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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
Computing Random Acceleration, Velocity and Displacement Values from a Breakpoint Table
CubeSat Project Vibration Testing
Does Your Controller Square with Chi?
Examining the Dynamic Range of Your Controller
FDS for Plastics
Fulfilling MIL-STD-1540D-Tolerance
Getting the Kurtosis Into the Resonances
How do I Measure the Life of my Product?
How Well Does 3 Approximate Infinity?
Improving SRTD Testing
Improving Transportation Random Tests
Kurtosis – The missing dashboard knob.
Meeting the Challenge of Short Duration Random Vibration Testing
Methodologies for Calculating Fatigue
Notching Demonstrations
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
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
Connect and Verify the ObserVR1000 GPS
Connect the ObserVR1000 GPS
Create A New Sine Test Profile Using A Sine Response Channel
Creating An SRS Curve From A Classical Shock Pulse
Download & install VibrationVIEW
Entering a Test Profile with Microsoft Excel App
Field Data Replication – Create and Run
Forms & Reports
Generating Reports in VibrationVIEW
Install and Activate ObserVIEW
Kurtosion Introduction
Measure RMS Values Using Cursors
ObserVIEW Advanced Analyzer
ObserVIEW Basic License
ObserVIEW Installation & Activation
ObserVR1000 Hardware Overview
Open And Review Saved Test Data Files
Quick Random Vibration Test in VibrationVIEW
Random Vibration Test – Analyzer
Random Vibration Test Copy & Paste in VibrationVIEW
Random Vibration Test Tips in VibrationVIEW
Remote Monitoring
Set Up Data Saves for Sine Sweep
Setting Up Angular/Rotary Control With VibrationVIEW
Setting Up Your VR9500 Control System
Setup Drive System Limits for Different Users
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
Vibration Test Random Test Settings in VibrationVIEW
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
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Technical Notes
VN0001 – Customizing Quick Reports
VN0002 – Creating a Running Test Log
VN0003 – Load Transducer Database
VN0004 – Quick Tricks for Entering a Random Test
VN0005 – Accelerometer Calibration
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
VN0011 – Sine on Sine Testing
VN0012 – Random Lines of Resolution
VN0013 – Averaging of Accelerometers
VN0014 – Fatigue Damage Spectrum FAQ’s
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