Experimental Techniques for Mechanical Measurements

Contents Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Basic Concepts of Measurement Technology 1.2 Contact Measurement Technology 1.3 Non-Contact Measurement Technology 1.4 Commonly Used Instrumentations 1.4.1 Multimeter 1.4.2 Oscilloscope 1.4.3 Signal Generator 1.4.4 DC Power Supply 1.4.5 Counters 1.4.6 Spectrum Analyzer 1.4.7 Thermostat Soldering Station 1.5 Data Acquisition Devices 1.6 Improving the Laboratory Report 1.7 Summary Chapter 2 Static Calibration Experiment 2.1 Purposes of the Experiment 2.2 Laboratory Instruments and Equipment 2.3 Construction and Operating Principles 2.3.1 Load Rings 2.3.2 Piezoelectric Force Sensor 2.3.3 Charge Amplifier 2.4 Experimental Procedure 2.5 Experimental Data Processing 2.6 Lab Report Questions 2.7 Summary Chapter 3 Vibration Measurement Experiment 3.1 Purposes of the Experiment 3.2 Laboratory Instruments and Equipment 3.3 Construction and Operating Principles 3.3.1 Data Acquisition System 3.3.2 Nyquist-Shannon Sampling Theorem 3.3.3 Description of the Vibration Signal 3.3.4 Virtual Instrument 3.3.5 Vibration Velocity Sensor 3.3.6 Conveyor Bench 3.4 Experimental Procedure 3.5 Experimental Data Processing 3.6 Lab Report Questions 3.7 Summary Chapter 4 Dynamic Characteristic Experiment 4.1 Purposes of the Experiment 4.2 Laboratory Instruments and Equipment 4.3 Construction and Operating Principles 4.3.1 Light-Beam Oscillograph 4.3.2 Mathematical Model of the Galvanometer 4.3.3 Signal Generator 4.4 Experimental Procedure