The Shock Response Spectrum (SRS) software option adds SRS plots to VibrationVIEW’s Shock and Transient Capture test modes. Define the SRS parameters and synthesize a pulse to meet a specified curve. The software includes a variety of waveform synthesis generation techniques.
Download Demo All Software ModulesDefine the SRS test settings and synthesize a pulse to meet a specified curve. VibrationVIEW supports over 200 individual breakpoints, suitable for virtually any test specification.
Test generation techniques include:
Alternatively, iterate an SRS curve from a field-recorded time waveform.
Manually adjust the parameters of the underlying wavelets or allow VibrationVIEW to automatically create and run a test without intervention.
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The SRS is a model of a test article’s maximum response to a transient event. Engineers use a synthesized SRS pulse to evaluate the test article’s behavior during and after a complex shock event, such as earthquakes, rocket separation, and shipboard shock.
Unlike classical shock tests that use predefined pulse shapes, SRS testing defines a target response. Engineers synthesize a time-domain waveform that produces the required response spectra.
This VR tech talk discusses the process of developing SRS test specifications, including common problems and suggested practices.
Pyroshock testing simulates pyrotechnic events or explosive loading that occur in real-life applications such as rocket separation. These events are characterized by high-G peaks at high frequencies and short durations and affect components with high natural frequencies, such as small electronics and lightweight components.
Engineers can use a shaker or mechanical excitation to generate short-duration transient motion that simulates shock waveforms experienced by far-field components. These tests are often qualified by the damage potential of the resulting SRS compared to that of the pyroshock event.
In VibrationVIEW, you can modify a field-recorded time waveform to meet or exceed a specified SRS curve. The resulting time waveform reflects the end-use environment and has the same frequency response function.
A waveform based on an enveloped set of field recordings maintains real-world characteristics and creates an SRS waveform that accurately reflects the real-world application. Learn more: Using Recorded Data to Improve SRS Test Development.
Analyze field data, develop spectra from recorded data, and compare the potential damage of test profiles in VR’s ObserVIEW analysis software.
