| Application Notes by Industry |
Aerospace/Avionics/Aviation
Automotive
Biomedical/Medical
Energy |
Industrial
Machine Design
Manufacturing |
Materials Development & Testing
Military
Petroleum Exploration |
Safety
Transportation
TV Broadcast |
| Application Notes by Product |
DASYLab
DaqBoard/2000 Series
DaqBook Series |
LogBook Series
Personal Daq Series |
USB-2404-UI
WaveBook |
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 Featured White Papers: |
- Digital and Pulse-Train Conditioning
- Learn about digital I/O signals and interfacing, isolation, pulse-train signal conditioning, frequency-to-voltage conversion, timing applications, and more.
- Noise Reduction and Isolation
- Learn about controlling noise, ground practices, shielding, isolation, and crosstalk in data acquisition systems.
- Displacement and Position Sensing
- Learn about displacement and position sensing. Topics include linear displacement, linear variable differential transformers, rotational position, and more.
- Fundamental Signal Conditioning
- Learn the fundamentals of signal conditioning. Topics include amplification, instrumentation amplifiers, filtering, attenuation, isolation,
and more.
- Electrical Measurements
- Learn the priniciples behind making valid voltage measurements including high and low AC and DC levels. Topics also include current and resistance measurements, RMS, hall effect sensors, voltage dividers, and more.
- Multiplexing and Sampling Theory
- Learn about sampled data acquisition systems, fundamental concepts of sampling rates, sample and hold circuits, aliasing and fourier transforms, filtering, settling time, and more.
- Analog to Digital Conversion
- Learn how analog to digital converters operate including successive approximation, integrating, and Sigma-Delta ADCs. Topics also include ENOB, measurement accuracy, resolution, and more.
- Making Temperature Measurements using Measurement Computing DAQ Products
- Learn about measuring temperature sensors including: thermocouples, RTDs, and thermistors. Also included are temperature measurement approaches, best practices, and common pitfalls.
- Making Basic Strain Measurements using 24-Bit Hardware
- Learn about the basic principle of operation of strain gages, the various ways in which they may be connected, and the requirements of their signal conditioners to reduce susceptibility to noise that can contaminate their low-level output signals.
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| Aerospace/Avionics/Aviation Applications |
- Jet Engine Testing
- The MiniLab™ Gas Turbine Power System, specifically intended for universities and technical institutes around the world contains an embedded IOtech Personal Daq data acquisition system and is being used both as a teaching tool and as a test stand for numerous research projects.
- Ballistic Ejection Seat Testing
- IOtech's WaveBook measures acceleration, pressures, and forces in ballistic-driven mechanisms and rocket motors used on pilot ejection seats.
- Aerospace Rocket Engine Testing
- A LogBook/300 measures critical rocket engine temperatures on SpaceShipOne during development, and IOtech's Remote Operation Display provides the pilot with real-time readings during flight.
- Exercise Machine Monitoring
- IOtech Personal Daq data acquisition systems gather in-flight data from NASA Johnson Space Center's new Advanced Resistive Exerciser Device aboard the orbiting space station.
- Diesel Aircraft Engine Testing
- IOtech's Personal Daq data acquisition system tests new experimental diesel engines for personal aircraft.
- Optical Fiber Testing
- Dynamic testing with IOtech's WaveBook outperforms dedicated optical amplifier testers and costs one-fifth as much.
- Wind Tunnel Rotor Blade Testing
- Turbine compressor blades for wind tunnel testing are statically balanced using IOtech's DaqBook.
- Space Simulator Chamber
- The TempScan monitors liquid nitrogen levels and cryogenic and bake-out temperatures in a space simulator vacuum chamber.
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| Automotive Applications |
- Hole Gauging System
- An automotive small parts supplier is using an IOtech DaqBoard/2000 data acquisition system to measure hole size and location parameters in die cast engine mounting brackets.
- Automotive Brake Testing
- IOtech's WaveBook dramatically cut costs on dynamic brake tests for warranty returns.
- Hydraulic Motor Testing
- Eaton's hydraulic motors are audited and reliability tested with IOtech DaqBooks before leaving the production line.
- Load Cell & Vehicle Jack Testing
- IOtech's DaqBook measures load, torque, and displacement on an automobile jack to verify that it complies with its capacity ratings and safety requirements.
- Timing Chain Testing
- A WaveBook records and analyzes critical data during the validation and life testing of automobile timing-chain systems.
- Hydraulic Component Testing
- Hydraulic components for off-road vehicles have a better life when IOtech WaveBooks monitor their durability tests.
- Automobile Torque Converter Testing
- WaveBooks help characterize high-performance cars as well as fuel-efficient commuters for achieving optimal durability and drivability.
- Automatic Transmission Testing
- WaveBooks provide the shift test data needed to assign realistic engineering units to otherwise subjective vehicle-handling performance parameters.
- Off-Highway/Utility Engine Testing
- LogBook/360 fine-tunes Kawasaki's small gasoline engines for tractors and mowers providing mobility and data with the accuracy and dynamic range essential for successful tests.
- Electric Window Testing
- The DaqBoard/2000 eliminates the "aperture of uncertainty" in a PC cell controller during manufacturing and safety testing of electric motor-driven automobile windows.
- Military Vehicle Body Mount Testing
- Military vehicles run over wild terrain while engineers measure and record engine mount performance in real time with IOtech's WaveBook – conveniently powered from the on-board 12 VDC supply.
- Vehicle Noise, Vibration, and Harshness Testing
- New production vehicles that don't meet QA's noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) standards immediately loop back through the test lab and connect to IOtech's WaveBook data acquisition systems for analysis.
- Vehicle Transmission and Brake Testing
- A company that designs and builds precision test machines and vehicle test systems for major auto makers and automotive component manufacturers, chose the WaveBook due to its modularity, software compatibility, and easy integration.
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| Biomedical and Medical Applications |
- Optimizing Swimmers' Performance
- Hector Engineering saved hours of development time creating the E-Rack interface with DASYLab’s intuitive graphical programming and library of modules.
- Chiropractic Alignment Tool Testing
- IOtech's DaqBook measures and records thrust force pulses produced by a Chiropractor's impact tool, which treats joint displacements and stimulates muscle tissues.
- Prototype Wheelchair Testing
- IOtech's DaqBook data acquisition systems let designers certify durability and reliability tests on wheelchairs and scooters for people with disabilities.
- Biomechanical Impact Testing
- IOtech's LogBook measures force, strain and acceleration of racehorse's hooves to help owners and trainers prevent common equine injuries.
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| Energy Applications |
- Test Instrumentation for Nuclear Power Plants
- InHand Electronics was contracted to design and build the next generation of test instrumentation for nuclear power plants. The Measurement Computing USB-2533 using MCCs Windows® CE deployment platform stood out as providing the best solution.
- Generator Shaft Stress Testing
- The Army Corps of Engineers maintains about 75 hydro generators around the country to ensure their safety and longevity. Recently, it purchased an IOtech LogBook to measure generator shaft stresses and bending moments.
- Power-Grid Balance Testing
- IOtech's WaveBook collects the critical data that systems analysts need to create accurate models and simulators to ensure safe and reliable power-generating systems.
- HVAC Energy Efficiency Testing
- A lab depends on IOtech LogBook/360 data acquisition systems to measure temperatures to better than one degree F, as well as relative humidity, airflow, speed or rpm, and compressor pressure.
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| Industrial Applications |
- Pyrotechnics Device Testing
- IOtech's WaveBook data acquisition system is used by a manufacturer to acquire critical information during the testing of pyrotechnic devices.
- Slurry Pump Development
- IOtech's DaqBook measures and records critical heat-treating and cool-down temperatures of gigantic slurry pump castings during manufacturing and product development.
- Extrusion Machine Testing
- DaqBook helps extrusion machine specialists reduce dead-cycle time and increase aluminum billet throughput.
- Slip Ring Testing
- DaqBoard/2000 plug-and-play board for PCI bus computers provides both data acquisition and motor control for testing slip rings.
- Material Characterization Tester
- A universal mechanical strength tester uses a data acquisition DaqBoard/2000 in a computer-operated test system for evaluating all forms of adhesion, microelectronic wafer interconnects, material characterization, and QC tests.
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| Machine Design Applications |
- Catapult Torsion Testing
- MCC's USB-2404-UI data acquisition system monitors signals from load cells and strain gages on a championship pumpkin catapult.
- Rotating-Shaft Bearing Testing
- IOtech's DaqBook's modularity, accuracy, portability, and open software features give users the flexibility needed to measure a wide range of vibrations in machinery.
- Machine Shock & Vibration Testing
- Optimized support frames isolate sensitive machines from shock and vibration.
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| Manufacturing Applications |
- Refrigerator Testing
- IOtech's DaqScan is used in revealing extraordinary or sinister anomalies that might get past the day-to-day quality assurance procedures.
- Ceramic Kiln Temperature Testing
- A leading US kiln manufacturer, uses IOtech's Personal Daq for measuring internal kiln temperatures to ensure uniform heat distribution.
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| Materials Development and Testing Applications |
- Materials and Component Failure Testing
- A testing lab for bicycle frames and components, currently uses an IOtech DaqBoard for verifying that new products meet specifications and government regulations.
- Liquid Chromatography Polymer Testing
- DaqBooks monitor the output signals of liquid chromatographs to determine molecular weight distributions of new polymers developed in the research lab.
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| Military Applications |
- Military Vehicle Body Mount Testing
- Military vehicles run over wild terrain while engineers measure and record engine mount performance in real time with IOtech's WaveBook – conveniently powered from the on-board 12 VDC supply.
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| Petroleum Exploration Applications |
- Deep Water Platform Analysis
- IOtech DaqBooks and WaveBooks collect high-frequency vibration signals from simulations of a floating oil rig's support structure.
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| Safety Applications |
- Fire-Fighting Apparatus Testing
- IOtech's DaqBook uses over 100 channels to measure and analyze pressure, speed, flow and temperature on firefighting equipment to ensure that it withstands especially rough handling during emergencies.
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| Transportation Applications |
- Monitoring Theme Park and Amusement Rides
- The LGR-5329 was chosen to monitor the rides because of its small footprint, flexible integration into over a dozen rides, optoisolation, and high-speed data capture that is provided at one tenth the cost of other commercially available loggers.
- Forklift Truck Testing
- Data acquisition system records data on forklift truck shakedown tests.
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| TV Broadcast Applications |
- Video Signal Alarm Monitoring
- A company uses Personal Daq/56 modules and DASYLab® software to look for several types of common video failures, including frozen images, lost video signals, or completely black, green, or blue screens.
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