The Automotive Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics has released a new series of pedal effort load cells for automotive test applications, including brake development, drivability, vehicle handling, and legislative and safety testing. The Series 1515 is designed to measure the force required to operate a vehicle’s primary brake, clutch, or floor-mounted emergency brake pedals. It is compact, with a 1.19-in. (3.02 cm) overall height, and is temperature-compensated for +30°F to +130°F (-1°C to +54°C).
The sensor is designed with high overload protection and an integral loading surface that rejects off-axis loading errors. These sensors are offered in a broad range of capacities, and provide resolution, linearity, and repeatability in both static (constant force) and dynamic (panic stop) loading events.
