November 2018

November 27, 2018 - 10:26am
RAPID PROTOTYPING AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
As an aviator, I’ve always found interest in aerospace applications of strain gages.  Strain gage use in testing aircraft goes way back to the 1940’s when experimental stress analysis was used to...
November 21, 2018 - 3:45pm
WHO WILL VOLUNTEER FOR THE FIRST RIDE IN AN UNTESTED CAR DESIGNED AND BUILT ENTIRELY ON THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS? VERIFICACIÓN DE CARGAS CON BANDAS EXTENSOMÉTRICAS
Case Study: Esta aplicación muestra como ARUS (Andalucía Racing Team) midió las cargas en los brazos de la suspensión, y empleó los datos para verificar su modelo de elementos finitos y servirán de...
November 13, 2018 - 11:32am
Pressure Vessels - Engineer’s Survival Kit
Today, a pressure vessel (cylindrical or spherical) is designed to hold liquids or gases at a pressure substantially higher than the ambient pressure. The soda can is considered a thin wall pressure...
November 13, 2018 - 11:27am
Optimization of a Connecting Rod (Stress Analysis)
A connecting rod is a rigid member which connects a piston to a crank or crankshaft. The connecting rod is best known because of its use in internal combustion (IC) piston engines, such as vehicle...
November 5, 2018 - 12:07pm
Easy way How to Test Printed Circuit Board (Advanced Sensors Technology)
PCB’s remain among the most essential components of today’s Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Autonomous Vehicles, instrumentation & control, Machinery...
November 5, 2018 - 12:05pm
TELEMETRY SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES STRAIN GAUGE SENSORS ( STRAIN , VIBRATION and MEMS ACCELEROMETER and MORE)
In this iNote Ron Rath, CEO at TECAT discusses a new telemetry system that incorporates Micro-Measurements strain gage sensors and MEMS accelerometer to report torque, vibration and acceleration from...
November 2, 2018 - 9:36am
Fun with Strain Gages and Dimensional Variables
  Humans define their existence spatially and temporally. That is, using location and time: “I’m 39 years old,” “I’m moving to Alaska,” “It should take about one-hour to drive the remaining 55 miles...