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Videos and experiment examples
Videos, literature and other probes can be found at
www.neulog.com.
In order to access the force plate sensor's page,
choose "Products" on the main menu and then "Force
plate logger sensor".
In order to access the force plate sensor's
experiments, choose "Example Labs":
Impulse and Momentum (P-48)
Technical background
The philosophy behind NeuLog's plug and play
technology is based on each sensor’s ability to store its
own data due to an internal flash memory chip and
micro-controller in each plastic NeuLog body. This
technology allows the sensor to collect and then store
the digital data in the correct scientific units (for
example: oC, oF, Lux, %, ppm).
The sensor is pre-calibrated at the factory. The built-in
software in the logger can be upgraded for free at any
time using the provided firmware update.
When a weight is applied to the force plate, it does not
move and therefore, you can assume the normal force
pushing up from the ground is equal to the force which is
being applied to it. This is how the force plate sensor
accurately and quickly measures applied forces. Several
strain gauges inside the force plate's body take readings
which are compared to one another to give a total force
measurement.