Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of a inner rod and a outer shell joined by strain-gage flexures (or internal gages of balance normal, roll moment, axial). Howard Ward along with his brother Elmer Ward (founder of Task Corp.) engineered many balances and later worked as a consultant to Aerophysics Research Instruments.
Task/Able multi-piece or two-piece balance consists of an inner rod and an outer shell joined by strain-gage flexures (or internal gages of balance normal, roll moment, axial). Howard Ward along with his brother Elmer Ward (founder of Task Corp.) engineered many balances and later worked as a consultant to Aerophysics Research Instruments in Corona, CA. Aerophysics currently owns the IP of Task and Able balances. Internal gages of multi-piece balance shown. N1 gage flexure on left, roll moment flexure in center, and axial gage flexure on right.