IEST updates handbook on data acquisition and analysis
-- Test & Measurement World, 10/26/2006 6:00:00 AM
The Institute of Environmental Sciences has released the second edition of IEST-RD-DTE012.2: Handbook for Dynamic Data Acquisition and Analysis. This reference document (RD) contains guidelines for acquiring and analyzing structural (or mechanical) shock and vibration data as well as acoustic and aerodynamic noise data from flight and ground tests for all categories of aerospace vehicles.
You can use the guidelines for dynamic measurements on a variety of ground and sea transportation vehicles, industrial machinery, and civil engineering structures. The objectives of the guidelines are to ensure the accuracy and reduce the errors and variability often associated with the acquisition and analysis of dynamic data. Specific procedures are provided unless they are highly dependent on the particular applications or instruments utilized.
The second edition provides an update of the technical material and references to reflect changes since the publication of the first edition. The primary changes are in Section 3 (Data Acquisition), to reflect improvements in instrumentation. Section 4 (Data Validation and Editing) and Section 5 (Data Analysis) have been revised to cover new procedures.
The handbook contains nearly 250 references. In all sections, references have been updated and expanded by the authors to provide the most current resources.
Prices: $185 for IETS members and $220 for nonmenbers. Institute of Environmental Sciences, www.iest.org.
