Electronic Design

Gauging the strain

Many conventional strain gages are similar in appearance to Figure 1. A serpentine pattern etched into a metal foil creates a relatively high resistance in a small space. The foil is bonded to a thin ...
Business Wire

Micro-Measurements Introduces Miniature Strain Gage Sensor Supporting the Growing Autonomous Vehicle, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing, and Wearables Markets

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Micro-Measurements ® brand of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG) (www.micro-measurements.com), industry experts in the design, development, and manufacture of ...
EDN

Strain gages measure automotive forces—the complete interview

Click here to read the print version. In 1856, Lord Kelvin observed that metallic conductors subjected to mechanical strain exhibit a change in their electrical resistance. Since that time engineers ...
Electronic Design

Even more about strain gages

“Gauging the strain,” February’s Special Report on Data Acquisition, presented traditional strain gage theory and highlighted several instruments and bridge amplifiers suitable for use with strain ...