Article | REF: R1770 V1

Mechanical and electronic time measurement

Author: Michel FROELICHER

Publication date: October 10, 1995

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5. Special applications

The main distinctions are :

  • single-race measurements, determined by an initial and a final instant (time of a competitor in an event, measurement of a period);

  • cumulative measurements, comparing the steps of two clocks over as long a period as is necessary for measurement accuracy.

Each device includes a time counter (pointer and dial, tape recorder), and manual or automatic tripping and stopping devices: the result is two sources of error that must be balanced and adapted to the phenomenon under study.

5.1 Precision stopwatch with hands: seconds counter

This device (figure 28...

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