A novel method for accurately measuring impact forces with small peak value and steep
slope is proposed. In the method, a mass, which is levitated with a pneumatic linear bearing …

A method for evaluating the dynamic characteristics of force transducers in impact detection
is proposed. In this method a mass is made to collide with a force transducer and the …

A method for measuring the impact force in crash testing is developed. In this method, a
mass is made to collide with the object being tested and the instantaneous value of the …

The impact response of an impact hammer is evaluated by means of an optical method. In
the method, an object is first levitated using a pneumatic linear bearing, so that it encounters …

A method for evaluating the dynamic response of force transducers against an oscillation
force is proposed. In the method, a force transducer is connected to a mass by a spring …

A method for measuring the electrical and mechanical responses of force transducers to
impact loads is proposed. The levitation mass method (LMM) is used to generate and …

A novel practical method for evaluating the viscoelasticity of materials under impact load is
proposed. The method is characterized by the fact that preparation of the test specimen is …

The present status and the future prospects of the levitation mass method (LMM), which has
been proposed and developed by the author as a precision mechanical measurement …

The zero-crossing averaging method (ZAM), which was originally developed for improving
the measurement accuracy of force by means of the levitation mass method (LMM), is …

A method is proposed for evaluating the dynamic response of force transducers to a step
force. In the method, gravitational and inertial forces acting on an object, which is suddenly …