Peripherals/Scale: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 01:59, 11 November 2007

This scale could be;

put on the floor and weigh students
hung from a tree to weigh crops, etc
put on a desktop to weigh items
used to measure friction, simple harmonic motion, impact in collisions, or centripetal force.
used as a hand dynamometer (measure grip strength and to perform muscle fatigue studies)

The scales work on the principle of load cell technology in which load cells sense the weight of objects under certain conditions.

The majority of today's designs use strain gauges as the sensing element, whether foil or semiconductor.

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-Things it could include;
+This scale could be;
+*put on the floor and weigh students
-*Scale to stand on
-*Scale to hand from tree to measure crops etc
+*hung from a tree to weigh crops, etc
-*Desktop scale to weigh items
+*put on a desktop to weigh items
-*To measure friction, simple harmonic motion, impact in collisions, or centripetal force.
+*used to measure friction, simple harmonic motion, impact in collisions, or centripetal force.
-*Hand Dynamometer (measure grip strength and to perform muscle fatigue studies)
+*used as a hand dynamometer (measure grip strength and to perform muscle fatigue studies)
+== Technology ==
+The scales work on the principle of load cell technology in which load cells sense the weight of objects under certain conditions.
+The majority of today's designs use strain gauges as the sensing element, whether foil or semiconductor.
+== Contributors ==
+* Concept: Joshua Seal, 17th July 2007
+== External Links ==
+* [http://www.sensorland.com/HowPage005.html How Load Cells Work]
+* [http://ezinearticles.com/?Digital-Scales-101&id=274129 Digital Scales 101]
+* [http://www.strain-gauges.com/index.htm What’s a strain gauge?]
+[[category:peripherals]]