Seminar: | "Successful Measurement of Dynamic Force, Pressure and Acceleration" |
Presented by: | Dr. Patrick L. Walter, Ph. D. |
Dates: | 8:00 AM Tuesday, May 20th thru 2:00 PM Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 |
Location: | Buffalo, New York |
Venue: | Holiday Inn - Buffalo Airport 4600 Genesee St. Cheektowaga, NY 14225 716-634-6969 |
Cost: | $595.00 Per Person, Includes: Printed Seminar Materials All Meals Sightseeing Tour of Niagara Falls |
Lodging: | Holiday Inn - Buffalo Airport (A block of rooms has been reserved at $78.00 per night) 4600 Genesee St. Cheektowaga, NY 14225 716-634-6969 Sleep Inn - Buffalo Airport (Adjacent to and within walking distance of the Holiday Inn) 100 Hotz Dr. Cheektowaga, NY 14225 716-626-4000 |
About the SeminarAt this seminar, participants will learn to:
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About the SpeakerDr. Patrick L. Walter, Ph. D., Measurement Specialist, PCB Piezotronics, Inc. and Professor, Texas Christian University, will serve as seminar facilitator. Dr. Walter was employed for 30 years at Sandia National Laboratories, with the majority of his tenure spent managing flight, field, and laboratory test activities. The commonality of his work activities involved testing in hostile environments. In 1995, Dr. Walter joined the Engineering Department of Texas Christian University (TCU), where he teaches and has served as Chair. Dr. Walter also holds the position of Measurement Specialist at PCB®, where he consults on dynamic force, pressure and acceleration measurement, primarily for aerospace and defense applications. Dr. Walter’s technical articles and papers have appeared in numerous publications. He has served on and chaired various United States Department of Defense and Department of Energy committees, is active in many professional societies, and teaches Measurement System Engineering through TCU’s Extended Education Department. He is a licensed professional engineer. |
Who Should AttendThis two and a half day program is geared toward senior technicians, test engineers, engineering analysts, and test facility managers whose work depends on acquiring valid data. |
ProgramTuesday May 20, 2008 Breakfast (provided) Welcome message Lecture #1: Program Introduction Measurements for test vs. controls Impedance considerations: electrical, acoustic, mechanical Differences between the design/analysis and measurements problems Lecture #2: Introduction to Structural Dynamics Structural loads, response, and modeling Lecture #3: Measurement System Requirements: Linearity, Flat Amplitude Response, Linear Phase Response Basic guidelines for all measurement system design Case studies Lunch (provided) Lecture #4: Dynamic Transducer Models Dynamic models for force, pressure, and acceleration transducers Lecture #5: Signal Types and Acquisition System requirements for measuring deterministic vs. random data Data sampling and aliasing Lecture #6: Data Filtering Terminology Differentiators/integrators Detailed analog filter selection criteria Demonstration: Accelerometer Calibration Dinner (provided) Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Breakfast (provided) Lecture #7: Dynamic Force, Pressure, and Acceleration Measurements Transducer physics, cables, signal conditioning, and calibration Lecture #8: Validating Time-varying Transducer Signals: Help for the Analyst Rules of thumb for assessing data Data validation Case studies Lecture #9: Analyzing and Using Shock and Vibration Data Examples of how the acquired data impact design Measurement system requirements Lunch (provided) Lecture #10: Measurement System Design: Dynamic Force, Pressure, and Acceleration Interfacing to the test environment Application examples Lecture #11: The Future: Smart Transducers, Wireless Transmission Demonstration: Basic Piezoelectric Sensor Measurements Wrap-up, questions and answers Dinner and Tour of Niagara Falls (provided) Thursday, May 22, 2008 Breakfast (provided) Transport to PCB Piezotronics factory Demonstrations by PCB® staff of sensor component manufacturing, as well as sensor assembly, testing, and calibration. Lunch (provided) End of program Transport to Holiday Inn or Airport Terminal |
About the Event The seminar will begin Tuesday, May 20th at 8:00 a.m., and will conclude on Thursday, May 22nd at approximately 2:00 PM. The cost is $595.00 USD per person. Class size is limited to the first 40 paid registrants. To reserve your space, download, complete, and submit the registration form or contact Andrea Mohn, at 800-828-8840 ext. 2216, or via E-mail at mktg@pcb.com. |