Weiheng Engineering · Version 1.0 · November 3, 2026

Robot Joint Gear-Mesh Ripple Measurement Passport

Name the measurand and rotational reference first. A torque, speed, position, vibration, acoustic or current component remains an observation until verified kinematics and additional isolation evidence support causal assignment.

Measurement and processing record

FieldRequired declarationProject entry / evidence
MeasurandTorque / speed / position error / vibration / sound pressure / electrical current; units, sensor and plane
DUT and kinematicsTransmission architecture, included path, input/output planes, verified ratios/tooth data or neutral observed-component label
Operating stateDirection, speed/ramp/trajectory, load/quadrant, control, fixture, thermal and lubrication state
Reference and synchronizationEncoder/tach source and plane, direction, angle interpretation, clocks, trigger and dropped-sample handling
AcquisitionRanges, mounting, bandwidth, sample rate, anti-aliasing, clipping, duration and raw-data retention
ProcessingSegments, windows, overlap, frequency/order resolution, resampling, averaging, cycle alignment and software version
Validity and changeReference quality, speed tolerance, fixture/control effects, invalid/retest and hardware/software/method version link

Interpretation stop rule

Do not infer tooth damage, wear, remaining life, efficiency, backlash, stiffness or acceptance failure from one peak. Root-cause work may require controlled direction/speed/load/state changes, additional sensor planes, fixture characterization, motor-only or reducer-only evidence, current/torque correlation and inspection.

Scope limit: No Weiheng bandwidth, sampling rate, ripple value, diagnostic accuracy, fault-detection capability or universal limit is asserted.

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