Applications

The forces and moments at each wheel while the vehicle brakes, turns and changes lane.

Side slip angle read without contact by an optical sensor, on a wheel or on the vehicle body.

Wheel forces and wheel speed measured on snow and ice, to see the moment a tire starts to slip.

Wheel speed, vehicle speed and distance traveled, read from the rotation of the wheel itself.

Encoder pulses converted in line to a speed voltage and an angle voltage, for recorders that cannot read pulses.

Distance and speed at near-zero speed and through a change of direction, without the error a loose stator restraint adds.

Distance traveled, measured at the wheels, for dead reckoning and mobile mapping when GNSS is missing.

Drive and brake torque of each in-wheel motor, measured between the tire and the hub.

The torque the driver applies and the angle of the wheel, measured at the steering wheel, on the road or in the laboratory.

Steering torque and steering angle at the handlebar of a motorcycle or an ATV, with the handlebars working as usual.

Tire and road surface forces measured in three directions on a traction fixture, to find the coefficient of friction.

Torque and speed measured at each driveline stage, from engine to wheel, so each power loss has a location.

Low drag torques at the wheel, read on the road with a resolution of 0.14 N·m on cars and SUVs.

Drive torque measured on the production shaft, with a slip ring or telemetry to bring the signal out.

Drive torque on a truck solid axle, read by strain gages inside the shaft and brought out at the wheel.

Torque, strain and temperature from a drive shaft with no free end, through a slip ring that slides over the shaft.

Torque on an accessory drive pulley, from strain gages on the pulley and a slip ring on the shaft end.

Torque at each stage of the electric drivetrain, from gearbox shafts to the wheel, to see where power is lost.

Drive and brake torque of each in-wheel motor, measured between the tire and the hub.

Temperatures on the rotating parts of an electric motor, brought out by a slip ring with amplifiers in its rotor.

Battery and motor temperatures on the vehicle, to keep the pack in its range and find the energy lost as heat.

Torque, bending and strain on your own crankshaft with the engine running, in the vehicle or on the dyno.

The torque and speed that the tractor delivers to the implement, measured during real field work.

Torque, speed and temperature on the pulleys, gears and gearboxes of a combine, to find power losses.

Strain or temperature off a rotating part where there is no room for a slip ring and a separate amplifier.

The three forces each mount passes to the frame during start-up, acceleration and gear shifts.

The three forces each seat mounting takes while driving and in a crash, without changing the driving position.

How the wheel loads split between the suspension components and enter the chassis.

The total load into a MacPherson strut, measured at its lower attachment or at its top mount.

Vertical, lateral and longitudinal force in a ball joint, measured on the strain gaged production part.

Forces in three directions, and moments, on a robot arm or a prosthetic foot, from a load cell small enough to fit in the assembly.

The torque the driver applies and the angle of the wheel, measured at the steering wheel, on the road or in the laboratory.

Steering torque and steering angle at the handlebar of a motorcycle or an ATV, with the handlebars working as usual.

The tension and compression force in each tie rod while the vehicle is steered and driven.

The three forces between towing vehicle and trailer, recorded in real towing situations.

The force at each point of a crane's rope and rigging, so that no part is loaded beyond its capacity.

Small tension loads, multi-axis forces on prostheses and clean temperature signals, for medical and pharmaceutical equipment.

The forces in a drone's payload path, at the moment of release and at touchdown, measured without changing the geometry or adding mass.

Low drag torques at the wheel, read on the road with a resolution of 0.14 N·m on cars and SUVs.

The temperature of a bearing, a compressor or a brake rotor, read while the part rotates under load.

Disc and hub temperatures read on the turning wheel, through a wheel slip ring or a telemetry package.

The force the driver puts on the brake pedal, read up to 2 200 N on the series pedal.

Tire and road surface forces measured in three directions on a traction fixture, to find the coefficient of friction.

Impact force on a crash barrier, measured in three directions by a panel of 124 mm load cells.

The loads measured at the wheel on the road, and the proof that the simulator reproduces them.

Strain and temperature from many points on the blades, recorded together while the rotor turns.

Strain on the blades and in the gearbox of a wind turbine, brought off the rotor by a slip ring.

Net forces and net moments on a system, calculated from four three-axis load cells.

Strain or temperature off a rotating part where there is no room for a slip ring and a separate amplifier.

A Gigabit Ethernet link passed through a spinning slip ring, validated by a file transfer with no error.

The signals of the equipment under test, carried over fiber so the field does not corrupt them.

Forces on the road wheels, the idler and the sprocket of a tracked vehicle, to validate the running gear model.

The torque and speed that the tractor delivers to the implement, measured during real field work.

Torque, speed and temperature on the pulleys, gears and gearboxes of a combine, to find power losses.

Wheel loads, wheel torque, PTO power and forces on working parts, measured on the machine at work.

The three forces between towing vehicle and trailer, recorded in real towing situations.

The force at each point of a crane's rope and rigging, so that no part is loaded beyond its capacity.