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Calculators and Tools
40 Uses for Math Traces
Accelerometer Mounting Tip Sheet
Calculating a Random Spectrum Profile
Chi-Squared Distribution Calculator
Displacement Wedge
DOF Calculator
Kurtosion Shaker Capacity Calculator
Material Property Calculator
Newton’s Law (F=ma) Calculator
Noise Troubleshooting
Random RMS Calculator Tutorial
Recording Size Calculator
Vibration Shaker Test Setup Checklist
Experiments and Papers
A Method for Shaker Validation
Accelerometer Calibration Using the VR9500
An Exploration of Power Spectral Density Estimation
Analyzing Field Environments to Understand Product Failure Causes
Ask the IEST Testing Experts
Comparing Tests: Industry Standards vs Real-world Data
Comparison of Electric Vehicle and Internal Combustion Engine Vibration Analyses
CubeSat Project Vibration Testing
Does Your Controller Square with Chi?
Examining the Dynamic Range of Your Controller
Experimental Comparison of SRTD Tracking Methods
FDS for Plastics
Ford Case Study: How to Predict Life-Expectancy of Equipment
Fulfilling MIL-STD-1540D-Tolerance
Getting the Kurtosis Into the Resonances
GM Case Study: Accelerated Testing with Correlation to End-use Environment
How do I Measure the Life of my Product?
How to Set Up FE Harmonic Modal Analysis to Match Experimental Data
How Well Does 3 Approximate Infinity?
Improving Transportation Random Tests
Kurtosis – The missing dashboard knob
Mass Loading and Benefits of a Laser Vibrometer
Meeting the Challenge of Short Duration Random Vibration Testing
Methodologies for Calculating Fatigue
Noise and Vibration Comparison of Thickness Planer Using the PSD and Octave Analysis
Notching Demonstrations
Overtone Comparison with ObserVIEW
Peak Tracking in VibrationVIEW
Proportionality of Strain and Velocity
Statistical Properties of the Random PSD
Test My Product Using Sine or Random?
The Fatigue Damage Spectrum and Kurtosis Control
The Missing Knob on Your Random Vibration Controller
The Third Dimension of Random Vibration Control
Using Kurtosion® to Accelerate Structural Life Testing
Using Recorded Data to Improve SRS Test Development
What Is Random Vibration Testing?
Quick Tip Videos
Entering a Test Profile with Microsoft Excel App
Setting up a Closed-Loop Electrodynamic Shaker System
ObserVIEW
Connect and Verify the ObserVR1000 GPS
Create an SRS Enveloped Curve
Install and Activate ObserVIEW
ObserVIEW Advanced Analyzer
ObserVIEW Basic License
ObserVIEW Multimedia Sync
ObserVR1000 Hardware Overview
ObserVR1000 Headset Microphone
VibrationVIEW
Add A Notch To The Drive Signal Based On A Response Channel
Advanced Random Vibration Test in VibrationVIEW
Advantages Of Kurtosion Testing
Analyzer Functions Pre-Test
Carry Over Graph Annotations Into MS Word
Comparing Multiple Sine Sweeps
Creating An SRS Curve From A Classical Shock Pulse
Download & Install VibrationVIEW
Dual Axis in Phase – Multi Loop Control
Field Data Replication – Create and Run
Generating Reports in VibrationVIEW
Kurtosion Introduction
Measure RMS Values Using Cursors
Open And Review Saved Test Data Files
Quick Random Vibration Test in VibrationVIEW
Random Test Settings in VibrationVIEW – Channels
Random Vibration Test – Analyzer
Random Vibration Test Copy & Paste in VibrationVIEW
Random Vibration Test Tips in VibrationVIEW
Remote Monitoring
Set Up Drive System Limits for Different Users
Setting Up Angular/Rotary Control With VibrationVIEW
Setting Up Your VR9500 Control System
Starting & Equalizing A NAVMAT Random Test
Test Profiles in Quick Test Mode vs Advanced Mode
Track the Peak Resonant Frequency in SRTD
Use VibrationVIEW to Determine the Capabilities of Your Shaker
Using Test Sequencer With VibrationVIEW
Vibration Control using a Laser Vibrometer
VibrationVIEW Copy/Paste from File
VibrationVIEW Navigator for Vibration Testing
VibrationVIEW Prompt for Run Name
VibrationVIEW Random Cursors
VibrationVIEW Random Limits
VibrationVIEW Random Notch
VibrationVIEW Random Slope
View Data Or Control Your System Through Web & Email
Technical Notes
VN0001 – Customizing Quick Reports
VN0002 – Creating a Running Test Log
VN0004 – Quick Tricks for Entering a Random Test
VN0005 – Verify Accelerometer Calibration in VibrationVIEW
VN0006 – Remote I/O with Solid State Relays
VN0007 – Create New Random Profiles from Response
VN0008 – Computing Relative Displacement
VN0009 – Fatigue Damage Import
VN0010 – Mirror Vibration Evaluation Procedure (GMW14201)
VN0011 – Sine on Sine Testing
VN0012 – Random Lines of Resolution
VN0013 – Averaging of Accelerometers
VN0014 – Fatigue Damage Spectrum FAQs
VN0015 – m and Q Values for FDS
VN0016 – Specific m and Q Values for FDS
VN0017 – Creating a Fatigue Damage Spectrum Test
VN0018 – AF (Acceleration-Frequency) Control
VN0019 – Statistical Degrees-of-Freedom (DOF)
VN0020 – Angular Acceleration Linear Accelerometers
VN0021 – Copy-Paste Feature in ObserVIEW
VN0022 – Applications for Triggering in VR Mobile
VN0023 – Set Up a Static IP Address
VN0024 – Using Noisy Data in the STAG Software
VN0025 – Dual-shaker Testing (Multi-loop Phase Control)
VN0026 – How to Use the Q-factor
VN0027 – Accelerometer to Measure Distance