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Re: Force Sensors Must Measure Acceleration??



On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, Bob Sciamanda wrote:
One of my bathroom scales registers the compression of a spring, which
responds to a force, not an acceleration. Another of my scales
registers the elongation of a strain gauge, which responds to a force,
not an acceleration.

1st derivative of position: velocity
2nd derivative of position: acceleration
3rd derivative of position: jerk
4th derivative of position: jounce, also "snap"
5th derivative of position: crackle
6th derivative of position: pop

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