摘要 |
<p>A method of measuring stop time and stop distance of a movable part (26) of a machine (24) or the like, by means of an apparatus incorporating a computer (11) for processing and visualizing and/or printing out measuring and time data. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method enabling measurement of stop time and stop distance of the machine without the necessity of tampering with the machine. Another purpose is to provide an analysis instrument, which is so simple that also practicians lacking computer knowledge shall be able to use it. These tasks have been solved by fitting to the movable machine member (26) a distance transducer (18), which transfers information about position, direction and speed of the movable machine member to the computer (11), feeding the desired stop position for the movable machine member (26) to the computer (11), applying at or against the detection guard an actuator (22), which is connected to the computer and intended for mechanically trigging the stop process of the machine, and when the stop position has been reached trigging the actuator (22), and synchronizing the stop signal for the machine with the start of the data collection in the computer, whereby the input data on the stop process from the distance transducer (18) is stored and/or visualized therein.</p> |