In September, Sensor Developments Inc. (SDI) released the 01251 series of infrared dynamometer torque sensors. While inquiring about this new series, I quizzed Rick West, electronics design engineer ...

Torque is defined as a twisting force that is applied to an object. On determining the torque of an engine, it is multiplied by RPM or rotations per minute and divided by “5,252”. This calculation ...

The dyno’s rise in modern car culture is well chronicled on YouTube. Here, car guys while away hour after mesmerizing hour watching dyno pulls that depict unbelievable power, catastrophic consequences ...

For most readers, understanding horsepower is easy; the bigger the number, the faster you go. Torque, however, is a figure that underlies horsepower. Once you understand what it is, and its ...

Setting up torque and horsepower measurements is easy with the PTI benchtop dynamometer. An AutoID function enables the PTI to detect the sensor and encoder calibration units and pulses/revolution ...

Salvaging a beefy motor is one life’s greatest pleasures for a hacker, but, when it comes to using it in a new project, the lack of specs and documentation can be frustrating. [The Post Apocalyptic ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A new dynamometer system has been developed to improve the accuracy of tests that are run with a single cylinder version of a multi-cylinder ...

HBM, Inc. has introduced a industrial measurement amplifier that enables users to make precise, dynamic measurements of raw and filtered torque, frequency, pulse, speed, and angle of rotation. HBM, ...

As you get ready to pop the hood of your RC car to drop in a motor upgrade, have you ever wondered how much torque you’re getting from these small devices? Sure, we might just look up the motor specs, ...

July 7, 2014. HBM Inc., a manufacturer of data-acquisition systems, analysis and calibration software, strain gauges, and transducers and sensors, has introduced an industrial measurement amplifier ...