Method to evaluate the running time of pneumatic tools in a car workshop

Authors

  • Esko Toppila Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
  • Rauno Pääkkönen Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland
  • Riitta Sauni Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FIN-00250 Helsinki, Finland

Keywords:

DC power transmission, High pass filters, Pneumatics, Pressure regulation, Pressure regulators, Absolute values, Agilent, Air compressor, Digital pressure, Filtered signals, High precision, High-pass, Measuring device, Power supply, Pressure change, Pressure curve, Relay control, Running time, Working point

Abstract

A measuring device that is capable of measuring the actual trigger times of several working points simultaneously of pneumatic tools in a car workshop is developed. The system consists of several high precision digital pressure switches capable of fast detection of pressure and the switches have a common power supply delivering 12 V DC. The readings were data logged to the hard disk of a computer with software developed with Agilent VEE-Pro 6.0. The pressure curve shows pressure changes caused by the use of tools and the slow variation caused by the relay control of the air compressor. The absolute value of high-pass filtered signal is smoothed using the Savitsky-Golay smoothing. The system is tested in one car shop where a pressure regulator did not exist, and in a laboratory workshop where a pressure regulator is in all outputs.

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Published

2011-06-01

How to Cite

1.
Toppila E, Pääkkönen R, Sauni R. Method to evaluate the running time of pneumatic tools in a car workshop. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Feb. 15];39(2):34-5. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2344

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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