Abstract :
This paper presents both an adoptive and adaptive ultrasonic transducer sensor system operating in a hostile industrial environment. The transducer experiences a environment that is made up of: electromagnetic interferences, quick temperature fluctuations, heavy relative humidity changes, high decibel levels, staid cultural changes, manual operating procedures, dirty and dusty air environment, vibration, pallet kickback and pallet material build-up. This system has been designed to be self-diagnostic every three seconds and to create a new zero-base measurement for each pallet accounting for the material build-up. This system provides between 200 to 300 measurements every six seconds. The transducer system furnishes the block manufacturer criteria for cost savings and better quality control leading to a better final product to the customer
Keywords :
adaptive systems; concrete; environmental factors; quality control; ultrasonic materials testing; ultrasonic transducers; CAST metrology system; EMI; adaptive US transducer sensor system; block manufacturer criteria; concrete assurance system technology; conveyor system mounted sensors; dusty air; electromagnetic interference; environmental factors; heavy relative humidity changes; high decibel levels; hostile industrial environment; pallet kickback; pallet material build-up; quality control; quick temperature fluctuations; self-diagnostic system; ultrasonic transducer sensor system; vibration; zero-base measurement; Concrete; Cultural differences; Electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic measurements; Fluctuations; Humidity; Metrology; Sensor systems; Temperature sensors; Ultrasonic transducers;
