Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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Instrumentation

mechanicalengineering programs1,2. It is common for the content of such a course to begin with particledynamics. For such analyses the student need only know the mass of the particle(s) involved;usually given in the problem. The course content progresses to rigid body dynamics. With theintroduction of rigid bodies, an understanding of the distribution of the mass within the body isrequired. Typically, however, that said distribution is again given or is readily determined. As aresult, students tend to view the inertial properties of a body as a trivial input to a mathematicalproblem; similar to the length of a connector or the mass of a component. In reality, determiningthe inertia properties of a real structure can be quite challenging.The project presented

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Guvench, University of Southern Maine; Joshua Ward, Fairchild Semiconductor; Robert N. MacKinnon, Yarmouth Water District

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Instrumentation

analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumentation and measurement.Joshua Ward, Fairchild Semiconductor Josh Ward was a senior level Electrical Engineering student at the University of Southern Maine and was working as a Thin Films Process Technician at Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, S. Portland while working on this project. He will complete his coursework and graduate from U.S.M. with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in May 2008. Upon graduation he expects to be promoted to Process Engineer at Fairchild Semiconductor. Josh’s interests are semiconductor device fabrication, CMOS integrated circuit design and automated testing.Robert N

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

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Instrumentation

insertion into the flow can be determined. Figure 3. Basic Pitot-static probe construction.Assuming steady one-dimensional flow of an incompressible frictionless fluid, the followingresult for fluid velocity can be derived from Bernoulli’s equation 7, 2(p Total − p Static ) V= (1) ρ Fluidwhere, V= Fluid velocity in m/s pTotal = Total pressure in Pa pStatic = Static pressure in Pa ρFluid = Density of fluid being

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Business Meeting

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olutola Jonah; Olusoji Ilori, Obafemi Awolowo University; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Instrumentation

- Z1 Z2 S 13 V0 Z7 Z8 V2 + S7 S8 S9 Z9 Legends S 10 Z 10 S5 S 11 S6 S 12 S = Switch

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlin Shaodong Song, USNA; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. Repeatabilityserves to reduce the possibility of a tsunami warning being a false alarm. Linearity is ameasure of how well the transducer output increase linearly with increasing pressure.Linearity eliminates the need for a complicated set of algorithms to calculate the dynamicpressure from the pressure recorded by the sensor.Pressure range In order to pick the right sensor, it was first necessary to calculate the range ofpressures the sensor will be deployed in. The initial bench test was done in a still watertank with a depth of 3 feet. The calculation of the pressure range was as follows:  kg  mP = ρgh = 1000  9.81 2 (0.9144m ) = 8.96 x103 Pa = 1.30 psi  m  s  At 3 feet (0.9144m) of water, the pressure