Editing Dynamometer (section)

==History==
The Graham-Desaguliers Dynamometer was invented by [[George Graham (clockmaker)|George Graham]] and mentioned in the writings of [[John Theophilus Desaguliers|John Desagulier]] in 1719.<ref>Burton, Allen W. and Daryl E. Miller, 1998, Movement Skill Assessment</ref> Desaguliers modified the first dynamometers, and so the instrument became known as the Graham-Desaguliers dynamometer.

The Regnier dynamometer was invented and made public in 1798 by [[Edmé Régnier L'Aîné|Edmé Régnier]], a French rifle maker and engineer.<ref>Régnier, Edmé. Description et usage du dynamomètre, 1798.</ref>

A patent was issued (dated June 1817)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g0YOAAAAYAAJ&q=marriott%27s+patent+weighing+machine&pg=PA757|title=The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopædia: Comprehending Practical Illustrations of the Machinery and Processes Employed in Every Description of Manufacture of the British Empire|first=Luke|last=Hebert|date=7 April 2018|publisher=Kelly|access-date=7 April 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l1EoAAAAYAAJ&q=marriott+patent+weighing+machine+fleet+street&pg=PA345|title=The Monthly Magazine|date=7 April 2018|publisher=R. Phillips|access-date=7 April 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref> to Siebe and Marriot of Fleet Street, London for an improved weighing machine.

[[Gaspard de Prony]] invented the [[de Prony brake]] in 1821.

[[Macneill's road indicator]] was invented by [[John Benjamin Macneill|John Macneill]] in the late 1820s, further developing Marriot's patented weighing machine.

Froude Ltd, of Worcester, UK, manufactures engine and vehicle dynamometers. They credit [[William Froude]] with the invention of the hydraulic dynamometer in 1877, and say that the first commercial dynamometers were produced in 1881 by their predecessor company, [[Heenan & Froude]].

In 1928, the German company "''[[Carl Schenck]] Eisengießerei & Waagenfabrik''" built the first vehicle dynamometers for brake tests that have the basic design of modern vehicle test stands.

The eddy current dynamometer was invented by Martin and Anthony Winther around 1931, but at that time, DC Motor/generator dynamometers had been in use for many years. A company founded by the Winthers brothers, Dynamatic Corporation, manufactured dynamometers in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]] until 2002. Dynamatic was part of [[Eaton Corporation]] from 1946 to 1995. In 2002, Dyne Systems of [[Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin|Jackson, Wisconsin]] acquired the Dynamatic dynamometer product line. Starting in 1938, Heenan & Froude manufactured eddy current dynamometers for many years under license from Dynamatic and Eaton.<ref name="Winther, Eddy currents" >{{Cite book
  | first=Martin P. | last=Winther
  | year=1976
  | title=Eddy Currents
  | publisher=Eaton Corporation |location=Cleveland, Ohio
}}</ref>