Robert J Over

US Patent:

8032315, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

Nov 26, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/324682

Inventors:

Paul Richer - Everett WA, US
Terry G. Morey - Renton WA, US
Ferdinand Laurino - Seattle WA, US
Sidney Lin - Bothell WA, US
Paul Heydron - Everett WA, US
Cy Y. Kawasaki - Renton WA, US
Robert Maa{umlaut over (n)}nao - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Fluke Electronics Corporation - Everett WA

International Classification:

G01H 17/00
G01H 1/00
G06F 19/00
G06F 17/40

US Classification:

702 56, 73487, 73570, 738658, 738659, 702 34, 702150, 702187

Abstract:

A system and method for analyzing a device that includes a mass configured for motion. The system includes a tri-axial accelerometer disposed to detect acceleration vectors of the device and to output three channels of acceleration data, and a user interface receiving the three channels of acceleration data. The user interface is configured to correlate the three channels of acceleration data with a reference frame defined by three orthogonal axes intersecting at a vertex, and includes a display and a selector. The display shows sets of options that represent dispositions of the device with respect to gravity, placements of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device, and orientations of the tri-axial accelerometer with respect to the device. The selector selects one device disposition option, one tri-axial accelerometer placement option, and one tri-axial accelerometer orientation option.