A Guide To Resonance
Welcome to our latest blog post, where we delve into the fascinating world of resonance and natural frequency! Over the years, we've consistently noticed that our articles exploring these topics…
Tools for motorcycle dynamics analysis
Tools for motorcycle dynamics analysis - Prosig DATS and Structural Animation Viewer Mechanical engineering covers a vast field of topics, but not many fields feature higher dynamics in time and…
Some Basic Vibration Signal Qualities
This article discusses quantifying basic vibration signals from three aspects: signal type, signal level, and signal display format. Mathematical expressions and typical applications are also introduced. A simple harmonic vibration…
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Automated data capture, analysis and reporting
This post deals with automated data capture and analysis of data. It uses Prosig's DATS software and the worksheet environment it provides. The technique could be duplicated in other software…
Are My Hammer Impact Results Valid? (3) Time Invariance
As mentioned in our previous two articles, when performing experimental modal testing of a structure or component using impact (or ping) testing, it is important to consider and verify the…
Are My Hammer Impact Results Valid? (2) Reciprocity
As mentioned in our previous article, when performing experimental modal testing of a structure or component using impact (or ping) testing, it is important to consider and verify the validity…
Are My Hammer Impact Results Valid? (1) Linearity
When performing experimental modal testing of a structure or component using impact (or ping) testing, it is important to consider and verify the validity of any results. A modal analysis…
Hammer Testing: Free or fixed support?
A vital question to be asked before performing hammer testing is - how do I support the testing object? What fixing mechanism to use? Or technically, what are the desired…
Rotational Analysis with no Tachometer Data
The identification of cyclic events in rotational analysis is often key to identifying problems. It is good practice to use a suitable sensor for capturing rotational speed. However, this is…
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Analysis of Dynamic Engine Vibration – Angular Vibration in High Performance Engines
The analysis of dynamic engine vibration and the accurate measurement of angular vibration is a non-trivial task, as a more in-depth analysis of boundary conditions reveals. Tools for engine vibration…
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Using Source Contribution Analysis to analyze complex structural dynamics issues
Using Source Contribution Analysis (SCA) and Structural Animation (STA) in the DATS software for the analysis of complex structural dynamics This post uses Source Contribution Analysis (SCA) techniques and a…
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Analysis of Airflow Instabilities in HVAC units
HVAC (Heat Ventilation Air Conditioning) units are devices used in various applications, such as cars, buildings, aircraft etc. They facilitate the transport and conditioning (heating, cooling, changing of humidity) of…
Noise & Vibration Analysis: Back To Basics
Sometimes it doesn't hurt to revisit some of the basic building blocks that form the foundation of what we do. And so we have gathered together a few of our…
How Do I Upsample and Downsample My Data?
This post covers how to upsample and downsample data and the possible pitfalls of this process. Before we cover the technical details let us first explain what we mean by upsample…
What Are Vibration, Torsional Vibration & Shaft Twist?
When analyzing rotating shafts some terms are often confused. This post will attempt to explain the differences. So, what are vibration, torsional vibration and twist? What is Vibration? We measure at…
Pick of Twitter #1 – Acoustics – October 2016
We've been carefully tracking acoustics related tweets on Twitter and present here a few of the highlights. We do this sort of thing so that you don't have to. Don't…
Real World Noise & Vibration Measurement – An Interview
Richard O'Sullivan is a respected engineer who has worked throughout the world on noise & vibration measurement solutions in automotive, aerospace and beyond. Hear about some of the problems he…
The Effect of the Nyquist Theory on Rotational Order Analysis
Nyquist theory is generally understood, but this understanding usually relates to time sampling and the conversion to the frequency domain. Rotational order analysis and the effect of the Nyquist frequency…
Example of performing a Moving Average
This tutorial guides a DATS user through the steps required to perform a moving average on a given signal. The tutorial explains the concept of the ‘Integration Length’ and the ‘Output Interval Step’.
Initially a signal is required to perform the moving average on. In this tutorial a sine wave will be generated. A sine wave is generated using the parameters shown in Figure 1.
Averaging Frequency Response Functions From A Structure
The following was written by Adrian Lincoln in response to a customer asking about averaging Frequency Response Functions (FRFs) Further to your reply it should be noted that there is…
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Seismic Qualification Testing (Part 1)
Seismic Qualification Testing for US Nuclear Power Generating Stations Part 1 (Random Vibration Testing) The nuclear power industry in North America (USA, Canada & Mexico) requires seismic qualification testing for…
Exhaust Vibration Measurement – A Case Study
Exhaust Vibration Measurement - Customer Requirement One of Prosig's customers needed to perform exhaust vibration measurement on some of their vehicles. They contracted Prosig to take the measurements and provide reports of the…
What Is Amplitude Quantization Error?
Amplitude Quantization Error - Summary This article explains what amplitude quantization error is and what can be done to avoid it. Typically quantization error is caused during acquisition of data.…
Speech Articulation Index – What Does It Mean?
There are many ways to calculate speech articulation index and each has its advantages in different applications. Prosig's DATS includes four methods for evaluating the Articulation Index as seen in the table…
Viewing Operational Deflection Shapes (ODS) from a Gas Turbine Generator
As its name suggests Operational Deflection Shape analysis shows the vibration pattern experienced during normal operational condition. This is different to other structural vibration tests such as impact hammer tests, bump tests or shaker tests which require a more controlled excitation force and are used to determine specific characteristics of the structure under test, such as natural or resonant frequencies.
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