Title :
Low-cost lightweight strain measurement system for bicycle application
Author :
Giannetti, Romano ; Chichi, F. ; Erzegovesi, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. & Telecommun., Pisa Univ., Italy
fDate :
8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In the following work, we present the design of a measurement system to be applied to a race-class bicycle, utilized to obtain an exact image of stress distribution along its frame, in order to optimize tube design. Due to the very low weight of the structure under test, the instrumentation set needs to be designed so that its weight does not perturb too much the mass distribution on the frame. Selection of utilized sensors and electronic interface design is discussed, and several examples of measured data are showed
Keywords :
computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; road vehicles; signal processing equipment; strain measurement; strain sensors; bicycle application; electronic interface design; frame stress distribution; instrumentation set; low-cost lightweight system; race-class bicycle; sensors; strain measurement system; tube design optimisation; Bicycles; Composite materials; Construction industry; Design optimization; Instruments; Production; Strain measurement; Stress measurement; Telecommunications; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
