TechTalk Strain Gages & Load Cells Strain gages and load cells serve to measure forces from pulling, pushing, twisting, and weights of all sizes. They work by stretching thin foil designed in a zig-zag pattern. The gage must be bonded (glued) to the part you wish...
Controller Area Network What it is: – A simple communication method for sensors, controllers and actuators – Broadcast network, every module can talk and listen to all others – Up to 1Million bits per second – 2-wire communications...
TechTalk – Wireless Communication Wireless Telemetry is a technology that allows the remote measurement and reporting of information of interest to the system designer or operator. The word is derived from Greek roots tele = remote, and metron = measure. Many...
On-Track Tire Pressure Builds: Energy In > Energy Out Racers often talk about Cold Tire Pressures, Hot Pressures, and Pressure Splits affecting Grip and Balance, but what is really going on? Heat InWhen an automobile runs on a road or racetrack, the tires are...
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) (also written as micro-electro-mechanical, MicroElectroMechanical or microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems) is the technology of very small devices; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical...
LASERS and Photodiode Pixel Arrays combine to form advanced measurement systems for position and relative angles, at the speed of light. The Techmor LA-1 uses these advanced sensors to define the two angles of the LASER plane (Steering and Camber). High-speed...
