Measuring angular deviations of an object submersed in fuel using accelerometers

[Aled87]

Dear all,

I have a project that i am working on where i need to measure the tilt/angle of an object at high pump speeds over 6000rpm. I was wondering if anybody had any experience of using a wireless accelerometer to dynamically measure angle. And also has to be located in fluid medium and so would need to be prevented from getting wet.

Regards

 

[GregLocock]

Yes, a strain gauge type accelerometer will measure the local gravity vector for you. Making them wireless and waterproof is just a cost issue.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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[asimpson]

If you could attach magnet to axis of rotating object you could use a non contact encoder to measure angle.

http://www.renishaw.com/en/magnetic-encoders--6437

Also wireless sensors:

http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/article.aspx?articleid=933337