Data Acquisition: Principles & Practice


Tuesday 8 June 2010, National instruments, newbury

 

Hosted by National Instruments, an EIS training course aimed at engineers and technicians interested in data collection for design validation or test simulation. The course is nonmathematical and seeks to provide a sound technical grounding in the principles of data gathering. .

Trainer: Mr Geoff Rowlands, Product Life Associates

Course Content

08:30 - 9:00 Registration & Coffee
9.00        

Introduction:
Designing the data acquisition “system”
Why do we collect data: Who needs it?
Defining the test.
 

Transducers:
Strain Gauge: What and how does it work?
Wheatstone bridge.
Accelerometer
Temperature measurement
CAN-Bus
Wheel Force Tranducers
11.30 - 11.45

Coffee
11.45

Amplification and Recording:
Basic Amplifier Types
Calibration
Sample Rates, Nyquist & Aliasing
Filters
12.30 - 13.30


Lunch & Discussion
13.30

Setting Up Data Collection:
How much data to collect
Pre and Post Test Checks
Managing the Documentation.

Data Checking and Validation:
What to look for
Removing Spikes, Drift & Offset
Noise in signals
Statistical analysis
15.00 - 15.15


Coffee
15.15

Data Storage & Archiving
Managing data storage
Database requirements
17.00 Close

 

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