A tensile flap has a resistance of 150 ohms at rest, an effective length of 120 millimeters, and a 'Gauge factor' equal to 2.1. The tension flap is mounted on a load cell, which means that the tension flap is stretched or compressed with an effective length change of 2.5 millimeters at a maximum load of 500 kg. Four such tension flaps are connected to a measuring bridge (full bridge), which is supplied with 12 V DC. Two of the tension flaps are compressed, and the other two are stretched. The compression and stretching are equal.
a) What is the resistance of the tension flaps that are stretched and the tension flaps that are compressed at maximum load?
b) What voltage does the measuring bridge emit at maximum load?
c) What voltage does the measuring bridge emit at a load of 1 kg?
d) Discuss qualitatively how good the measurement made in c) will be.