Mechanical Problems in Measuring Force and Mass: Proceedings of the XIth International Conference on Measurement of Force and Mass, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 12–16, 1986 Organized by: Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) on behalf of IMEKO — Technical Committee of Measurement of Force and Mass

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Development of Multicomponent Force Transfer Standards By ONERA for French BNM....Pages 1-12
Development, Testing and Specifications of Super Precision Force Transducers for International Comparison Measurements....Pages 13-22
Measurement of Force by Means of Fiber-Optic Sensors....Pages 23-32
Fiber Optic Load Sensor as a Microcomputer Peripheral....Pages 33-38
A New Design for 6-Component Force/Torque Sensors....Pages 39-48
A Directly Weighing Suspension Balance With Frequency Variant Output....Pages 49-54
Microprocessor-Based System for Belt-Scales Dosing of Mixed Feed Components....Pages 55-63
A Contribution to the Analysis of Conveyor Belt Weighing Errors....Pages 65-73
Feeding Control of Automatic Bagging Scale....Pages 75-84
Weighing in Roadvehicles....Pages 85-94
In-Motion Weighing Scale and Some Problems of Its Metrological Evaluation....Pages 95-97
6-Component Load Cell for Automobile Wheel....Pages 99-107
Measurement Uncertainty in the Determination of Weight and Centre of Gravity of Offshore Modules Using Strain Gauge Load Cells....Pages 109-118
The Measurement Method of Big Torque Moments in Drive Shafts....Pages 119-122
Movable Electronic Locomotive Scale With Microprocessor....Pages 123-128
Improvement of the Weighing Accuracy of a 50 Kg Beam Balance....Pages 129-138
Decoding of the State of Scales Equilibrium by Microprocessor Scales Terminal....Pages 139-145
Application of a New Beam Type Loadcell to Mechanical Hand....Pages 147-152
A New Bending Test Method of Leaf Springs....Pages 153-160
A Calibration Instrument for Roller Brake Testers....Pages 161-169
Characteristic Data of Force Transducers Terms and Definitions....Pages 171-174
A Compensating Lever and Its Control System for Compensating the Force of the Frame of a Deadweight Force Standard Machine....Pages 175-185
Some Calibration and Test Facilities at VSL....Pages 187-195
A Group Verification System for Force Standard Machines Using High Precision Load Cells....Pages 197-205
Calibration and Classification of Force Transducers by Using a Traceable Set of High-Performance Facilities....Pages 207-216
About the Uncertainty of the Higher Capacity Primary Standard and the Dissimination of Force in the ASMW....Pages 217-226
High Accuracy Calibration Methods for Force Transducers....Pages 227-236
Evaluation of Parasitic Components on National Deadweight Force Standard Machines....Pages 237-245
The Effect of Time Response of Force Transducers on Their Transfer Properties in Force Comparisons....Pages 247-255
Calibration and Verification of Multicomponent Dynamometers in the Meganewton Range....Pages 257-266
Investigation of the Calibration Signal of Force Measuring Devices....Pages 267-273
Eccentric Load Sensitivity of Force Sensors....Pages 275-281
Ways for the Removal of the Main Disadvantages of Force Transducers With Semiconductor Strain Gages....Pages 283-292
Improving Creep Performance of the Strain Gage Based Load Cell....Pages 293-302
Temperature Effect and Compensation of Strain Gage Load Cell....Pages 303-311
Pilot Tests to Determine Micro-Elastic Effects in Load Cell Receptor Materials....Pages 313-321
Creep of Low-Range-Scales....Pages 323-329
Back Matter....Pages 331-333