Disclosure of Invention
The object of the present invention is to solve at least one of the above problems. The purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:
the invention provides a liquid level measuring device, comprising:
the vibration excitation module is used for applying vibration force to a container containing liquid to be detected;
a fixing module fixing the vibration excitation module to the outside of the container,
a vibration pickup module comprising an acceleration acquisition point disposed on the container for obtaining an acceleration signal generated by the excitation module on the container;
the data acquisition module is respectively connected with the excitation module, the vibration pickup module and the spectrum analysis module, and is used for receiving a force signal generated by the excitation module on the container and an acceleration signal obtained by the vibration pickup module and sending the force signal and the acceleration signal to the spectrum analysis module;
the frequency spectrum analysis module is used for carrying out frequency spectrum analysis on the force signal and the acceleration signal which are acquired by the data acquisition module to obtain the vibration frequency of the corresponding part, and the actual liquid level is obtained by comparing the vibration frequency with a preset calibration value;
the communication/control module is connected with the spectrum analysis module;
and the communication/control module transmits the actual engine oil liquid level obtained by the frequency spectrum analysis module to the display module.
According to one development of the invention, the excitation module comprises an electrodynamic exciter for generating a discrete random pulse signal, a field effect transistor gate for transmitting the discrete random pulse signal to the power amplifier, and a power amplifier whose output drives a load of the electrodynamic exciter.
According to another refinement of the invention, the display module is an LCD display module.
According to a further refinement of the invention, the vibration pickup module is a piezoelectric acceleration sensor.
Preferably, the frequency spectrum analysis module is integrated through a single chip microcomputer program to realize frequency spectrum analysis of the acquired vibration acceleration signals of the acceleration acquisition points.
Further preferably, the frequency spectrum analysis module performs vibration response amplitude analysis in three directions on the acceleration acquisition points so as to obtain vibration frequencies of corresponding positions where the acceleration acquisition points are located.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the level measuring device is an oil level measuring device and the container is an oil pan containing oil.
In addition, the invention also provides an engine which is provided with the liquid level measuring device.
Furthermore, the present invention relates to a liquid level measuring method implemented according to the above liquid level measuring apparatus, comprising:
when a container for containing liquid to be detected is static, applying vibration force to the container through an excitation module;
receiving an acceleration signal generated by the vibration excitation module to the container through a vibration pickup module;
acquiring a force signal generated by the vibration excitation module and an acceleration signal obtained by the vibration pickup module through a data acquisition module, and sending the force signal and the acceleration signal to a spectrum analysis module;
carrying out frequency spectrum analysis on the force signal and the acceleration signal acquired by the data acquisition module through the frequency spectrum analysis module to obtain the vibration frequency of a corresponding part, and comparing the vibration frequency with a preset calibration value to obtain an actual liquid level;
the obtained actual liquid level is transmitted to a display module through a communication/control module;
the display module displays the actual liquid level;
and if the liquid level is abnormal, taking an alarm measure.
The invention has the advantages that: the non-contact liquid level measuring device is practical, convenient and high in accuracy, can be used for quickly measuring the liquid level of engine oil in a non-contact manner, is low in interference of manual operation factors, converts different measured data of modal vibration into the liquid level height of the oil, and is high in precision and good in universality; an electric vibration exciter generates a discrete random pulse signal, and a vibration pickup module collects an acceleration signal and inputs the acceleration signal to a data acquisition module. The consistency and the accuracy of signal output are ensured. The comparison test is convenient to carry out and the performance of the researched system is improved. In addition, a conventional dipstick can be omitted in practical use, so that the structure of the engine is simplified, and the processing cost is reduced. The liquid level is displayed more intuitively by the LED display screen.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a fluid level measuring device, such as an oil level sensor for an engine, is provided, as shown in fig. 1, and includes an excitation module 1, a fixing device 2, a vibration pickup module 3, a data acquisition module 4, a spectrum analysis module 5, a communication/control module 6, a display module 7, and an oil pan 8. The vibration excitation module 1 is used for applying vibration force to an oil pan 8 containing engine oil; the fixed module 2 is used for fixing the excitation module 1 outside the oil pan 8; the vibration pickup module 3 comprises an acceleration acquisition point arranged on the oil pan and is used for receiving an acceleration signal generated to the oil pan by the vibration excitation module; the data acquisition module 4 is respectively connected with the excitation module 1, the vibration pickup module 3 and the spectrum analysis module 5, and is used for receiving a vibration force signal generated by the excitation module 1 to the oil pan 8 and an acceleration signal generated by the vibration pickup module 3 and sending the signals to the spectrum analysis module 5; the frequency spectrum analysis module 5 carries out frequency spectrum analysis on the vibration force signal and the acceleration signal which are acquired by the data acquisition module 4 to obtain the vibration frequency of the corresponding part, preferably, the frequency spectrum analysis module 5 stores a pre-calibrated value aiming at the corresponding part of the oil pan at different liquid levels, so that the actual oil level is obtained by comparing the acquired vibration force signal and the acceleration signal with the pre-calibrated value; the communication/control module 6 is respectively connected with the frequency spectrum analysis module 5 and the display module 7; the communication/control module 6 transmits the actual oil level obtained by the frequency spectrum analysis module 5 to the display module 7.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the excitation module 1 comprises an electrodynamic exciter for generating a discrete random pulse signal, a field effect transistor gate for transmitting the discrete random pulse signal to a power amplifier, the output of which drives a load of the electrodynamic exciter, and a power amplifier. Preferably, the display module 7 is an LCD display module. Further preferably, the vibration pickup module 3 is a piezoelectric acceleration sensor. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the spectrum analysis module 5 integrates through a single chip program to perform spectrum analysis on the acquired vibration acceleration signal of the acceleration acquisition point. Further preferably, the spectrum analysis module 5 analyzes the vibration response amplitudes of the acceleration acquisition points in three directions in combination with the working conditions of the excited points so as to obtain the vibration frequency of the corresponding part of the oil pan where the acceleration acquisition points are located.
The liquid level measuring process of the liquid level measuring device of the invention is as follows: when the engine is static, the electric vibration exciter 1 generates a vibration force signal, such as a discrete random pulse signal, to the oil pan 8; receiving an acceleration signal generated by the vibration excitation module 1 to the oil pan 8 through the vibration pickup module 3; the data acquisition module 4 is used for acquiring a force signal generated by the vibration excitation module and an acceleration signal obtained by the vibration pickup module and sending the force signal and the acceleration signal to the spectrum analysis module 5; the force signals and the acceleration signals collected by the data collection module are subjected to spectrum analysis through a spectrum analysis module 5, for example, the force signals and the acceleration signals are integrated through a single chip microcomputer program, vibration response amplitudes in three directions are analyzed in combination with working conditions of excited points aiming at a plurality of acceleration collection points, vibration frequencies of corresponding parts are obtained, and the vibration frequencies are compared with a preset calibration value to obtain an actual liquid level; the obtained actual liquid level is transmitted to a display module 7 through a communication/control module 6; the display module 7 displays the actual liquid level; and if the liquid level is abnormal, taking an alarm measure.
The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.