Patent ID: 11933768
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A material testing system, comprising:
a rotatable actuator configured to control an operator-accessible torsional testing component of the material testing system;
a brake configured to prevent rotational movement of the rotatable actuator;
a virtual interlock configured to engage or disengage with the actuator to prevent or allow rotational movement of the actuator; and
control circuitry configured to:
control the actuator to perform a material testing process;
monitor a plurality of inputs associated with operation of the material testing system;
identify an operational state of the material testing system from a plurality of predetermined operational states based on the plurality of inputs and the material testing process, the plurality of predetermined operational states comprising one or more of a disabled state, a setup state, a caution state, or a testing state;
control the virtual interlock based on the identified state;
identify activation of a non-rotational testing process; and
engage the brake to lock the actuator from rotational movement in response.