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Inclination sensors, inclinometers
tilt sensors, tilt measurements
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| SIKO Inclinometer IK360,
Precise solar tracking of parabolic, heliostat and solar
modules |
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 "To
capture every ray of sunlight", is the slogan
used by small and large solar thermal systems
and photovoltaic systems. Efficiency and return
play a significant role. Precise solar tracking
is a key factor in this process. The new IK360
inclinometer from Siko now
provides ultimate accuracy in solar tracking
with absolute measurement technology over 360°.
The main area of application of the new IK360
from Siko is the alignment of heliostat or
photovoltaic modules and the tracking of
parabolic trough collectors or even Fresnel
collectors. The absolute measurement technique
of the IK360, makes reference runs after
start-up or following a period of idle time
unnecessary. The sensor uses the natural force
of gravity to accurately map positions with a
system accuracy of +/- 0.1° in a 360° area. The
compact IK360 also benefits from quick and easy
installation and and a variety of different
interfaces. The IK360 rounds off SIKO's
extensive portfolio of magnetic and non-contact
measuring systems from ... |
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Sensor trends for commercial vehicles and
mobile machines |
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 Pepperl+Fuchs
manufactures extremely durable and resistant sensors for construction
machines, agricultural and forestry machinery, communal vehicles, fork
lift trucks and spreaders for all operating principles. The sensors meet
demanding requirements for continuous outdoor use and offer features
such as extended voltage ranges for on-board power supplies,
oil-resistant connection lines, increased noise immunity,
electromagnetic compatibility and e1 approval. The product portfolio
includes M12, M18 and M30 series inductive sensors with a cylindrical
design, which are also available in a stainless steel version,
block-shaped sensors from the F33 series, type F99 inclination sensors
for measuring ranges of 0 to 360° as well as absolute measuring
inductive position sensors and angle sensors from the PMI range. Magnetic rotary
encoders and special safety encoders with functional safety features are
available for special requirements relating to harsh ambient conditions
and safety. Ultrasonic sensors can be used in a wide variety of
applications such as agricultural machinery.... |
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Colibrys expands its accelerometer
product line for advanced drilling applications |
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Colibrys (Switzerland) Ltd. has announced today the release of
the MS9001.D, a ±1g MEMS tilt sensor, to complement its existing family
of MEMS accelerometers for down borehole and directional drilling
applications. MEMS accelerometers are already extensively used in many
drilling applications such as MWD (Measurement While Drilling), LWD
(Logging While Drilling) or HDD (Horizontal Directional Drilling) where
reliability under harsh environment, high stability and low power are
required. According to Jean-Michel Stauffer, VP Sales & Marketing at
Colibrys, “The MS9001.D is one of the missing elements in our armoury of
accelerometers for drilling applications. This new ±1g product offers
the best performances in term of long term stability and precision of
the measurement for down borehole precise tilt measurements. With this
product we are able to offer the full range of down-bore hole products
for drilling applications, helping our customers to buy all its
requirements from a single source. and confirming Colibrys position as a
leading supplier of MEMS accelerometers for drilling applications”. ... |
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Colibrys precision tilt sensor locked into high reliability platform
stabilization applications |
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 Colibrys
(Switzerland) Ltd. has announced today the release of
the MS9001.D, a MEMS based tilt sensor targeted at industrial
and aerospace markets for use typically in platform
stabilization applications. The product has already been
qualified for example in conjunction with satellite
communication and scanning radar antennas, remote surveillance
cameras, industrial table-tops or fire-control servo-systems.
Silicon based
MEMS accelerometers offer substantial advantages as
precision tilt sensors in terms of size, power consumption and
cost. In some specific applications precision, stability and
reliability must be assured whilst operating in harsh
environments. The Colibrys MEMS sensors have been demonstrated
to eliminate these concerns whilst offering exceptionally high
precision and linearity almost independently of the operating
environment. According to Stephan Gonseth, product development
manager at Colibrys, “This new product is Colibrys’ first MEMS
based motion sensor designed specifically for use as a ±1g tilt,
control and measurement applications. ... |
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| Encoders,
Cable-Pulls and Inclination Sensors: Robust Sensors for Cranes
and Heavy Vehicles |
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 Baumer:
Hardly any other application demands more from a sensor
product than outdoor deployment. Operation and
functionalities must not be affected by frequent and
extreme temperature fluctuations, heavy impacts by
shocks and vibrations, moisture, splash water or dust.
Encoders, cable-pull encoders and inclination sensors
installed at cranes or heavy vehicles in Construction,
Agriculture and Forestry for position and angle feedback
must withstand the most hostile environments. Baumer
provides an expansive product portfolio with sensor
solutions that are specifically conceived for
installation at cranes, mobile work machines and
HeavyDuty utility vehicles: Absolute multiturn encoders
that operate on a patented magnetic sensing principle
master tasks like position feedback and rotational angle
detection at crane booms. IP 67 protection ratings,
excellent temperature resistance (from -40° to +120 °C)
and optional redundant configurations ensure utmost
operational safety and reliability. Communication with
master control systems is via SSI or fieldbus interface,
for example CANopen or SAE J1939. The same hallmarks
apply to the robust and ultra-precise cable-pull
assemblies that allow for both incremental and absolute
encoder solutions and provide you with exactly the
flexibility you need. Thanks to several cable measuring
lengths up to 50 m and the high degree of linearity,
typically 0.02% of the measuring range, they provide the
requisite capabilities for dependable outrigger position
feedback and position detection in drilling
applications, at excavators and crane booms. Acquisition
of vehicle tilt and boom angle is performed by robust
inclination sensors with one or two channels and
variable sensing ranges ... |
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Low cost 2-axis inclinometer |
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 PEWATRON’s
new low cost 2-axis inclinometers PEI-Z210-PCB-V1 and PEI-Z215-PCB-V1
are developed for the automotive equipment market, specially the wheel
aligners and wheel balancers. The PCB design associated with MEMS
sensors results that at small place much technology is provided for low
cost. The linearity is better than 0.25% full scale of ±10°
(PEI-Z210-PCB-V1) or ±15° (PEI-Z215-PCB-V1). The analog output delivers
a voltage proportional to the measured angle. The zero-point setting is
done in the factory, the PEI-Z215-PCB-V1 can be fine-tuned in the field
in the range ±1° through a potentiometer per axis. ... |
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Tyco Electronics Presents Hall Sensors
for Convertible Roof Systems |
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 Tyco
Electronics: Requirements for convertible roof systems increased
dramatically over the last twenty years. The system of textile roofs has
been developed continuously and complemented by retractable hard tops
since the beginning of the nineties. The complete kinematics has high
mechanical tolerances, but the robustness of the complete system must be
provided every time. In order to provide availability and accuracy, non
contacting position sensors are being used either for on/off position
detection or angular positions detection. For a proper working
kinematics in a roof system, position and angular sensors are designed
in. Depending on the mechanical design, different types of sensors are
being used for these applications, such as on/off position detection at
kinematics, angular detections at swivel joints, and end position
detections at hydraulic cylinders. Separate cable assemblies are used
frequently which provide a simple and precise mounting in the complex
mounting process of a roof system. For over ten years, Tyco Electronics
has provided hall sensor cable assemblies ... |
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Tyco Electronics Reluctance Resolvers for Hybrid Applications |
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Tyco
Electronics: New emission legislation and the trend towards energy
efficient transportation support an increased development in the area of
hybrid propulsion for passenger cars. One of the key applications for
improved fuel economy in the hybrid market is the recovery and storage
of energy during the braking phase or regenerative braking. When
braking, the energy of the moving car is converted and stored in the
Li-ion batteries instead of being dissipated through the heating of
braking disks. Upon acceleration of the car, the available electrical
energy is used to help the car speed up by releasing this energy into a
controlled electrical motor. More advanced systems may continuously
propel the cars’ electrical motors. In order to keep the efficiency of
the electrical hybrid motors at a maximum level, the position of the
drive shaft must be continuously monitored. Tyco Electronics has
developed a break-though inductive sensor, known as a “Reluctance
Resolver,” that can help support reduced fuel consumption with in these
new hybrid propulsion systems. The Reluctance Resolver is part of a
system to measure shaft angles. ... |
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Tyco Electronics Hall Travel- and Rotary Sensor Platforms for Automotive
Applications |
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Tyco
Electronics: In the automotive industry, development time is a key
factor for successful market positioning. Tyco Electronics’ answer for
this is a platform strategy for non-contact switches and angular- and
travel sensors. Standardized designs and production processes offer
short-term availability of fully functional sensors for functional
testing. One highlight is the hall technology based travel- and angular
sensor platform for measurement ranges up to 40mm or angle ranges of
360° (see picture). Travel and angle measurement can be realized within
one sensor package. The applied hall technology is a 2D measurement
principle which results in a significant measurement performance
increase compared to existing Hall sensors. These sensors show a high
performance related to a linearity error of only 2-3% and a temperature
drift of ... |
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T7 Networked absolute Inclinometer with
USD-CAN or RS232 Interface |
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PEWATRON
AG: The new T7 is a compact absolute inclinometer utilizing a unique
solid-state sensor to give high accuracy tilt readings over a full 360
degree range (single axis). Networking Interfaces, programmable damping,
zero setting, -20°C to +100°C temperature range and IP67 sealing make
this inclinometer best suited for solar tracker or heavy construction
equipment. The T7 provides ±0.1 degree accuracy in the range 0°C to 70°C
with 0.01 degree resolution. The T7 is available with either a RS232 or
USD-CAN interface. The RS232 version supports up to fifteen T7s on a
single bus. Our USD-CAN protocol allows a network of up to sixty-four
T7s to be connected over 200m cable length to a single host. Power for
each T7 is supplied over the network cable. The host accesses the
T7-USD-CANs through our low cost CANA-232/CANA-485 adapter module. This
module allows the host to access each T7 on the network using simple
serial port commands. A Windows demo application is provided for
displaying the angles and temperature as well as setting operating
modes, orientation, zero position, damping / averaging time, direction,
and more ... |
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Tilt sensor for rugged, safety critical applications |
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Penny
+ Giles has launched a new robust tilt sensor, STT500, for use in
safety critical applications used on cranes and lifting platforms. A
tilt sensor is an essential part of a Safe Load Indicator (SLI) system
on a crane, designed to alert the operator if the lift is exceeding the
safe operating range of the machine. The SLI measures the angle and
extension of the boom along with the load weight, and calculates if the
machine is working within the manufacturers suggested safety margins.
Based on proven solid-state technology, the STT500 provides distinct
advantages in reliability, stability and compactness over fluid based,
electrolytic and pendulum operated sensors. It can operate from a 5V or
8-30V power source and has a measurement range of ±10º, ±20º, ±30º or
±60º with an output from 0.5 to 4.5Vdc over the full inclination angle.
STT500 is supplied in a marine grade (LM6) cast aluminium alloy housing
with 88mm diameter flange. It has a high environmental protection rating
of IP69K to withstand the ingress of dust and fluids, even under high
pressure washing. The sensor has no moving parts and ... |
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US Digital and PEWATRON sign European
Partnership Agreement |
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After
a long informal cooperation US Digital, a developer and manufacturer of
innovative Encoders and Inclinometers, has formalized a European
distribution partnership with PEWATRON, a leading distributor of
Sensors, Power Supplies, E-Components and Drives. US Digital’s precision
position sensors and inclinometers are used in a wide variety of places:
stepper motors, concentrated solar and solar thermal, manufacturing
machinery, medical devices, gas dispensers, automation, robotics, and
many other automation applications requiring position feedback. Their
innovative building blocks include absolute and incremental optical
encoders, inclinometers and PC interfaces. ... |
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Defining inclinations with impressive
accuracy - Digital single-axis inclinometer AIDSI |
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With
its AIDSI servo single-axis inclinometer series ALTHen GmbH Mess-
und Sensortechnik – the specialist for electrical measurement of
mechanical values – is launching a new measuring system for the
measuring and monitoring of inclinations, angles and changes in angle.
The highest degree of precision and resistance to extreme mechanical
impacts such as shock and vibration are the features that make these
rugged devices outstanding. AIDSI inclinometers are used wherever the
exact alignment of a defined angle to a reference angle in slow motional
processes is to be measured and controlled. They are used in industry
for the levelling of plane-tables and rotary tables as well as for
applications such as monitoring cranes and hoisting platforms for safety
or for the exact positioning of working platforms and satellite dishes.
The innovative digital servo inclinometers from the AIDSI series measure
the inclination of an axis with continuous zero point ... |
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Colibrys launches MEMS Tilt Sensor
featuring micro g bias stability for platform stabilization, down
borehole drilling and measurement whilst drilling (MWD) applications. |
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Colibrys
announce the release of one of the world’s highest stability ±3g full
range accelerometer commercially available, the RS9003.A. RS9003 is an
ideal sensor designed for tilt measurement, measurement whilst drilling,
borehole survey and other drilling applications where precision sensing
over time in harsh and safety critical environments is demanded (see
Colibrys application note: Down borehole & directional drilling). It is
also a perfect product for stabilization of large platforms such as
radars, antennas, turrets and surveillance cameras. The sensor features
composite bias stability of better than 600μg and composite scale factor
stability of better than 500ppm. “This level of performance has been so
far the domain of precision mechanics and vibrating quartz
accelerometers, which are foreseen to be increasingly displaced by
Silicon MEMS technology, offering a disruptive change in tilt sensing
performance with major benefits in terms of robustness, size and weight,
cost and power consumption” highlights Soheil Habibi, Business
Development Manager for Colibrys inertial sensors. He added further; “We
aim to displace electromechanical sensors such as the Honeywell QFlex in
many ... |
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Tilt sensor from Penny + Giles offers high performance in a compact,
robust, low-power package |
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Penny
+ Giles, the position sensor specialist, has launched a new ±60°
tilt measurement sensor. The compact STT280, which is priced
competitively, features low power consumption and a rugged, IP68 sealed
housing, making it ideal for construction industry, off-road vehicle and
access platform applications. Tilt sensors are increasingly used in
safety critical applications such as safe load indication systems on
cranes and platforms. The sensors provide vital data to ensure equipment
is operating within its nominal load envelope. The STT280 measures up to
±60°, with an output range from 0.5 to 4.5Vdc over the full inclination
angle. Based on proven solid-state technology, the new sensor has a low
power requirement of less than 6.5mA, so it can be used in hard-wired or
battery-powered systems, for maximum flexibility for OEMs. By using this
technology, the STT280 provides distinct advantages in reliability,
stability and compactness over fluid based, electrolytic and pendulum
operated sensors. ... |
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PWA contactless angle sensors |
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PEWATRON
AG: The new line of PWA contactless angle sensors with electrical
angle up to 360° and 12 bit resolution has been designed as a sturdy
solution for industrial as well as in mobile applications. The line
currently consists of 3 series, all of which feature a ratiometric 5V
output: * PWA1 series: with integrated magnet and return spring, * PWA8
series: with separate magnet (at request with magnet support), * PWA9
series: as PWA8, however with 2 independent redundant outputs for fault
detection in the measurement system. Optionally available with PWM
output. The series PWA8 and PWA9 are characterised by a high
insensitivity to mechanical tolerances (magnet offset) and an air gap of
up to 5.5 mm. Owing to the secure attachment by means of metal lugs, a
high temperature range of -40°C to +85°C (optionally +125°C) and
protection class IP67/IP68, the PWA line is ideally suited for the
application in rough environments. ... |
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