Electric Vehicle Instrumentation and Testing

Electric Vehicle Testing Electric Vehicles (EVs) are pushing the automotive testing industry forward into new realms. The testing of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) may be similar to the testing performed on Internal Combustion Engine Read More …

Telemetry Wheel Package

Use with MSC Wheel Torque Transducers or strain gauged half shafts Battery powered with 9 Vdc battery External power switch Weatherproof for harsh environments Michigan Scientific (MSC) Telemetry Wheel Packages are commonly paired with MSC Wheel Torque Transducers or strain Read More …

Using Wheel Pulse Transducers for Autonomous Vehicle Tracking

Michigan Scientific Corporation’s Wheel Pulse Transducer (WPT) is a compact encoder system that is designed to attach to the wheel of a vehicle.  Encoder signals from the WPT can be used to calculate the angular velocity and angular position of Read More …

Instrumentation Slip Ring Assembly 101

In 1960, Michigan Scientific Corporation (MSC) opened its doors and began selling Instrumentation Slip Ring Assemblies. From there the company continued to push the limits of what their product could do, even going as far as making a 240-channel assembly Read More …

MTU Uses Wheel Force Transducer for Baja Development

Michigan Scientific (MSC) is proud to sponsor many teams and organizations, from local high schools to large universities. MSC recently helped the Michigan Technological University (MTU) Blizzard Baja Enterprise team with acquiring wheel force and moment data using Wheel Force Read More …

Guest Blogger | Improving Vehicle Efficiency with Volumetrics

Today we have guest blogger, Engineer Laura Larsen, reviewing uses and specifications for Michigan Scientific’s Volumetrics Instrumentation. Determining Performance and Fuel Efficiency Michigan Scientific Corporation (MSC) has been making Volumetrics Instruments for over 20 years and is one of the Read More …

Model TW-2T-50K Wheel Torque Transducer

  50,000 lb-ft capacity Adapts to 19.5” and larger wheels Environmentally protected Temperature compensated Rugged stainless steel construction Consistent sensitivity among all units Configured to reduce magnetic sensitivity Michigan Scientific’s TW-2T-50K Wheel Torque Transducers are ideal for measuring wheel torque on Read More …

Vehicle Instrumentation | Strain Gauge Services and Data Collection

Sometimes, an off-the-shelf slip ring assembly or Wheel Force Transducer package isn’t enough to get the measurements need for a complete vehicle analysis. When it comes to complete vehicle instrumentation, Michigan Scientific (MSC) offers extensive experience and unique methods to Read More …

Using Wheel Force Transducers in Snow

Winter driving is here for most of the Midwest of the United States. That means slippery roads and reduced visibility for drivers in states like Michigan. For the safety of drivers and passengers, it is crucial that vehicles handle well Read More …