A magnetoresistive acoustic wave sensor with high sensitivity and an array device thereof is disclosed, in which a magnetoresistive acoustic wave sensor comprises a protective tube shell, a magnetic vibration assembly, and a magnetoresistive chip located inside the protective tube shell. The protective tube shell comprises at least one opening which is covered by the magnetic vibration assembly. The plane where the magnetoresistive sensor chip is located is perpendicular to the plane where the magnetic vibration assembly is located, and the sensing direction of the magnetoresistive sensor chip is located in the plane where magnetoresistive sensor chip is located, and is perpendicular to or parallel to the plane where the magnetic vibration assembly is located. Alternatively, the plane where the magnetoresistive sensor chip is located is parallel to the plane where the magnetic vibration assembly is located, and the sensing direction of the magnetoresistive sensor chip is located in the plane where the magnetoresistive sensor chip is located, and is parallel to the plane where the magnetic vibration assembly is located. The magnetoresistive acoustic wave sensor with high sensitivity and an array device thereof is of small size, high sensitivity, low power consumption, high response speed, good stable temperature, large response frequency bandwidth, excellent low-frequency response and the like.

An acoustic vector sensor (“AVS”) includes one or more sensitive elements arranged in an orthogonal configuration to provide high-sensitivity directional performance. The one more sensitive elements may be seismometers arranged in a pendulum-type configuration. The AVS further includes a hydrophone.

Disclosed is a quasi-zero stiffness absolute displacement sensor based on electromagnetic positive stiffness, and relates to the technical field of vibration measurement. The quasi-zero stiffness absolute displacement sensor comprises an eddy current displacement sensor unit, a negative stiffness unit, an intermediate connector, a positive stiffness unit, a bottom shell and a motion axis. The damping of the mechanism can be effectively reduced, the service life of the system is prolonged, and the mechanism size is reduced. By adjusting the number of layers of permanent magnets and coils in the electromagnetic positive stiffness unit and the electromagnetic negative stiffness unit and controlling the magnitude of current in the coils, electromagnetic force between the permanent magnets and the electromagnetic coils can be changed, the magnitude of positive stiffness and the magnitude of negative stiffness are adjusted, and control over the stiffness of the whole system is achieved.

Aspects of the present disclosure include a rotational oscillation sensor, a method of detecting rotational oscillation of an object, and a rotational oscillation sensor unit. One embodiment of the rotational oscillation sensor may comprise a first plurality of parallel dipole line (PDL) sensor unit units. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of PDL sensor units may comprise a plurality of cylindrical diametric magnets (CDMs) mounted in parallel around a first open region, and a diamagnetic object in the first open region.

The present invention relates to a vector sensor for measuring particle movement in a medium. The vector sensor comprises a magnetic body that is held at a certain distance from a magnetometer in such a way that the magnetic body can move in time with a passing particle movement, wherein the magnetometer is arranged to detect the oscillations in the magnetic field that the movements in the medium produce.

The present invention relates to a vector sensor for measuring particle movement in a medium. The vector sensor comprises a magnetic body that is held at a certain distance from a magnetometer in such a way that the magnetic body can move in time with a passing particle movement, wherein the magnetometer is arranged to detect the oscillations in the magnetic field that the movements in the medium produce.

An acoustic vector sensor and a method of detecting an acoustic vector are described. An object suspended in the fluid medium by a non-contact support structure. The object and the non-contact support structure are configured so that the object moves in response to any disturbance of the fluid by an acoustic wave; The non-contact support structure of the object comprises a plurality of solenoids that each produce a magnetic field in a fluid medium. A measurement measures movement of the object. A processing device determines an acoustic intensity vector of the acoustic wave based on the measured movement of the object.

A system for measuring the position of a rod element as, for example, a hydraulically or pneumatically operated piston rod. Unlike the prior art, the system according to the present invention employs a measuring principle that does not require preparatory treatment of the rod element as is required in the known solutions. The system employs direct time of flight measurements with the aid of acoustic surface waves that are introduced into the rod element. The instrument is retrofittable on existing cylinders without any modification/reconstruction thereof. An EMAT principle is employed to introduce the surface waves into the measurement in a non-contact manner.

According to one embodiment, a vibration detecting device includes a housing, a vibration sensor in the housing, a circuit board in the housing, a flexible wiring component, a first face, and a second face. The vibration sensor is housed in the housing. An electric component that processes a detection signal of the vibration sensor is provided on the circuit board. The wiring component electrically connects the vibration sensor and the circuit board. The first face is provided on the housing and is configured to be attached to an object. The second face is provided inside the housing and is inclined with respect to the first face, the vibration sensor being attached thereto.

According to one embodiment, a vibration detecting device includes a housing, a vibration sensor in the housing, a circuit board in the housing, a flexible wiring component, a first face, and a second face. The vibration sensor is housed in the housing. An electric component that processes a detection signal of the vibration sensor is provided on the circuit board. The wiring component electrically connects the vibration sensor and the circuit board. The first face is provided on the housing and is configured to be attached to an object. The second face is provided inside the housing and is inclined with respect to the first face, the vibration sensor being attached thereto.