Automotive & motorsport
The most telling place to measure torque is where the force is actually transmitted: in the gearbox, at the sideshaft, at the gearbox output. That is exactly where hot oil, high speeds and heavy vibration are, conditions under which conventional sensors either fail or cannot be fitted at all.
The usual way out is to move the measurement: take it further out where it is easier, and calculate back. That folds transmission losses and modelling assumptions into precisely the number you set out to measure.
A magnetoelastic sensor does not have this problem, because it has no mechanical contact and no delicate contact point. It resists the media around it and runs inside a closed housing, fully submerged in oil.
Torque measurement in development, vehicle and racing
Driveshaft and gearbox output
Measuring at the gearbox output shows the real torque after every transmission loss. That sharpens engine and transmission calibration and gives traction control a measured figure rather than a modelled one.
Clutch actuators and shift systems
Automated transmissions need exact feedback on actuating forces. Measured at the clutch actuator, shifts become smoother and the response to load changes quicker.
Bolting systems in production and in the pit lane
Series assembly or a wheel change against the clock: the tightening torque has to be right and has to be provable. Sensors in the impact wrench validate every tightening torque digitally as it happens.
What development and racing get out of it
Resistant to the media around it
The sensors work in engine and gearbox oil, with no need to design in a separate sealed space.
Series-ready with no recalibration
No mechanical contact means no wear; across the vehicle’s life neither sensor replacement nor recalibration is scheduled.
High dynamics
Fast load changes are resolved in time rather than averaged. That is what makes the data usable for control and not only for analysis.
One measuring chain through the vehicle
What is measured on the test bench can be measured on track with the same technology, so bench and track data stay comparable.
Technical guide values
We match the actual design to your shaft geometry, load profile and installation.
Systems suited to automotive and motorsport
Sideshaft torque measuring system
Measurement at the sideshaft, where the drive force reaches the wheel.
View →TelemetryMEGA Telemetry
Modular near-field telemetry for multi-channel measurement on the rotating part.
View →MotorsportTorque sensors in motorsport: from Formula 1 to electric racing
Read more →Use caseMagnetic torque sensors in MotoGP
Read more →IndustryContactless torque sensors in the automotive industry
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Tell us the measuring point, torque range, speed and packaging constraints. We will establish whether measurement is possible where you want it, and what that means for space and electronics.