Transducer for the detection of dynamic forces, measuring and/or control equipment and method including such transducer.

摘要

A piezoelectric transducer (41) which can be inserted e.g. as a gasket into a structure (38, 42) to monitor dynamic forces without altering the mechanical behavior or functioning of the monitored device. The transducer (41) may take a variety of shapes or forms. It may be used to monitor peak forces, such as those forces associated with machine start-up, or it may be used to monitor cadenced forces, such as those forces associated with the steady-state operation of a machine. Signal processing and control equipment (53) and methods for modifying and utilizing electrical signals generated by the transducer are also disclosed.