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Surveillance system

US5412582A · kind A · utility

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39Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 29, 1992
Grant dateMay 2, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 29, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01L5/243
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a surveillance system for measuring and surveying e.g. the preload in screws (23) or similar. It comprises a number of sensor systems (1) electrically connected to a common electronic and computing system, each said sensor system (1) comprising sensor means (2) being provided with a magnetoelastic material (6) sensitive to the preloads and a sensing device (3) comprising a coil system at least partly surrounding the sensitive material (6). The sensitive material (6) is excited via the coil system with a frequency of at least 300 kHz so as to make the system insensitive to external disturbing fields.

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