IP Library Granted Patent US 12,025,634
Granted Patent B2
US 12,025,634 · App. 17/304,384 · Granted Jul 2, 2024

Stroboscopic video to rotations per time conversion

Inventor: Michel Lortie (Quebec, CA)
Assignee: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
G01P3/40B65G43/04G01F13/003G01K13/00G05B23/0283B65G23/24B65G2203/0291
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Patent No.
US 12,025,634
App. No.
17/304,384
Granted
Jul 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A rotational speed measurement system includes a video device configured to obtain a video of a pulley of a conveyor belt system. The rotational speed measurement system also includes a strobe configured to generate a stroboscopic effect on the obtained video. The rotational speed measurement system also includes a memory device. The rotational speed measurement system also includes a network interface. The rotational speed measurement system also includes one or more processors configured to: generate a stroboscopic window using the strobe and the obtained video, synchronize the strobe with the obtained video using the stroboscopic window, determine a measured rotational speed for the pulley based on the synchronized strobe, and determine belt slippage based on the measured rotational speed.

Claims (24)

1. A rotational speed measurement system comprising:

a video device configured to obtain a video of a pulley of a conveyor belt system;

a strobe configured to generate a stroboscopic effect on the obtained video;

a memory device;

a network interface; and

one or more processors configured to:

generate a stroboscopic window using the strobe and the obtained video;

synchronize the strobe with the obtained video using the stroboscopic window;

determine a measured rotational speed for the pulley based on the synchronized strobe; and

determine belt slippage based on the measured rotational speed.

2. The system of claim 1 , the one or more processors configured to determine a remaining life based on the determined belt slippage.

3. The system of claim 1 , the one or more processors configured to determine a belt temperature based on the determined belt slippage.

4. The system of claim 1 , the one or more processors configured to determine a medium flow rate for the conveyor belt system.

5. The system of claim 4 , the medium comprising one or more of baggage, boxes, grain, ore, coal, and sand.

6. The system of claim 1 , the conveyor belt system comprising a gear box coupled to the pulley and a drive motor coupled to the gear box, the gear box configured to cause the pulley to rotate.

7. The system of claim 1 , the conveyor belt system comprising a belt rotatable around the pulley and a second pulley.

8. The system of claim 7 , the belt comprising a top cover layer, an elastomeric carcass and a bottom layer.

9. The system of claim 1 , the one or more processors configured to deters-nine a belt speed of the conveyor belt system.

10. The system of claim 1 , the one or more processors configured to determine belt slippage based on the measured rotational speed and a medium flow rate for the conveyor belt system.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to facilitate synchronizing the strobe, the user interface comprising a plurality of sliders each having a different resolution value.

12. The system of claim 1 , the strobe comprises one or more light sources configured with a flash duration and strobe period.

13. The system of claim 1 , the strobe being virtually presented with the obtained video as a strobe effect, the strobe effect having a flash duration, intensity, color and period.

14. The system of claim 1 , a period/frequency of the strobe configured to synchronize the pulley to appear as stationary.

15. The system of claim 1 , the video device comprising a camera having a field of view that substantially includes the pulley.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2024
From: CONTITECH ANTRIEBSSYSTEME GMBH
To: CONTITECH DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 069359/0391 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: LORTIE, MICHEL
To: CONTITECH ANTRIEBSSYSTEME GMBH
Reel/Frame 056594/0833 →
Continuity (1)
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