CANbus, Sensors and Instrumentation

Download Application Note Safety is paramount for the railway industry, and one of the most important aspects of this is maintaining all railway tracks in a safe condition. While today's longer welded rails have made the ride much smoother than the shorter rails of old, they do make it more difficult to assess the condition of the lines. The standard test of the condition of any line is to exert ... More...

Download application note (PDF) Multiple-axis self-driving load-carrying platforms are impressive feats of engineering, capable of transporting enormous structures weighing many hundreds of tonnes. Their proper operation involves the co-ordination of steering, hydraulic level adjustment and diesel engine drive functions. And in some cases, multiple platforms are required to work in tandem to transport some of the largest structures. Therefore, CANbus control is a prime candidate for this type of ... More...

Download application note (PDF) Stabilising feet are an important feature of many larger fire-fighting vehicles, providing an essential base to enable the full deployment of ladders and access platforms. One manufacturer of such vehicles approached Sensor-Technik with a brief for a system to control both the stabilising feet and the access platform, thereby providing increased safety when the vehicle's platform was deployed to its maximum extent.  Sensor-Technik chose one of ... More...

Download application note (PDF)  When a manufacturer of concrete blocks wanted to improve the handling of the finished blocks in the yard, the hydraulics specialist tasked with the design approached Sensor-Technik for help with the control system. The design was for a special pick-up tool that could pick up and set down the blocks without using pallets and with no need for the operator to get out of the ... More...

Download application note (PDF)  Sometimes the key to satisfying an application is the additional service that can be added to an off-the-shelf product. And one such instance came when a manufacturer of agricultural machinery was looking for a human-machine interface for a hay-baling machine.  The manufacturer needed a CANbus interface with a bright and easy-to-read display that would make it easy for the tractor operator to visualise the status of ... More...

Download application note (PDF) As part of an automatic warehousing system, Sensor-Technik was asked to devise an absolute position sensing system for computer-controlled forklift trucks. The sensor system had to form a closed loop control system for the forklift truck motor to compensate for overshoot, and security interlocks were also essential for the safe operation of the system. Sensor-Technik designed a CANbus system with an absolute position encoder mounted directly ... More...