How to Adapt to a Sensor with Single-Ended Input Power
A precision sensor is needed to provide vital feedback on the performance of your inertial project and the input power connection is what breathes life into that sensor. To save…
2 Tactics to Filter Vibration from Inertial Sensor Readings
Whether you’re monitoring an important bridge or the performance of construction machinery, you need to know about every inertial reading the sensor gives you. Unfortunately, not all applications are conducive for…
How to Find the Best Sensor Size for Your Project
To design and build a large machine such as a rail car, mobile radar, or construction vehicle, every component needs to fit into place perfectly like a puzzle. When searching…
How to Avoid Vibration in Structural Tilt Readings
Tilt sensing validates that infrastructure serves the public with safety and efficiency, but since these readings are so subtle and important, engineers cannot afford to have outside forces throw them…
How to Determine the Best Solution for Measuring Ground Displacement
You’ve been assigned to track the stability of a new underground tunnel system that is going to revolutionize the infrastructure of a large city with a quickly growing population. For…
How Sensors Can Prevent Wind Turbine Downtime
The demand for renewable energy is only increasing as new technology solutions emerge such as electric cars on the streets and solar panels on rooftops. Clean energy is powering the…
2 Sensor Types That Are Needed for Extreme Temperatures
Engineers often need sensors that can make crucial, minuscule measurements within some of the harshest environments. Many projects expose sensors to temperatures as high as +180° C and as low…
Jewell Signs Sales Representative for U.S. Southeastern States
Jewell Instruments has expanded its sales network within the United States with the signing of W.A. Brown Instruments, Inc. as a sensor and controls sales representative for the southeastern states.  The…
Low Inertial Acceleration? Know Which Sensor to Use
Every object that moves is experiencing acceleration, but not every movement requires one type of accelerometer to measure it. For applications that involve vibration, the type of accelerometer you need…
Precision Low Cost Sensors for a Tight Budget
When developing a new railcar, bridge, or construction machine, every movement is a crucial contribution to the success or failure of the project. Implementing precision inertial sensors into the design…
