sources for accelerometers?

[carlosm]

Just wondering where people are getting their accelerometers for the IA testing? Any names of companies would be a big help.

Thanks-
Carlos

[carlosm]

Just wondering where people are getting their accelerometers for the IA testing? Any names of companies would be a big help.

Thanks-
Carlos

[Anvit Garg]

http://fsae.com/eve/forums/a/t...412600868/m/40110598 (http://fsae.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/412600868/m/40110598)

What do you mean by IA? Inclination angle? (Sorry still new to this, not sure how an accelerometer would apply to camber so I am pretty sure thats not what you mean)

[Mike Macie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Anvit Garg:
http://fsae.com/eve/forums/a/t...412600868/m/40110598 (http://fsae.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/412600868/m/40110598)

What do you mean by IA? Inclination angle? (Sorry still new to this, not sure how an accelerometer would apply to camber so I am pretty sure thats not what you mean) </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

IA as an Impact Attenuator

[Yellow Ranger]

try omega.com

[carlosm]

yeah impact attenuator sorry. i'm having issues finding some that us stupid mechanical engineers would be able to operate.

[carlosm]

maybe a better question was how do we data log the information coming from an accelerometer, what do we use?

[Wesley]

Labview and an NI logger is what we're using.

[Friction]

Just get an ipod touch/iphone http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[carlosm]

ha, i***** can only register up to like 3 Gs, not quite enough.

thanks for the suggestions we just ended up taking the easy way out and doing a crush test.