发明名称 |
Method of controlling active material actuation utilizing an operational envelope |
摘要 |
A method of controlling and/or predicting the remaining useful life of an active material actuator, such as a shape memory alloy wire, includes obtaining historical actuation data of an inherent system variable, such as electrical resistance, over a secondary variable, such as time, determining a normal operating envelope having upper and lower bounds based on the data, determining a current profile for a given actuation cycle, and comparing the shape of the current profile to the envelope to determine an out-of-bounds event. |
申请公布号 |
US8810234(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.19 |
申请号 |
US201213452597 |
申请日期 |
2012.04.20 |
申请人 |
GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
发明人 |
Gao Xiujie;Herrera Guillermo A.;Henry Christopher P.;McKnight Geoffrey P.;Hao Lei;Johnson Nancy L.;Browne Alan L. |
分类号 |
G01N27/92 |
主分类号 |
G01N27/92 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method of controlling and/or predicting a remaining useful life of an active material actuator presenting an inherent system variable, said method comprising:
a. compiling historical data on the inherent system variable versus a second variable, wherein at least a portion of the data was produced during normal actuation events; b. establishing upper and lower bounds of the inherent system variable versus the second variable indicative of normal actuation based the historical data; c. applying an activation signal to the actuator, so as to define a start activation point and activate the actuator over an actuation cycle; d. monitoring the inherent system variable versus the second variable during the cycle, so as to produce a current profile; e. comparing the current profile to the upper and lower bounds, so as to determine an out-of-bounds event; and f. generating a response and/or performing an action, when the event is determined. |
地址 |
Detroit MI US |