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Position Measurement & Control (ISSN 1527-5108) is published for the customers of Firstmark Controls and the engineering and instrumentation community. Subscriptions are free. To subscribe, submit a Newsletter Subscription Request.
- Issue 49 (S050AI)
- Shape-Changing Aircraft Need to Know Wing Position
- Minimizing Drag, Maximizing Speed: The North American Eagle Landspeed Project
- Birthing Simulator Benefits from Reliable Position Feedback
- Issue 48 (S050AH)
- Position Transducers for Zero-G Plumbing?
- Position Transducers Replace Duct Tape and Rubber Bands
- Methods for Zeroing Position Transducers
- Issue 47 (S050AG)
- Series M General-Capability Position Transducer Announced
- ISO9001:2000 / AS9100 Compliancy Achieved
- Flexible Displacement Cable Termination
- Issue 46 (S050AF)
- Looking for OEM Users of 85-Inch (2159-mm) Range Position Transducers
- Application Note on Draw Wire Transducer Accuracy
- What Users Say About Firstmark Controls Position Transducers
- Need A Free Analog Position Transducer?
- Issue 45 (S050AE)
- A New Angle On Transducers
- Crack Position Transducers
- Voltage Divider/Power Draw Calculator
- Issue 44 (S050AD)
- The New Gold Standard?
- Vehicle Roll Testing
- Small-Diameter Pulleys May Not Be Groovy
- Issue 43 (S050AC)
- Simulators and Position Feedback
- Crates And Barrels (And Position Transducers)
- Why Do Potentiometric Position Transducers Get A Bad Rap?
- Issue 42 (S050AB)
- Keeping Displacement Cables Extended
- Tough Enough for NASCAR
- Even Elephants Need Position Transducers
- Issue 41 (S050AA)
- RoundAbout™ Cable Guide Selected as Product of the Year
- DARPA Grand Challenge: 11 of 40 Teams Will Depend on Firstmark Controls
- Cycle Testing: Qualifying Position Transducers
- Issue 40 (S050Z)
- RoundAbout™ Cable Guide Nominated for Product of the Year
- What Are CW, CCW, and S?
- Issue 39 (S050Y)
- RoundAbout™ Cable Guide Gives Dynamic 3D Tracking
- Model 62-60 Position Transducer: Rugged, 85-Inches (2159 mm)
- Determine Voltage Conditioner Flexibility: Zero-Span Calculator
- What Is Output Smoothness?
- Issue 38 (S050X)
- Firstmark Controls Position Transducers: Small Size, Light Weight
- Potentiometer Resistive Characteristics
- Price: Options And Life-Cycle Costs
- Issue 37 (S050W)
- Linear and Angular Position Measurement of Aircraft Components
- DIN 45326 and Lemo Connectors Broaden Appeal of Series 6 Position Transducers
- Portable Patient Training Device for Lung Cancer Treatment
- Issue 36 (S050V)
- Patented Goniometer Design Gives Accuracy, Flexibility, and Ease of Use
- Electrical Output Benefits of the Series 6 Position Transducers
- Errors and Temperature Changes
- Issue 35 (S050U)
- A Look at Analog Signal Types
- Power Rating Explained
- What Is the Accuracy of Our Products?
- Issue 34 (S050T)
- 4-20 mA / 0-5 VDC / ±10 VDC / More
- DARPA Grand Challenge Teams Gain Unfair Advantage
- Using a Calculator Is Not Cheating
- Issue 33 (S050S)
- 737-800 Flight Simulator Feedback Sensing
- Displacement Sensors Measure Mars Exploration Rover Airbag Performance
- Adapting Displacement Sensors to Harsh Environments
- Issue 32 (S050R)
- Wright Flyer Displacement and Air Data Measurement
- Feeling Some Heat and Need Fast Shipment?
- Get a REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT Keychain, Stainless Steel Ruler, and Technical Reference CD
- Have a Crazy Requirement? Maybe It Isn't So Crazy . . .
- Issue 31 (S050Q)
- Accuracy Versus Precision
- Cable Fundamental Frequency Calculator
- Biking with Symvionics
- Need Help from Someone in Your Time Zone?
- Issue 30 (S050P)
- Position Transducer Solution Guide
- Coated Versus Uncoated Displacement Cable
- Analog Position Transducer Offer
- 4-20 mA Users Sought
- Issue 29 (S050O)
- Position Transducer Mounting
- Displacement Cable Stretch
- Company Birthday
- 99.9% On-Time Shipping, One-Week or Less Lead Time
- Issue 28 (S050N)
- Most Heavily-Tested Air Data Boom
- UAV Displacement Sensors
- Side Impact Testing
- 100100 Trailing Cone
- April 2003 (S050M)
- The Inner Workings of the Series C Displacement Sensor for OEM and Industrial Control Uses
- Accessories for Easy Installation
- Sensor Total Cost of Ownership White Paper and Calculator
- Hot News: Position Transducers At 900° F (482° C)
- RVSM Certification and Upcoming Trailing Cone
- Purchasing Firstmark Controls Products in My Region
- March 2003 (S050L)
- Series C Displacement Sensor for OEM/Industrial Control Uses
- Cam Locks Have Multiple Mounting Benefits
- Static and Dynamic Ground Testing
- Sensor Total Cost of Ownership Calculator In Beta Test Mode
- February 2003 (S050K)
- Sensor Total Cost of Ownership
- Aerospace Testing Expo
- The Wright Flyer Is Using The Right Stuff
- January 2003 (S050J)
- New Engineering Guide
- Haas Manufacturing's CNC Machining Magazine
- NASA Mars Exploration Rover Bounces Softly
- December 2002 (S050I)
- Flexible Displacement Sensors Monitor Flexible F-18 Wings
- Ohio State Formula SAE Team Has Measured Success
- Selecting the Optimum Displacement Sensor
- B Circuit (Bridge Circuit)
- Application-Specific Designs
- Helicopter Simulator Feedback
- Cleanroom Clean
- Fire and Forget, 3-2-1 Liftoff
- AS9000 Compliance Verified
- October 2002 (S050G)
- Motion Analysis Tool Helps Reduce Lower Back Disorders
- Potentiometer and Encoder Standards
- Position Transducer Installation Guide
- Thread and Helix
- Adam Aircraft A500
- Series 160 Takes 200 MPH (322 KM/H) Crash, 80 g's, and Fire
- Position Transducer FAQs
- September 2002 (S050F)
- Bellows Displacement Monitoring
- Repeatability Benefit of Threaded Drum
- Displacement Cable Connection Via Magnet
- Quadrature Output and Decoding
- Actuator Final Assembly Fixture Monitoring
- Window Acceptance Testing
- Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50
- Eclipse Aviation 500
- June 2002 (S050E)
- Flight Controls, Displacement Transducers, and Safety
- Displacement Cable Termination
- Zeroing of Electrical Output on Analog-Output Position Transducers
- Mounting with Magnets
- RVDT-Based Position Transducer
- SSSSSHHHHHHH!
- Automotive Components Manufacturer Finds "Less Is More"
- Firstmark Controls Gets the Checkered Flag
- NEW Air Data Products Solution Guide Now Available
- Web Site Features Announced: Refer A Colleague and Printable Page
- April 2002 (S050D)
- Position Transducer Installation Kit
- Interfacing with Quadrature Output Position Transducers
- Military Standard Rating
- Analog Versus Digital
- Breathe In, Breathe Out (Stanford University)
- Next Generation Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Development (UC Davis)
- Walking Robot Walks With Position Transducer "Canes"
- Waste Water Level Monitor (NASA Marshall)
- Special Offers Including a FREE Position Transducer
- Standard Warranty Is Now 12 Months
- Representatives for Finland, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia
- February 2002 (S050C)
- Series D60, D61 & D62 High-Resolution Position Transducers
- Online Position Transducer Linearity (Calibration) Calculator
- Ball Stop Versus The Mushroom Stop
- Pull Ring/Copper Sleeve Versus Swivel/Eyelet
- Micro Position Transducer for Parkinsons Microsurgery
- Hogs Like Position Transducers
- Walking Robot Walks With Position Transducer "Canes"
- 97.9% On-Time Shipping, One-Week Lead Time
- Yes, They Are Repairable!
- Series 16_ Products: Sensor Cover Capable Housings
- Standard Potentiometer Resistance: 5000 Ohms
- CAGE Code? Wire Instructions? D&B Number?
- August 2001 (S050B)
- DO-160D / ED-14D Environmental Testing Completed
- Conversion Among Acceleration, Velocity, Displacement, and Frequency
- Thermal Effect
- Displacement Cable Sag (Catenary Curve)
- R2D2, Meet the University of Utah
- Windshield Wiper Testing
- Riding the Trains
- After Hours Assistance
- What Is Accuracy?
- Read All About It: Position Transducer Installation Guide
- April 2001 (S050A)
- Free Motion Head Form Impact System
- DATAQ Instruments DI-151RS
- Cutting the Displacement Cable
- Terminating the Displacement Cable
- Repairs and Replacement Parts
- Calibration Tool: Acceptance Test Data Sheet
- Hybrid Potentiometer: What Is It?
- In Action
- August 2000 (S050-2)
- DO-160 Aircraft Environmental Testing
- Suction Cup Mounting
- New Display Meters Offered
- Educational Transducer Program
- In Action
- December 1999 (S050-1)
- Cal Poly University Rose Parade Float
- Catenary Curve
- Calibration Procedures
- Idler and Cable Range
- How to Improve Resolution
- Fall 1999 (S040A)
- "Black Box" Position Transducers (DFDR, flight data recorder)
- Series 170 and 176 Subminiature Position Transducers Announced
- ISO 9001 Compliance Achieved
- Spring 1999 (S033A)
- Developing a Vehicle Dynamics Data Acquisition System (Ford Motor Company)
- SAE Show: National Instruments and Datappli
- Space-Based, Man-Rated Position Transducers (TRW and EG&G Belfab)
- ISO 9001 Effort
- Flight Data Recorder Products Nominated for Award (Aviation Week & Space Technology)
- Fall 1998 (S031A)
- Mounting Disc
- Flight Data Recorder-Compatible Position Transducers
- MGA Research Corporation Crash Test Component Testing
- Application Corner: Optical Encoders Vs. Potentiometers
- Sinusoidal Motion Frequency Response Equations
- CNC Machining Center
- Summer 1998 (S025A)
- Selecting Position Transducers
- Measuring Flutter
- Winter 1998 (S020A)
- Gymnastics in the Sky: Acrobatic Aircraft Instrumentation
- Application Corner: Use of the Idler in Cable Re-Direction
- First Technology Safety Systems Has New Test Fixture Underfoot
- 30th Year Open House
- Fall 1997 (S018A))
- Application Corner
- Mounting Position Transducers
- Thirty Years of Position Measurement
- Series 174 and 175 L-Base Now Available
- Summer 1997 (SU97)
- How Firstmark Controls Started
- Looking for a Better Fit: Prosthesis Lining Movement Monitored
- Boeing/UCLA Unmanned Air Vehicle Completes First Flight Tests
- Placing the Displacement Cable Connector
- Winter 1997 (WI97)
- Application Note for Ground Vehicles/Transportation
- Firstmark Controls Position Transducers: Small Size, Light Weight
- Vector Research Knee Slider Advances Crash Research
- Application Corner
- Fall 1996 (FA96)
- Application Note for Aircraft/Aerospace
- New Product: Series 175 Extends Range
- Medical Industry Likes the Series 150
- Alligator, Inc. Has and Uses the "Right Stuff"
- Summer 1996 (SU96)
- Big Foot Base Now Available
- Product Highlight: Model 180-0803
- Southwest Research Institute: Explosive Test Results
- Application Corner
- ISA Displacement Transducer Standard
- Spring 1996 (SP96)
- Space-Qualified Units Unveiled
- SAE `96 Report: Dancing in Detroit
- Robert Yates Racing Pushing the Envelope
- Application Corner
- Potentiometer Resistive Characteristics: Overview
- Winter 1996 (WI96)
- Multi-Dimensional Cable Travel
- Price: Add-ons and Life-Cycle Costs
- Nemesis Air Racing Team Takes "Lie Detector" Test
- Engineering Note: Thread and Helix
- Application Note
- Fall 1995 (FA95)
- Editor's Note
- SAE Show Highlights
- Series 173 and 174 Give Longer Life and Smoother Operation
- Series 160, 161 & 162 Offer Ultra-High Tension
- More Flexible Mounting for the Series 150
- Application Corner
- Ordering Position Transducers: Expedite!
- Worldwide Service and Support
- Customizing for Your Needs
- Position Transducers in the News
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