ST Microelectronics have released a new tri-axial accelerometer that is aimed for use in handheld devices such as cell phones and digital diaries. The part number is LIS3L02 – Three-Axis Linear Accelerometer.
Read more on the ST Microelectronics web site.
ANSYS and LMS International has signed cross licensing deals to exchange software capabilities. Initially, ANSYS will develop software that expands on LMS’s multi-body dynamics software LMS-DADS.
Read the full story on the ANSYS web site.
The National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts, NESTA, in the UK has awarded an engineer, Giovanni Bisutti, £75,000 to develop a system for pneumatic tools, such as jack hammers, to reduce the effects of vibration on the operators. ‘White finger’ is caused by excessively vibrating tools that cause damage to the hands of the tool operators. The new system uses a water jacket shrouded around the tool that is used to increase the mass of the tool by 15kg. Water is transfered into the tool when in operation and is removed within 3 seconds when the tool is to be moved.
Read the article on the NESTA web site.
Sensor Magazine has an interesting article describing how MEMS accelerometers operate for high-G and gyroscopes.
Read more on the Sensor Mag web site.
Bently Nevada, a company specializing in condition monitoring systems and equipment, have released a new system call the TrendMaster Pro, which is capable of collecting data from thousands of sensors from wired and wireless sensor networks.
Read more on the Bently Nevada web site.
Michael Norton, from the University of Western Australia, will have the 2nd edition of his book ‘Fundamentals of Noise and Vibration Analysis for Engineers’, available in May 2003. The book has been updated with the latest developments in the field of vibrations and acoustics.
Read the description on the Cambridge University Press web site.
Next week, February 16-23 2003 is National Engineers week (in the US).
Read more on the National Engineers week web site.
Emkay Innovative Products, a manufacturer of microphones, has released a microphone that can be mounted to the surfaced of printed circuit boards. The microphones are based on MEMS technology, so that they are compact and cheap.
Read the press release on the Emkay web site.
Greg Swift, of Los Alamos National Laboratories has released a book on thermoacoustics. The book is available to ASA members for $US50 and $US70 for non-members.
Read more on the ASA web site. Read the description on the Los Alamos National Laboratory web site.