Slope Indicator
A slope indicator is an instrument used for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation or inclination of an object with respect to gravity. Also known as a tilt meter, tilt indicator, slope meter, slope gauge, gradient meter, gradiometer, level gauge, level meter, pitch & roll indicator.
Kinds Of Slope Indicator
Slope indicators are available in both hand-operated and digital forms.
Manual Slope Indicator
There are further two types of hand-operated Slope Indicators:
- The Ball Type:
In the ball type slope indicator, the ball moves to the bottom point of the curve under the supervene of gravity and by reading the position of the ball against a graduated scale the angle can be read.
- The Bubble Type:
In the bubble type, the bent tube is inverted and the bubble moves to the highest point. By reading the position of the bubble against a graduated scale the angle can be read.
Digital Slope Indicator
Digital slope indicators have an astonishing precision; the digital slope indicators use an improve technology and are simple, spoton and easy to use. Its signals and data are digital. It is used for the confirmation of a range of angles and slopes in the engineering industry. The digital slope indicator uses a tilt sensor which provides results that are spoton and computed with both analog and digital sensors being used for single-axis and dual-axis measurements.
Factors Influencing The Slope Indicator:
The accuracy in the results largely depends on the type of inclinometer and technology used in it. Given below are some of the other factors that tend to work on the Slope Indicator:
- Gravity
- Vibrations and shock
- temperature, linearity, cross-axis sensitivity
- Acceleration/deceleration
- A clear line of foresight in the middle of the user and the measured point is needed.
- A definite object is required to obtain the utmost accuracy.
Applications Of Slope Indicator:
Slope indicators are used for a range of works ranging from determining the slope of a volcano to determining a slope of a dam. Some of the basic applications of a slope indicator are stated below:
- Vehicles, platforms, building equipment
- Car alarms, tip-over protection, roll prevention, static and dynamic leveling
- Computer science, biomedical, aerospace and robotics
- Animation, linkage free tracking, control
- Civil engineering and machine tools
- Structural deflections, geo-mechanics
- Antenna installations
- Antenna positioning, aiming optimization, dynamic correction
- Manufacturing
- Container handling
- Hydraulic lift systems.