Pendulum Sensor using an Optical Mouse

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An optical mouse that is in common use with personal computers is employed to measure the motion of a pendulum. The pendulum can be monitored (i) realtime only, or (ii) also with data storage for later detailed analysis using Excel. The software developed for this purpose is a LabView executable algorithm. It allows the user to select among several modes that include filtering operations. The limiting resolution of this position sensor, which is in the neighborhood of 50 micrometers, is determined by the 'dpi' specification of the mouse.
7 pages, 6 figures

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General Physics, Classical Physics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/227759

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https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.3070
 http://arxiv.org/abs/0904.3070

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