By
Chris Mason on July 7th, 2010
Prosig are delighted to have been invited to attend the 10th International Conference on Recent Advances in Structural Dynamics (RASD) to be held at The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) at Southampton University on 12th – 14th July 2010.
Prosig engineers will be on hand to demonstrate the P8000 range of 24-bit data acquisition systems and the DATS software including some of the specialist add-ons including Modal Analysis, Structural Animation and Hammer Impact Testing.
Prosig have a long relationship with the ISVR with many staff, both past and present, having worked or studied there and so Prosig are very pleased to have been invited to exhibit at the conference.
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By
James Wren on May 23rd, 2007
First, in order to explain resonance we have to explain the terms we will use.
- A resonance is a particular frequency.
- A period is the amount of time it takes to complete one cycle
- The number of cycles in one second is the frequency of an oscillation.
- Frequency is measured in Hertz, named after the 19th-century German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
- A single Hertz is equal to one cycle per second.
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By
James Wren on September 11th, 2006
The following application note shows the steps taken to perform a structural analysis on an automotive exhaust pipe structure with the aim of improving the structural damping properties of the exhaust pipe mount. This application note is a follow up to a previous article – “Preventing Component Failure In The Fast Lane”.
A recent signal processing application note described how the Prosig sponsored Dalmeny Racing Formula Ford Team, whilst contesting the UK Formula Ford 1600cc championship, suffered several minor structural failures on a particular part of an exhaust pipe mount. Prosig dispatched a team of engineers and after a brief survey of the damage the Prosig engineers made an outline assessment “Our initial thoughts are that the exhaust itself might be resonating at particular engine speeds, thus causing some shear forces in the mount, which could then in turn cause stresses in the material leading to cracking and eventually failure.”
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By
James Wren on June 6th, 2006
In this note the different types of transducers that can be used with the Prosig P8000 series data acquisition system are discussed. The article deals with the design and function of the different types of transducer and the applications they are normally associated with.
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