Hydrostatic sensor with three degrees of freedom for level measurement and high precision water slope analysis

• Grant number: 16/50070-3
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: February 01, 2017
• End date: June 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Electrical, Magnetic and Electronic Measurements, Instrumentation
• Agreement: FINEP - PIPE/PAPPE Grant
• Principal Investigator: William Robert Heinrich
• Grantee: William Robert Heinrich
• Company: Setup Automação e Controle de Processos Ltda. - EPP
• City: Campinas
• Associated research grant(s): 20/04921-7 - Development of low-cost portable lung ventilators and also an automated calibration and functional test set-up, AP.PIPE

Abstract

This project aims to develop a high-precision leveling measurement device for both vertical and slope digitalization. The first practical application of this sensor will be attending the specifications outlined by the synchrotron accelerator at the Sirius project. For there to be a satisfactory operation of the ring it is necessary an alignment of light beams with high precision. But there are terrestrial phenomena that are beyond human ability to control and they interfere in the results and operation of the synchrotron. As an example the earth tide, which causes deformations of up to 40cm in planetary body and that result from interaction with the earth's gravitational celestial bodies. The precision settlement monitoring system will help to indicate corrections needed to achieve the goal of emittance value of 0,28nm. Another motivation for the development of these devices is easily found in the segments of civil engineering, such as the monitoring of buildings, bridges, tunnels, hydroelectric power plants, nuclear plants, aerospace industry. (AU)