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Vibration Monitor Analog Instrumentation: Accelerometers vs. Strain Gages

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The goal of the project was to implement a low-cost vibration monitoring device that could be used to detect the presence of a loose screw in a vibrating mechanical system. The instrumentation system was implemented using both strain gages and accelerometers and a performance comparison between the two implementations was made. It was found that with proper signal conditioning, less expensive strain gages showed comparable performance to that of accelerometers.

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  • E-project-042413-152801
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  • 2013
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  • 2013-04-24
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