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Bike Handlebar Fatigue Testing

A bike manufacturing company needs to conduct fatigue tests on their handlebars to observe its structure and performance durability.


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Summary

  • Customer Need / Challenge

    A bike manufacturing company wants to test the handlebars for their bikes. They need to conduct fatigue tests on their handlebars to observe its structure and performance durability.

  • Interface Solution

    Interface suggests using their Interface Mini™ products such as the SSMF Fatigue Rated S-Type Load Cells. Two of these S-type load cells can be attached on either end of the bike’s handlebar stem, where it will measure the forces applied as the handlebar undergoes its fatigue test. Results can be measured, logged, and graphed with the SI-USB Universal Serial Bus Dual Channel PC Interface Module.

  • Results

    Interface’s products were used during the handlebar fatigue test to successfully test the bike handlebar’s durability and overall structural quality.

Materials


  • Two SSMF Fatigue Rated S-Type Load Cells
  • SI-USB Universal Serial Bus Dual Channel PC Interface Module with supplied graphing software and analog output
  • Customer PC or Laptop

How it Works


  1. Two SSMF Fatigue Rated S Type Load Cells are installed to the actuators of the fatigue test machine, and the ends of the handle bars.
  2. Forces are applied, and the two SSMF Fatigue Rated S Type Load Cells record and collect the data during the fatigue cycles.
  3. Results are sent to the SI-USB Universal Serial Bus Dual Channel PC Interface Module where the results can be logged and graphed onto the customer’s PC or laptop.

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Products Used in this App Note

SSMF

SSMF Fatigue Rated S-Type Load Cell
Si Usb4

SI-USB4 4 Channel USB Interface Module