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Research on transmission performance of a surface acoustic wave sensing system used in manufacturing environment monitoring

声表面波传感系统制造环境监测通信性能研究

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Abstract

Surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors show great promise in monitoring fast-rotating or moving machinery in manufacturing environments, and have several advantages in the measurement of temperature, torque, pressure, and strain because of their passive and wireless capability. However, very few studies have systematically attempted to evaluate the characteristics of SAW sensors in a metal environment and rotating structures, both of which are common in machine tools. Simulation of the influence of the metal using CST software and a series of experiments with an SAW temperature sensor in real environments were designed to investigate the factors that affect transmission performance, including antenna angles, orientations, rotation speeds, and a metallic plate, along with the interrogator antenna–SAW sensor antenna separation distance. Our experimental measurements show that the sensor’s optimal placement in manufacturing environments should take into account all these factors in order to maintain system measurement and data transmission capability. As the first attempt to systematically investigate the transmission characteristics of the SAW sensor used in manufacturing environment, this study aims to guide users of SAW sensor applications and encourage more research in the field of wireless passive SAW sensors in monitoring applications.

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目 的

旋转和高速运动机械结构的状态监测因缺少有效的技术手段而成为制约其性能提升的关键因素。声表面波传感实现了传感器的无线和无源化,有望解决上述难题。本文旨在研究复杂制造环境中金属件和旋转运动对声表面波传感器通信性能的影响,为其应用提供理论基础和技术参考。

创新点

1. 揭示了金属件和传感器之间不同相对位置和距离对传感系统测量和通信性能的影响;2. 分析了机械结构旋转运动中影响传感系统通信性能的因素,为传感器结构设计和配置优化提供了参考依据。

方法

1. 通过仿真计算,研究金属件对声表面波传感系统的影响;2. 实验研究金属环境及旋转运动中影响声表面波传感系统通信性能的关键因素。

结论

1. 金属环境对声表面波传感系统有重要影响,传输天线下方的金属能够增强系统传输功率,但平行于天线附近的金属会削弱传输功率;2. 质询器天线与传感器天线的相对夹角对传感器通信性能有重要影响;3. 安装位置对传感器测量性能和信号传输功率均有显著影响;4. 动态实验证明了声表面波传感系统应用于主轴温度监测的可行性。

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Cong-cong Luan, Xin-hua Yao, Qiu-yue Chen & Jian-zhong Fu

  2. Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Xin-hua Yao & Jian-zhong Fu

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Project supported by the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51521064), the Zhejiang Provincial Public Projects of China (No. 2016C31036), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No. 2015QNA4002)

ORCID: Cong-cong LUAN, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6289-9400; Xin-hua YAO, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0261-3938

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Luan, Cc., Yao, Xh., Chen, Qy. et al. Research on transmission performance of a surface acoustic wave sensing system used in manufacturing environment monitoring. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A 18, 443–453 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A1600259

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