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October 11, 2016
When building high precision transducers you will likely need compensation resistors to reduce/eliminate undesirable output. These resistors can be classified by function and TCR (temperature...
October 6, 2016
Bonded, electrical resistance strain gage sensors require an excitation voltage for operation. The voltage drop across the gage resistance is measured before and after deformation to determine the...
October 4, 2016
Full-fledged straingagers aren’t born; they need to be nurtured by teachers and mentors from their very first laboratory experiment and throughout their careers.
That’s why University...
September 29, 2016
Not all composite material surfaces are created equal. Some composite surfaces are quite smooth and can be prepared for strain sensor bonding with minimal surface preparation.
In other...
September 27, 2016
The Clemson University Formula SAE racing team wanted its Tiger 18 car to accelerate faster, respond to inputs quicker, and corner at higher speeds. In order to fine tune the car and optimize its...
September 20, 2016
Measuring heavy loads in hostile environments poses a wide range of challenges. In most cases, conventional load cells and load pins make measurements at temperatures that are tolerable to humans and...
September 16, 2016
Solvent degreasers used to remove surface contaminates like oil, grease, etc. should leave nothing behind other than a contaminate-free surface. While there are a number of solvents available that...
September 13, 2016
The Spartan Superway team is working on the Sustainable Mobility System for Silicon Valley project at San Jose State University. Their goal is to design a Personal Rapid transport system....
September 6, 2016
The birth of the foil strain gauge was a direct result of necessity, the Mother of Invention.
In the early 1950s Peter Scott Jackson of the Saunders-Roe Aircraft Company, East Cowes, Isle of Wight...
September 1, 2016
When faced with bonding a foil strain gage sensor to an anodized aluminum part, should the anodized coating be removed?
To remove or not to remove…that is the question....
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