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News Release from: MTS | Subject: Temposonics M-series position sensors
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 08 March 2007
Position sensors monitor cylinders
The Temposonics M-series position sensors protect equipment against shock, vibration and extremely difficult environmental conditions.
Many mobile hydraulics manufacturers use Temposonics M-series position sensors successfully Construction machinery, industrial trucks, cranes and agricultural machines are protected against shock, vibration and extremely difficult environmental conditions
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 17 Jan 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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They are designed for integration into hydraulic cylinders and deliver optimum measurement results with a linearity of better than +/- 0.04% FS and a reproducibility better than +/-0.005% FS.
Due to high resistance against vibration of 30g and a capacity to withstand single shocks up to 100g, Temposonics offers reliable operation even under harsh conditions.
With the new CANopen or J1939 interfaces, the Temposonics MH sensor can now provide CANbus-based position feedback.
As a slave device, it is connected directly to the fieldbus.
In addition to displacement, it also determines the velocity during position changing, in order to measure and control the movement of the cylinder.
This is particularly important with mobile machines which realise an overall movement using several independent hydraulic cylinders.
As the velocities and the current position difference between two or more cylinders are measured continuously, the faster cylinder can be slowed down in case of varying velocities.
This reduces the mechanical load during movement and permits an improved response to load changes.
Several manufacturers are already using the Temposonics MH sensor with CANbus interface successfully for cylinders with a stroke from 50 to 1500mm.
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