SaM - Mechanical Lumped Parameter System

• In this example we see a mass-spring-dumper system composed of $m,k,\lambda$ attach to a sensor of mass $m_S$.
• We measure via the sensor the quantities $k_S,{\lambda }_S$.
• So in this basic example we have:
  • $Z$ : unknown real impedance.
  • $Z_S$ : measured impeadance.
• If we wish to find $F$, which is the effort quantity of the mechanical lumped parameter system we need to use a sensor with a high impedance $Z_S$, ($Z_S$ acts as a voltimeter).
• If we wish to find one of the quantites $x,\dot{x},\ddot{x}$ derived from the flow quantity of the mechanical lumped parameter system ($\dot{x}$) we need to use a sensor with a low impedance $Z_S$, ($Z_S$ acts as a ampometer).NOT_SURE_ABOUT_THIS actually an ampometer would need to be put in parallel, so this is not a good example.
• Effort and flow quantities of the mechanical lumped parameter system, where defined here.