INVESTIGATION AND CALIBRATION OF A FORCE VECTOR SENSOR WITH A CALIBRATION ARTEFACT

Sara Lietz, Falk Tegtmeier, Dirk Röske, Rolf Kumme, Daniel Schwind

Abstract

This paper deals with the investigation of a new type of force vector sensor developed by Gassmann Testing and Metrology (GTM). The measurements were performed in the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig. The new force vector sensor is capable of measuring the main axial force and six secondary components: two side forces perpendicular to the main axis, three axial forces arranged in a triangle parallel to the main axis and furthermore a moment with the main axis of the sensor as axis of rotation. With these components one can describe the force as a vector giving the amplitude of the force vector, its direction and the force application point.

Keywords

multi-component measurement

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TC3 - Measurement of Force, Mass, Torque, and Gravity

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