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Hand-held vibration sensor

  • US 9,523,626 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2012
  • Issued: 12/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hand-held vibration sensor, comprising:

  • a hand-held housing having a base portion;

    a sensor body within said base portion, said sensor body having a generally conical portion with a sharp point;

    a vibration sensor element within said sensor body, said vibration sensor element measuring vibration and generating a corresponding vibration sensor element output;

    a force sensor within said hand-held housing in communication with said sensor body generating a force sensor output corresponding to changes in the resistance of said force sensor as a function of non-vibrational forces applied to the hand-held vibration sensor;

    an analog-to-digital converter within said hand-held housing and coupled to said vibration sensor element; and

    a microprocessor within said hand-held housing adjusting said vibration sensor element output as a function of said force sensor output to reduce the impact of said non-vibrational applied forces on said vibration sensor element output, said microprocessor coupled to said analog-to-digital converter.

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