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Metal Strain Gages Remain Key Despite Initial Rejection
Bonded metal foil strain gages are a mature technology. Their importance is routinely encountered in our daily lives every time that a weighing...
Sound and Vibration, 02/01/09 by Walter, Patrick L · More from publication -
Selecting Accelerometers for Mechanical Shock Measurements
After first clarifying what mechanical shock is and why we measure it, basic requirements are provided for all measurement systems that process...
Sound and Vibration, 12/01/07 by Walter, Patrick L · More from publication -
History of the Accelerometer: 1920s-1996 - Prologue and Epilogue, 2006, The
Upon receiving his undergraduate degree from Penn State in 1965, Patrick Walter (right) began 30 years of employment at Sandia National...
Sound and Vibration, 01/01/07 by Walter, Patrick L · More from publication -
Educating Relevant Engineers
In 1928 my father began an industrial career that spanned more than 40 years. His original employer, Carnegie Steel, subsequently became part of...
Sound and Vibration, 09/01/06 by Walter, Patrick L · More from publication -
Dealing with measurement uncertainty: when environmental conditions can affect transducer measurements, data validation helps ensure that each transducer is responding only to the physical property that it is designed to measure. Placebo transducers are o
Atransducer is only as good as the signal it initiates through a measurement system. Important design decisions affecting human lives and costly...
Sensors Magazine, 07/01/06 by Walter, Patrick L. · More from publication -
Air-Blast and the Science of Dynamic Pressure Measurements
Considering current world events, the accurate measurement of the dynamic pressure associated with air-blast, as well as its effect on structures,...
Sound and Vibration, 12/01/04 by Walter, Patrick L · More from publication -
Data Filtering - Art or Science?
If we define a filter as any frequency-selective device, it is apparent that all instrumentation systems behave in one way or another as data...
Sound and Vibration, 08/01/04 by Walter, Patrick L · More from publication -
Wireless Sensors Applied to Modal Analysis
In traditional modal analysis test setups, much effort is expended dealing with the limitations of interconnecting wires. This article examines the...
Sound and Vibration, 11/01/03 by Kiefer, Karl F; Swanson, Bruce; Krug, Eric; Ajupova, Gulnara; Walter, Patrick L · More from publication
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