MTS SWIFT 10 ATV Sensor - Manual (Page 22)

SWIFT 10 ATV Sensors 22
Construction
Hardware Overview
The anti-rotate device should be configured such that no loading occurs to the
slip ring throughout all loading and suspension travel. This means that when you
attach the anti-rotate device to the vehicle, you must consider all possible motion
of the suspension. The anti-rotate device should not bump against the wheel well
at any time; any jarring of the anti-rotate arm will damage the slip ring. For
steering axles, the anti-rotate bracket must be mounted to part of the unsprung
suspension that steers with the tire, such as the brake caliper. For additional anti-
rotate device mounting recommendations, refer to the Anti-Rotate Customer/
User Assembly drawing at the back of this manual.
Transducer Interface
(TI)
The TI provides power to the transducer and uses previously stored calibration
values to convert the raw transducer signals from the bridge outputs and the
encoder to three force outputs (Fx, Fy, Fz), three moment outputs (Mx, My, Mz)
and an angle output. The force and moment outputs have a value of 10 V full
scale, unless a different full-scale output is requested by a customer. The angle
output is a 0–5 V sawtooth output.
Additional
components
Additional components that are supplied with your SWIFT sensor include
transducer data cables, TI power cable, a SWIFT Transducer Interface Utilities
CD or disk, and the calibration file. MTS can also provide a 12 V DC power
converter for use in the test laboratory.