When the Rosetta spacecraft crashed onto the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to end the 12 year project, the required manoeuvre called for a three minute thruster burn.
At the heart of the product range manufactured by Precision Acoustics is its range of ultrasonic transducers.
The Type 4503B dual range torque sensor from Kistler Instruments has a wide measurement range of 0.2 to 5,000Nm, high resolution rotational speed/angle measurement and high speed ranges of up to 50,000rpm.
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the B5T HVC-P2 face detection sensor modules from Omron Electronic Components.
Contelec’s latest Vert-X 48E series encoder is aimed at precision angle measurement on agricultural, mining or construction equipment, and other applications where extreme environment conditions exist and accurate control is required for steering, guiding or positioning etc.