Vibration compensation system for tire testing systems
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Dec 28, 2004
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Jan 8, 2002
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Jul 9, 1999
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An apparatus and method for improving the measurement of force variation in a tire (20) being tested on a tire uniformity machine. The apparatus includes a loadwheel assembly (500) including a rotatable loadwheel (510) connected to load sensors (530, 540) for detecting forces imposed on the loadwheel (510) by a tire (20) being tested. Vibration sensors (700, 702, 704) are associated with the loadwheel assembly (500) for detecting vibrations in the loadwheel (510) caused by forces other than the forces applied by the tire (20). Means is provided for subtracting the vibration induced forces from the tire (20) imposed forces in order to provide more precise tire uniformity data. The vibration sensors (700, 702, 704) which comprise accelerometers are used to determine vibration induced forces in the lateral and radial direction with respect to the loadwheel (510). The signals provided by the accelerometers (700, 702, 704) are communicated to a differential amplifier which also receives signals from the load cells (530, 540). The net signal more closely represents the actual force variation generated by the tire (20) being tested.
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