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A precision six-load-component transducer: A design incorporating finite-length measurement paths

dc.contributor.authorWashabaugh, Peter D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-09-11T14:02:51Z
dc.date.available2006-09-11T14:02:51Z
dc.date.issued1993-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationWashabaugh, Peter D.; (1993). "A precision six-load-component transducer: A design incorporating finite-length measurement paths." Experimental Mechanics 33(4): 326-335. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/43934>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0014-4851en_US
dc.identifier.issn1741-2765en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/43934
dc.description.abstractThe design of an instrument is described that measures three resultant force components and three resultant moment components acting on a surface. Within the framework of linear elastostatics of an isotropic homogeneous material the device separates to a given precision the six resultant load components. Sensor paths of finite length are employed. Moreover if fiber-optic differential displacement sensors are used rather than traditional electrical resistance strain gages, the range and sensitivity of the instrument can in principle be improved without sacrificing the device stiffness. The primary reason for these improvements is that a complete solution to the equations of elasticity allows certain displacements to be measured over large distances and be combined to yield all of the resultant load components. These displacement measurements over a long distance accommodates the use of fiber-optic interferometric sensors. The use of optical sensors in contrast with electrical-resistance gages, has the potential to allow the measurement precision and range to scale with the geometry of the device rather than the maximum strain in the instrument. It becomes possible by virtue of these features to produce a better instrument.en_US
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dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers; Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Mediaen_US
dc.subject.otherStructural Mechanicsen_US
dc.subject.otherEngineering Fluid Dynamicsen_US
dc.subject.otherMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.subject.otherEngineeringen_US
dc.subject.otherTheoretical and Applied Mechanicsen_US
dc.subject.otherCharacterization and Evaluation Materialsen_US
dc.subject.otherEngineering Designen_US
dc.titleA precision six-load-component transducer: A design incorporating finite-length measurement pathsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEngineering (General)en_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMaterials Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelEngineeringen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumCollege of Engineering, University of Michigan, Aerospace Engineering Building, 48109-2140, Ann Arbor, MIen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampusAnn Arboren_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/43934/1/11340_2006_Article_BF02322149.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02322149en_US
dc.identifier.sourceExperimental Mechanicsen_US
dc.owningcollnameInterdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed


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