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Description and Operation
Knock Sensor: Description and Operation
Knock Sensor:
The
knock sensor
,
Fig. 11,
is a piezo-electric accelerator accelerometer. The sensor uses the resonant frequency to mechanically amplify the engine knock frequency (5-6 kHz).