This paper describes the instruments required to obtain data on truck ride motions. It is intended to familiarize those engineers who are not now using instrumentation for truck ride work with the basic instruments available and what they will do. It briefly reviews the devices that can be used in each link of the data acquisition process with examples of each and approximate cost. This paper does not include information on the data reduction or processing phase of ride data.
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