the finite element analysis model, one or more relations between the relatively-high strain values in the one or more locations of the adhesive and strain values in at least one of the first and second components in one or more locations adjacent to the one or more locations of the adhesive.",
"19. The method of claim 18, wherein determining the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive includes (i) receiving, by a sensor of the strain measurement system, input that is indicative of actual strain values in at least one of the first and second components in the one or more locations adjacent to the one or more locations of the adhesive and (ii) determining, by the controller, the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive based on the input and the one or more relations.",
"20. The method of claim 19, further comprising predicting, by the controller, fatigue life of the joint based on the at least one localized strain value in the adhesive."
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