PCB® Series 5400 Multi-Axis Wheel Force Transducers
PCB® Series 5400 Multi-Axis Wheel Force Transducers are designed as rugged one-piece sensors that mount between the vehicle hub and the wheel rim, delivering highly accurate road load data measurement and superior performance in a durable water resistant package. Possessing superior temperature compensation properties and integral overload stops, these sensors provide a high level of confidence in data acquired during aggressive road events, including heavy braking tests.
Available in a wide variety of sizes for vehicles including passenger cars; light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks; commercial vehicles including tractor trailers, buses, agriculture, and earth-moving equipment; and military vehicles. Passenger car and light truck units use a custom hub adaptor to accommodate a wide range of vehicle sizes while maintaining vehicle geometry. Heavy truck units mount directly to the vehicle hub. All units can be fitted with either slip ring or telemetry signal transmission, and come equipped with on-board signal conditioning and calibration circuitry for each channel of data measurement, making their setup and use with the Transducer Interface Unit (TIU) quick and easy.
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PCB® Series 5400 units are available in light-weight aluminum, high-strength stainless steel, and titanium. All units accept modified rims, mounting a wide range of tire sizes, wheel diameters, and offsets. Special one-piece, forged high-strength aluminum rims are available for heavy truck applications. A universal hub adaptor is available that allows a single sensor to be used for European, USA, and military heavy vehicles. This one piece sensor design allows for the same sensor to be used for front steer, dual drive, trailer, and tag axles, as well as for various super single rims accommodating extra wide tires.
These sensors are also ideal for calibrating and adjusting biaxial wheel test machines; drive-file development of full vehicle and module test systems up to 6 Degrees of Freedom (DOF); and product development of stability control, brake systems, suspension, and tires.
Highlights
- One-piece sensor
- Up to 8x faster and easier to mount, setup, align, and calibrate compared to other transducers in the market
- Maximum operating temperature of +302 °F (+150 °C) with superior temperature compensation of 0.003% FS/ºF (0.005% FS/°C)
- Exclusive application of fastener technology to achieve robust clamp load and assembly
- Cost-effective universal hub adapter option for alternating between European, USA, and military wheels
- Integral stops for 150% FS overload, simultaneously in all axes
- Superior sealing for water and dust ingress protection
Applications
- Road Load Data Acquisition (RLDA)
- Calibrate and adjust wheel test machines
- Drive-file development for full vehicle and module test systems up to 6 DOF
- Development of:
- Stability control
- Brake systems
- Suspension
- Tires
| Non-Linearity |
±0.5% |
| Non-Repeatability |
±0.25% |
| Hysteresis |
±0.5% |
| Crosstalk |
±1% typical
±3% full scale, maximum
|
| Excitation |
±15 VDC |
| Output (all axes) |
5 VDC (±0.2%, nominal) |
| Temperature Range |
-13 to +302 °F
-25 to +150 °C |
| Temperature Effect on Output (Maximum) |
0.003% FS/ºF
0.005% FS/°C |
| Angle Encoder |
Sine/cosine encoder |
| Coordinates |
SAE Standard |
| Bridge Resistance |
Fx, Fy, Fz & My 2800 ohm, Mx & Mz 1400 ohm, nominal |
| Isolation Resistance |
2000 Mohm |
| Overload Capacity (all axes) |
150% FS overload capacity, simultaneously |
| Natural Frequency |
> 300 Hz |
| Shock Tolerance |
50 g pk |
| Environmental |
Dust-tight, water resistant, short-term submersible, corrosion resistant |
| Fx |
lb
N |
6700
30k |
9000
40k |
13.5k
60k |
13.5k
60k |
31.5k
140k |
31.5k
140k |
45k
200k |
| Fz |
lb
N |
6700
30k |
9000
40k |
13.5k
60k |
13.5k
60k |
31.5k
140k |
31.5k
140k |
45k
200k |
| Fy |
lb
N |
3375
15k |
4500
20k |
6700
30k |
6700
30k |
15.7k
70k |
15.7k
70k |
22.5k
100k |
| Mx |
in-lb
N-m |
36k
4000 |
45k
5000 |
75k
8500 |
88.5k
10k |
265k
30k |
265k
30k |
398k
45k |
| Mz |
in-lb
N-m |
36k
4000 |
45k
5000 |
75k
8500 |
88.5k
10k |
265k
30k |
265k
30k |
398k
45k |
| My |
in-lb
N-m |
50k
5600 |
57.5k
6500 |
75k
8500 |
88.5k
10k |
265k
30k |
265k
30k |
398k
45k |
| Material |
Aluminum |
Aluminum |
Aluminum |
Titanium |
Aluminum |
Aluminum |
Stainless Steel |
| Additional Versions |
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| Alternate Material |
5410-02A
SS
5410-03A
Titanium |
5411-02A
SS
5411-03A
Titanium |
5412-02A
SS
5412-03A
Titanium |
5413-02A
SS
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5414-02A
SS
5414-03A
Titanium |
5415-02A
SS
5415-03A
Titanium |
5416-03A
Titanium |
Recommended Signal Conditioner for Wheel Force Transducers
PCB® Model 8175-01A Transducer Interface Unit (TIU) consists of a power supply and signal conditioning electronics required to convert the six force and moment signals from the Wheel Force Transducer into equivalent signals referenced to the wheel axes. Each TIU accommodates one Wheel Force Transducer.
The TIU provides the signal conditioning that is required to convert the wheel force transducer outputs into DC voltages. These voltages are proportional to the instantaneous forces and moments measured. During operation, the wheel is mounted on a test vehicle and the vehicle is driven along a predetermined course. An analog or digital data recorder then records the output voltages.
A TIU Remote Module permits communications between multiple stacked TIUs when more than one Wheel Force Transducer is used.
Highlights
- Six 10 VDC analog inputs
- 14-bit A/D resolution
- 8 analog outputs
- 5000 Hz signal bandwidth
- 90 kHz sample rate
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