METHOD OF CALCULATING FORCE ACTING BETWEEN ROTARY ELEMENT AND SUPPORT BODY FOR THE ELEMENT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reliable and simple sensor of a restrained cost, and used integrally together with a rotary transducer, and a calculation method. SOLUTION: Forces (Fxw, Fyw, Fzw) acting on a contact point between a rotary element 1 and a support body 2 for supporting the rotary element are calculated. The calculation comprises routines processed repeatedly using a set of fixed sensors capable of transmitting three independent signals (S1, S2, S3) expressing the forces acting on a fixed race of a bearing, and a calibration procedure executed before the first routine in the repeatedly processed routines. This invention is related to the application of this method to tires traveling on a road. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO