Measurement Techniques for Angular Velocity and Acceleration in an impact Environment 970575
The University of Virginia is investigating the use of a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) angular rate sensor to measure head angular acceleration in impact testing. Output from the sensor, which measures angular velocity, must be differentiated to produce angular acceleration. As a precursor to their use in actual testing, a torsional pendulum was developed to analyze an MHD sensor's effectiveness in operating under impact conditions. Differentiated and digitally filtered sensor data provided a good match with the vibratory response of the pendulum for various magnitudes of angular acceleration. Subsequent head drop tests verified that MHD sensors are suitable for measuring head angular acceleration in impact testing.
Citation: Martin, P., Crandall, J., Pilkey, W., Chou, C. et al., "Measurement Techniques for Angular Velocity and Acceleration in an impact Environment," SAE Technical Paper 970575, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970575. Download Citation
Author(s):
P. G. Martin, J. R. Crandall, W. D. Pilkey, C. C. Chou, B. B. Fileta
Affiliated:
University of Virginia, Ford Motor Co.
Pages: 6
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Safety Testing Technology-SP-1264, SAE 1997 Transactions - Journal of Passenger Cars-V106-6
Related Topics:
Impact tests
Sensors and actuators
Vehicle acceleration
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