A simple force feedback accelerometer/seismometer based on a tuning fork displacement sensor

This thesis describes research into the use of a piezoelectric tuning fork as the displacement sensor in a simple force feedback seismometer. The research also includes the use of a second piezoelectric transducer as both the suspension system and the force transducer for the seismometer. A simple inertial seismometer model, based on a damped mass-spring system, was developed.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Electrical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Stuart-Watson, David

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Tapson, Jonathan

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5098

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5098