4. Technical data
Measurement range:
Sensor type:
Sensitivity:
Non-linearity:
Resolution:
Band width:
Drill hole for sensor
attachment:
5. Operation
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Place the sensor box alongside the experiment
and attach the acceleration sensor (small black
box) to the mass to be investigated (target). Use
the supplied Velcro strip or a clamp for this
purpose.
•
Read the value of the acceleration from the
display on the 3B NETlog
6. Applications
Demonstration track and air track experiments:
Downward acceleration
Elastic and non-elastic impact
Oscillating spring-mass system
High-resolution measurement of objects' inclina-
tion
Pendulum oscillations
Jumping experiments; "bungee jumping"
7. Sample experiment
Acceleration measurement in a damped oscillat-
ing spring-mass system
Required equipment:
TM
1 3B NETlog
interface
TM
1 3B NETlab
software program
1 5-g accelerometer
1 Stand base
1 Stand rod, 750 mm length
1 Stand rod, 250 mm length
2 Universal clamps
1 Coil spring 3 N/m
1 Weight 100 g, from
•
Set up the equipment for the experiment as in
Fig. 1.
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0 to ±50 m/s²
Capacitive semiconduc-
tor sensor
Typically 400mV/g
No more than ±1% of
the full measurement
range.
0.03 m/s²
typically 50 Hz
3 mm diam. max.
TM
unit.
U11300
U11310
U11363
U13270
U15003
U15001
U13255
U15027
U30016
Subject to technical amendments
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•
TM
Run the 3B NETlab
priate template for the experiment using the
5g accelerometer.
•
Attach the acceleration sensor to the weight
with a piece of Velcro.
•
Suspend the weight and acceleration sensor
from the eye at the bottom of the coil spring
and be careful not to hinder the oscillating
motion.
•
Drape the connecting lead for the acceleration
sensor over the universal clamp, as shown in
Fig. 1. This adds further to the damping.
•
Pull down the weight by hand to the level of
the stand base and release it.
•
Start recording the measurement data in 3B
TM
NETlab
(Fig. 2).
•
Analyse the recorded chart.
Fig. 1 Acceleration measurement for a damped oscilla-
tion of a mass on a spring
Fig. 2 Monitor display of the damped oscillation of a
mass on a spring in 3B NET
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software with the appro-
TM (U11310)
lab