Displacement measurement

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Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Displacement measurement is the measurement of changes in directed distance (displacement). Devices measuring displacement are based on displacement sensors, which can be contacting or non-contacting.[1] Some displacement sensors are based on displacement transducers,[2] devices which convert displacement into another form of energy.[3]

Displacement sensors can be used to indirectly measure a number of other quantities, including deformation, distortion, thermal expansion, thickness (normally through the combination of two sensors), vibration, spindle motion, fluid level, strain and mechanical shock.[1]

Displacement sensors exist that can measure displacement on the order of nanometers or smaller.[1]

Application

Displacement receivers can be used to study and observe the stress waves passing through a material after it is struck.[4] This can be used, for example, to assess fire damage in reinforced concrete.[4]

Displacement transducers are often used to measure vibration.[5]

Types

Optical displacement sensors exist, using reflected light to determine distance.[6]

An ultrasonic displacement sensor is a kind of displacement sensor.[6] These measure the distance to targets by emitting high-frequency sound waves and measuring the time they take to return.[6]

Displacement sensors can be made using linear variable differential transformers.[6]

Strain gauges can be used as the base for small displacement transducers on the order of 0 to 10 mm.[7]

In music, certain music keyboards can be considered to measure displacement in the sense that they respond to displacement, rather than velocity (as is more commonly the case).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Examples of displacement-responding sensors include the mechanical action of tracker organs, as well as the force-sensing resistors found in music keyboards that had polyphonic aftertouch capability. Polyphonic aftertouch is no longer a feature of presently manufactured keyboards, but certain older models such as the Roland A50 featured a pressure sensing resistor, similar in principle-of-operation to a carbon microphone, in each key.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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