Force Motion Sensors

Accelerometers, G Force, Strain Guage and Yaw

Product Details

MoTeC ADLs and ECUs are capable of more than controlling and monitoring the running

of your engine. Using these force and motion sensors, you can quantify the characteristics

of your vehicle. By measuring how fast, how far and how much can tell you a great deal

about how and where to best improve your vehicle.

 

• G Force sensors are most useful in determining acceleration of the vehicle, braking,

Cornering force, understeer, oversteer, and for drawing track maps. For most vehicles,

a 4G sensor has more than enough measuring range for all but accidents peaks.

The filtering on a G force sensor is to reduce high frequency noise from the readings to give

you a better indication of actual vehicle G force without it being compromised by noise.

 

• The yaw rate sensor can be used to determine how fast a car is sliding when cornering

by measuring its rotation speed. This is most useful when used at both ends of a car with

G Force sensors to determine whether a car is understeering or oversteering and to what

degree it is happening, and at what force it begins.

 

• MoTeC ADLs and ECUs are able to accept strain gauge sensor inputs for the logging of

forces through various parts of a vehicle, including wing, shock, brake pedal, and steering forces.

The signals from strain gauges areusually very low, so they must be wired in to a

Strain Gauge amplifier for the ADL to be able to accept its output. Part# 53113 already has

an amplified signal and can be wired straight into an ADL.