Dynamic Simulation of A Cantilever Beam Type Force Transducer.
Abstract
A cantilever beam force transducer was modelled as a massless elastic section at the base with the remaining section of the beam rigid and having mass. Computer programs were written to simulate free or forced, damped or undamped vibrations of the beam. Good agreement was found between predicted and experimental frequencies of undamped free vibration for two different beams. After further verification, the computer programs can be used to determine beam configurations, viscous damping factors, and loading rates which will reduce unwanted oscillations of the transducer element. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA082314
Entities
People
- D. A. Bayly
Organizations
- Defence Research and Development Canada