IP Library Granted Patent US 7,522,269
Granted Patent B2
US 7,522,269 · App. 11/811,866 · Granted Apr 21, 2009

Bonded part peeling shape identification device

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Patent No.
US 7,522,269
App. No.
11/811,866
Granted
Apr 21, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bonded part peeling shape identification device includes: a processor for obtaining measurement value information indicating a spectrum from an output light of an optical fiber sensor arranged in a bonded part, the optical fiber sensor outputting a light in which the spectrum is changed according to a strain; for carrying out a first shape identification calculation using a strain calculated based on the measurement value information, and a second shape identification calculation by a spectral shape of the output light based on the measurement value information; and for identifying a peeling shape of the bonded part based on an identification result of the first shape identification calculation and an identification result of the second shape identification calculation.

Claims (38)

1. A bonded part peeling shape identification device comprising:

a processor for obtaining measurement value information indicating a spectrum from an output light of an optical fiber sensor arranged in a bonded part, the optical fiber sensor outputting a light in which the spectrum is changed according to a strain; for carrying out a first shape identification calculation using a strain calculated based on the measurement value information, and a second shape identification calculation by a spectral shape of the output light based on the measurement value information; and for identifying a peeling shape of the bonded part based on an identification result of the first shape identification calculation and an identification result of the second shape identification calculation.

2. The bonded part peeling shape identification device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the first shape identification calculation uses a strain calculated based on a theoretical value information obtained by a theoretical value analysis, and minimizes a residual sum of squares between the strain calculated based on the measurement value information and the strain calculated based on the theoretical value information.

3. The bonded part peeling shape identification device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the second shape identification calculation uses a spectral shape calculated based on a theoretical value information obtained by a theoretical value analysis, and minimizes a residual sum of squares between a first Fourier coefficient calculated based on the measurement value information and a second Fourier coefficient calculated based on the theoretical value information.

4. The bonded part peeling shape identification device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the processor carries out identification based on the identification result of the first shape identification calculation and the identification result of the second identification calculation by executing one of the first shape identification calculation and second shape identification calculation with the identification result of the other shape identification calculation as an initial value.

5. The bonded part peeling shape identification device as claimed in claim 4 ,

wherein in the first shape identification calculation, when a difference between the strain calculated based on the theoretical value information obtained by the theoretical value analysis and the strain calculated based on the measurement value information exceeds a threshold value, the identification result is excluded from the initial value.

6. The bonded part peeling shape identification device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the processor alternately repeats the first shape identification calculation and the second shape identification calculation by using a preceding identification result as an initial value of a subsequent shape identification calculation.

7. The bonded part peeling shape identification device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising

an image display device for graphically displaying the peeling shape of the bonded part, which is identified by the processor, and an arrangement of the peeling shape in the bonded part.

8. The bonded part peeling shape identification device as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the bonded part comprises a member and an adhesive layer.

9. The bonded part peeling shape identification device as claimed in claim 8 ,

wherein the optical fiber sensor is embedded in the adhesive layer.

10. A debonded shape identification device comprising:

a processor for obtaining spectrum information based on a reflected light outputted from a optical fiber sensor arranged in a bonded part; and for identifying a debonded shape by defining a boundary based on the spectrum information, wherein said boundary is represented by a following Equation (1) including X and Y as two dimensional position coordinate of the boundary and A, B and α as variable values:

( X/A )α+( Y/B )α=1  Equation (1).

11. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor calculates the boundary in such a way that a residual sum of squares between a first strain calculated based on the spectrum information and a second strain calculated based the variable values of the Equation (1) is minimized.

12. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the processor calculates the boundary in such a way that a residual sum of squares between a first Fourier coefficient calculated based on the spectrum information and a second Fourier coefficient calculated based on the variable values of the Equation (1) is minimized.

13. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 10 ,

wherein the processor calculates the boundary by executing one of a first debonded shape identification calculation and a second debonded shape identification calculation with an identification result of the other debonded shape identification calculation as an initial value, and

wherein the first debonded shape identification calculation calculates the boundary in such a way that a residual sum of squares between a first strain calculated based on the spectrum information and a second strain calculated based the variable values of the Equation (1) is minimized, and the second debonded shape identification calculation calculates the boundary in such a way that a residual sum of squares between a first Fourier coefficient regarding calculated based on the spectrum information and a second Fourier coefficient calculated based on the variable values of the Equation (1) is minimized.

14. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 13 ,

wherein the processor alternately repeats the first debonded shape identification calculation and the second debonded shape identification calculation by using a preceding identification result as an initial value of a subsequent shape identification calculation.

15. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 13 ,

wherein in the first deboned shape identification calculation, when a difference between a first strain calculated based on the spectrum information and a second strain calculated based the variable values of the Equation (1) exceeds a threshold value, the identification result is excluded from the initial value.

16. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising

an image display device for graphically displaying the boundary of the debonded part.

17. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising

an image display device for graphically displaying the boundary of the debonded part.

18. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 10 ,

wherein the bonded part comprises a member and a adhesive layer.

19. The debonded shape identification device as claimed in claim 18 ,

wherein the optical fiber sensor is embedded in the adhesive layer.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033989/0220 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2007
From: OGISU, TOSHIMICHI; OKABE, TOMONAGA; SEKINE, HIDEKI
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 019814/0520 →