Notes on the Transient Response and Errors of Shock Accelerometers with Second-Order Filters.

Abstract

The response of accelerometers, with second-order filters, is considered for acceleration pulses. The time history of their integrated (velocity) response is also treated. Graphs relating the error in measuring peak acceleration to the filter parameters are given, and the results are related to practical situations experienced when calibrating accelerometers in RAE. The effect of accelerometer non-linearity when calibrating by velocity-change methods is briefly investigated and a method of measuring the non-linearity is suggested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA068776

Entities

People

  • W. R. Macdonald

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Accuracy
  • Calibration
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Filters
  • Foreign Languages
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • High Acceleration
  • Integrators
  • Linearity
  • Measurement
  • Relative Motion
  • Resonance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Transfer Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.