Abstract: The invention relates to a vibrating bridge for a vibrating-wire sensor, comprising opposing clamping points for connecting the vibrating bridge to the vibrating-wire sensor and comprising multiple vibrators which are provided between the clamping points and which are mechanically connected to the securing points and can be tensioned via the securing points, wherein one of the vibrators is free of a vibration exciter or vibration detector, and another vibrator is provided with a vibration exciter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a load detection unit having a spring-elastic load carrier assembly for receiving the load (10) and a sensor (3) for the deformation of the load carrier assembly, which occurs under the load (10) that is to be detected, wherein a deformation transmission unit (6) is operatively arranged between the load carrier assembly and the sensor (3). A method, in which additionally a deformation transmission unit is used, is thus provided, which during operation picks up the deformation of the load carrier assembly and transmits it to the sensor as a changed force/path load.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dynamic scale for bulk material, having two swivel arms (2) and two load-lifting arms (8) mounted to the free end of said swivel arms, with one hole (7) being located in each of the swivel arms (2) and positioned transversely to the extension of the swivel arm and also transversely to the neutral fiber brought about by the flexural load. A pipe (9) is fitted into the hole (7) and is welded thereto. The pipe (9) comprises two sensors (14, 15) transversely to the longitudinal axis thereof, said sensors being located at an angle of substantially 90° to each other and each being disposed at an angle of ±45° to the direction of the shear stress component ?xy. Under the influence of the shear stress, the cross section of the tube (9) is deformed into an ellipse that is inclined at about 45°, the shorter and longer axis (11, 13) thereof being measured using the sensors (14, 15).

Abstract: The inventive force measuring cell consists of a plate (2) which is provided with a circular hole (2), the axis of which is perpendicular to the surface of said plate (2) and to the direction of the force that is to be measured. Said axis also lies within the neutral surface of the plate (2). The plate (2) can also be the web of a carrier. A measuring transducer (12) is inserted into the hole (3) in order to measure any modification of the size of the diameter of said hole (3) on a plane that is inclined at an angle of 45° counter to the direction of the force (F) to be measured. A lateral force is created in the direction of y in addition to a transverse stress &tgr; with a component &tgr;xy by applying force in the direction of y when at least one side of the plate (2) is clamped in the base. The originally circular hole (3) is deformed into an ellipse. The measuring transducer (12) consists of a measuring transformer with an oscillating string.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a device for the prevention of skidding in vehicles with at least two wheels (1-4) of which at least one (1, 4) is steerable, wherein the actual rotary acceleration of the vehicle along its vertical axis is measured by a rotary accelerometer (8) and compared with the nominal rotary acceleration which is determined by a computer (9) from the turn angle of the steerable wheels (1, 4) and the vehicle speed. The turn angle is measured by an angle measuring device (6), for example, at a steering wheel (5). The speed is measured with a speed pick-up (7) on at least one of the wheels (1-4) of the vehicle. The calculated difference between nominal and actual rotary acceleration is reduced to zero by the real-time generation of a compensation-torque in a device (10). This device (10) might consist of an electric motor (11) driving two contra-rotating flywheels (12) that are selectively decelerated and will stop the skidding process.