Patent ID: 11892280
Assignee: WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND OY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for determining crush height of a plain bearing shell, comprising:
a light source for forming illuminating light to the plain bearing shell;
a sensor device configured to capture an image;
at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
capture a first image of the plain bearing shell in a first mode, wherein no external compression stress in a circumference direction of the plain bearing shell is formed;
generate plain bearing data based on the first captured image;
maintain housing reference data comprising at least diameter information of a bore for receiving the plain bearing shell; and
determine crush height of the plain bearing shell based on the plain bearing data and the housing reference data.