Impact detection apparatus
US4745564A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 1986 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D9/007
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring and recording accelerations or other physical quantities experienced by easily damaged items of commerce such as fruit and electronic computers. A triaxial accelerometer or other suitable sensor produces signals which are sampled by a microprocessor operating according to a program stored in a read-only memory. When the sampled accelerations or other physical quantities exceed a predetermined threshold, samples are stored in a random access memory, along with their times of occurrence. The apparatus provides a serial port for reading out the recorded acceleration data. The data may then be subjected to further processing externally.
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