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Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing

Amphenol sensors support emerging eVTOL platforms with battery thermal management, altitude and structural monitoring sensors qualified to aerospace standards.

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Vehicle Testing & Certification Process

Applications

Piezoelectric AccelerometersPiezoresistive Pressure SensorsMicrophonesVariable Capacitance Low-frequency AccelerometersPiezoresistive Safety Accelerometers

Sensor solutions

Piezoelectric Accelerometers

These accelerometers are used for ground testing and flight testing to measure vibration in 3 axes.

  • Industry standard ICP® (IEPE) power supply
  • Measurement of x, y, z vibration in one sensor
  • Adhesive mount for testing applications
  • Screw mount for monitoring applications

Engineered by

PCB

Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors

PCB's Endevco brand piezoresistive pressure sensors are used for airflow measurements common in wind tunnel and flight testing.

  • Aerodynamic measurements for scaled model or flight vehicle surfaces
  • High-intensity sound from engines or motors
  • Probe-type and surface-mount sensor packages available
  • Fast response time, high output, excellent signal-to-noise ratio
  • Measure both static and dynamic pressure

Engineered by

PCB

Microphones

Acoustic measurements to investigate rotor noise mechanisms, sound transmissibility, and cabin noise for passenger comfort.

  • Prepolarized with industry standard ICP® (IEPE) power supply
  • Measurement ranges from 5 dB to 178 dB
  • Frequencies from 4 Hz to 70 kHz

Engineered by

PCB

Variable Capacitance Low-frequency Accelerometers

For flutter testing of wing tips during flight-testing phase.

  • Can be powered by direct aircraft DC voltage (no signal conditioner required)
  • Gas-damped, silicon MEMS sensing elements offer high-frequency overload protection
  • Screw mount for permanent monitoring applications

Engineered by

PCB

Piezoresistive Safety Accelerometers

Drop and crash testing sensors for testing fuselage survivability, crush zones, and passenger safety with ATDs.

  • Compliant to International Standards like SAEJ211, J2570, ISO 6487
  • Piezoresistive design allows DC response
  • Small and lightweight - single and triaxial packages
  • Gas Damped, rugged to 10,000g

Brands serving this market

Brands

EndevcoNovaSensorPCB PiezotronicsPiherThermometricsWilcoxon Sensing Technologies