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Ceramic pressure measurement - piezoelectrical or capacitive?
Context: I'm writing about an old industrial training facility used for a petrochemical process.
In this training facility, there is a 3-phase separator. On that separator is a pressure measurement. ...
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Is it possible to set up an ultrasonic range-finding system using a separate transmitter and receiver across 30m distance?
I need to set up a system capable of detecting the distance between an object moving further away and an anchor point. This object would be traveling through a slightly curved tunnel (of 1m diameter), ...
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Can I use loadcell for vibrating force measurement?
Is it possible to use a load cell to measure a force that is vibrating? The idea is to measure that force that is getting into the load cell in a sweep of frequencies and vibration is NOT a noise. ...
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Orientation of wire in linear position wire sensors
Talking about a wire potentiometer, I was wondering about the way it could be used after installation. as you know, wire sensors have a roll of wire inside them that come out of a hole, and it sounds ...
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Vertical Distance Measurement Sensor between Railway Bogie and Track
Need to find a Displacement Sensor with following details:
I need to place a displacement sensor that continuously measures vertical gap between a railway carriage and the track.
That is, a beam is ...
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Schematic of a resettable thermostat
You can put 2 or 4 or even 6 pcs of this in series to make sure at least one will work or open if it reaches say 55 degree celsius, right? And there is no resistances to consider when its close and in ...
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allan-variance noise terms of MEMS accelerometer
Specific noise terms are given in datasheets of MEMS sensors.
In example the specification of accelerometer contains information about random walk and in some cases the bias instability.
Both ...
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Low accuracy current feedback measurement in motor control
Given a very low accuracy current sensor in a 3 phase inverter (in my case used for motor control) what is the best way to tackle the issue and keep reasonable performance and robustness at the same ...
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Is there an industry consensus standard for storing sensor data?
I would like to know what standard(s) may exist for formatting log data from sensors that record information such as:
temperature
pressure
humidity
vibration
acceleration vector
magnetic field vector
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What is meant by “accuracy within factor of 2” in sensors?
I've spent quite some time googling the meaning of "factor of (number)" in sensor accuracy but could not find any document explaining the meaning of this expression used to describe sensor accuracy. ...
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How do fiber optic sensors detect strains in a structure?
I am working on a project on detecting damage in structures using fiber optic sensors. I read the paper Structural Health Monitoring in Composite Structures by Fiber-Optic Sensors and found out that ...
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Making a machine to sort out old bolts, washers, nuts etc in workshop
I spend a lot of time in my workshop sorting out and putting back into their boxes bunches of screws, washers, nuts and other assorted niknaks and I want to make a machine to take this chore off my ...
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H2 Sensor in N2 environment
We develop a test station where we might have H2 leakage.
To prevent explosion we are considering intertisation using N2 gas (primary explosion protection).
However we also want to detect leakage ...
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Need help with reverse engineering a sensor
I have a pressure/temperature sensor for a vehicle, which I decided to tear apart to see exactly how the sensor works.
This sensor as designed by the manufacturer it is meant to be immersed in oil to ...
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Design of a hydrogen and corrosion sensor query
I’m designing a hydrogen and corrosion sensor. A thin film changes resistance based on hydrogen concentration. Then the capacitance between two electrodes will change depending on substrate thickness (...
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How to design a method to estimate vx=speed in direction of swimming
We have a body that goes underwater (let's say a whale) with magnetometer and accelerometer data. I also have GPS, date, depth, pressure and temperature data.
I want to know if there is any simple way ...
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What are the simplest available methods for monitoring pressure and airflow in a 22mm diameter pipe?
In the emergency case that more than one person must share a mechanical ventilator, the medical professionals lose per-patient monitoring of pressure and airflow.
To that end, what are the simplest ...
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How to reduce oscillations (rapid changes of control signal) when controlling a real system, which occur due to noise in measurement from sensors?
I have a real mechanical system (ball & beam) which I want to control. The system is approximated by the second order transfer function:
$$ T(s) = \frac{b_0}{s^2+a_1s+a_2} $$
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What sensors/methods can be used from the roadside to determine if a truck is loaded or empty - without weighing it?
What sensor, using what physical principle, can penetrate a closed rectangular object like the trailer of a truck and tell if the space is empty or loaded?
Why is this question relevant? One of the ...
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What is the gel used for covering the strain gauge in the load cell?
We have one imported strain gauge load cell, which shown open circuit in the input impedance. I removed the protective gel and corrected the wiring. Now the load cell is working. But I want to cover ...
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Moisture sensor for Mixers
I'm looking for alternatives to measure the moisture content in a concrete mixer machine. The ones on the market are expensive, like Hidro-Mix for apparent reasons; mixers are a hostile environment ...
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Kalman filter for sensor fusion — what is the advantage?
Is there any meaning of using Kalman Filter for cases when you do not have good statistical model of the system?
For example, if you have a drone and it has IMU sensor and GPS sensor. You do not have ...
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Accurate distance sensor via soft materials
I'm trying to find a sensor that can measure distance between sensor and some sort of detectable material (metal or small wireless chip) size of no more than a penny.
It should be able to measure ...
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What object characteristics may cause significant distance measurement deviations in Sharp optical sensors?
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but anyways. I'm not very fond of circuits and stuff, but I've got a test question I really need to answer. The question is in the title, ...
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How to measure rack-like construction structural integrity?
I need to measure structural integrity of quite big rack-like constructions (size of tens of meters, indoor conditions). The construction is already built and the additive sensor and processing system ...
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Will expanding metal disrupt my motion sensor?
I am trying to install a door motion sensor in a environment that will get very hot for our work. So the door could heat up to temperature of 150-200°F. We built the frames and door to handle the ...
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Can a sensor tell the difference between gravity vs. acceleration?
Are the effects of gravity and acceleration identical to the point that no sensor can tell the difference?
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How to compare two acceleration sensors side-by-side?
I have a single axis analog capacitive acceleration sensor (from PCB Piezotronics) which is very reliable but expensive. Now I need more axis, unfortunately can not afford buying anymore. So I have ...
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Typical IMU accelerations and angular velocities for lower limbs
Is there a dataset out there right now that shows the typical acceleration and angular velocity values for sensors attached to the thigh, shank, and feet for standard walking?
Or literature/textbook ...
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How to choose order and cut-off frequency for low-pass Butterworth filter?
When using IMU data (accelerations and angular velocities), many papers use a 4th order low-pass butterworth filter with a cutoff frequency of 5 Hz. However, none of them really justify why those ...
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Why are FBG sensors recalibrated every 10 years?
So, I am working with FBG sensors and I have read that those sensors need to be re-calibrated every 10 years to get accurate measurements. But no where on the internet (AFAIK) is it explained why ...
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How do cordless lawn mowers determine lawn density?
Some cordless lawn mowers have a feature that causes the motor to cut off when the mower is rolled over a driveway or over a section of lawn where the grass is very sparse. How does the mower sense ...
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What is the difference between washer and O-ring? what is their advantages over the other?
I am designing a hydrophone, from the piezo buzzer. To hold the circular piezo plate, I have designed a mechanical fixture. I need to use washer/o-ring to make it leak-proof. I am confused about which ...
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How can I confirm nL Volume Measurement for Pump and Sensor Calibration
I'm dispensing around 1uL of volume with 1% accuracy. Although I'm confident in my pump, I'd like to be able to routinely confirm that I'm getting the exact volume I'm requesting every time.
How can ...
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motion gesture and axis definition
I read something about defining hand gesture, which include mid-air hand gesture (e.g a peace sign with the two fingers moving one after another), touch-based gesture (e.g. on touch screen), and ...
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What's the most practical way to measure angular velocity for small rotations?
I'm looking to measure the angular velocity of an arm as it moves. It seems to be a difficult thing to research, since the term 'angular velocity/frequency' is usually reserved for other areas of ...
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How much does loading a load cell in other directions than the direction it was designed for effect the readings?
I am looking into using this TAL230B miniature type load cell to measure forces in x and y direction. The normal sensor loading is displayed in image 1. What is the effect of loading them as in image ...
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How to create a Liquid tight cable seal in a fuel storage tank
I am working on a telemetry system where a liquid level sensor (Hydrostatic pressure sensor) is used to monitor the volume of fuel (gasoline / diesel) in an underground storage tank.
The sensor has ...
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What is the name and purpose of this Instrumentation / Mechanical fitting
The component I am interested in is the blue "head" in the attached image. I call it the sensor head but will like to know if it has a specific industry name
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Activating lights using a motion sensor?
I was wondering how I would configure some sort of setup to get lights like this turn on a timer once activated by a motion sensor. I want them to turn on for about 15 seconds and then turn off once ...
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Weight Sensor module needed
I'm looking for a low-power weight sensor which can withstand impacts of up to 1000 pounds. Is there a go-to supplier or brand for this sort of product?
I want it to give its output digitally; my end ...
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Is there a difference between piezo ceramic disc transducer and a piezo ceramic bender
I really do apologise if this is a stupid question but I for the life of me can't find an answer. I need to do a project where I measure the liquid of water in a tank using ultrasound and am planning ...
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Breath Sensor: A low range pressure sensor that won't be affected by humidity
I am designing a device that will measure the force of a breath through a tube. A small differential pressure sensor like this https://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/MPX10DP/MPX10DP-ND/464046 would ...
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Referencing for Air Quality Monitoring
I asked the same question in electronics sub, but since it is more general I am asking it here again. I bought the Sharp dust sensor GP2Y1010AU0F. Below are the graph of readings indoor for ~5 minutes,...
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Conversion from LSB to mg not making sense for accelerometer
I have a BMI088 and am trying to get an accelerometer reading.
The data sheet and specs for Bosch Sensortec are here:
The sensitivity per range is this (its a 16 bit signed integer):
± 3 g: 10920 ...
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Compensating for a magnet in a device with a magnetometer
I'm working on a device that relies on data from a magnetometer. Unfortunately, the device also needs to have a fairly powerful magnet on it. Given that the design is fairly flexible, and within ...
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Contact Motion Analysis (CMA) [closed]
In this solution Helicoptor Fire Control System
CMA is used. For motion analysis we use computer vision and image processing. But what is special about CMA.
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Temperature sensor for PI3 thermostat
I’ve been looking for a temperature sensor for my PI3 home thermostat. I’m to the point where my app is stable and running for over 20 days with the only issues relating to the temperature sensors. I ...
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Build and visualize Pitch, Roll and Yaw from 9dof data offline
I am trying to build pitch, roll and yaw from sensor readings of a 9 degree of freedom sensing device.
The data look like that (in a .csv file):
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High impact force sensor?
I have a small table-like platform with two legs. Underneath each, I need to measure the amount of force. I want to use the difference between the two force measurements to estimate the platform's ...
