Syllabus - ME 621 - Dynamics and Signal Analysis - Fall 2013

HL 154 (Lect) HL 031 (Lab) Monday and Wednesday 5:00 to 6:20 pm

Professor J. R. Hall - jrh@wpi.edu

Office: HL - 213; Phone: 508-831-5124

References: Ref. 1 Application Note (AN) 243: The Fundamentals of Signal Analysis. Ref. 2 Application Note (AN) 243-1: Machinery Measurements. Ref. 3 Application Note (AN) 243-3 The Fundamentals of Modal Testing. Ref. 4 Application Note (AN) 1405-1 Introduction to Time Frequency and Modal Domains. Ref. 5 Application Note (AN) 1405-2 Understanding Dynamic Signal Analysis. Ref. 6 Application Note (AN) 240-0 Digital signal Analysis.

Class # 1

Date 9/4/13

Day Wed

Lect/ Lab Lect

Topic
Course Introduction Matlab Forms of Series Approximations to Various Functions Definition of the Fourier Series

Assignments Refs. 1,4,5.

9/9/13

Mon

Lect

Definition of the Fourier Integral Definition of the Fourier Transform and its Inverse Convolution The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) from the transform

Handout: A Guided Tour Visit "Signal Analysis Web Pages" to gain a visual understanding of convolution. Matlab Assignment #1

9/11/13

Wed

Lect

Graphical development of the discrete Fourier transform. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Practical Limitations - Part 1

9/16/13

Mon

Lab

Using the Dynamic Signal Analyzer (Lab 1A) Windowing; Digital sampling limitations ; Window selection; Leakage

Collect data for lab report 1, Part A

9/18/13

Wed

Lect

Practical Limitations - Part 2 Noise reduction - Averaging Using the Dynamic Signal Analyzer (Lab 1B) Aliasing; Digital sampling limitations; The Nyquist criterion; Aliasing

9/23/13

Mon

Lab

Collect data for lab report 1, Part B

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9/25/13

Wed

Lab

Using the Dynamic Signal Analyzer (Lab 1C) Averaging; Digital sampling limitations; Noise reduction; Averaging

Collect data for lab report 1, Part C. Report 1, parts A, B and C due in two weeks.

9/30/13

Mon

Lect

Types of Measurements Time ; Linear Spectrum (one sided vs. two sided); Autospectrum; Cross Spectrum; Autocorrelation; Crosscorrelation; Frequency Response Functions (Impulse & Random Noise); Coherence Filter types and Characteristics Transducers - displacement, velocity, acceleration, force Hammers - Shakers Frequency Response Function Measurement (Lab 4) Measuring the FRF of a precision Instrumentation Filter.

10/2/13

Wed

Lect

10

10/7/13

Mon

Lect

Collect Data for Lab 4. Report #2 due Class 15. Lab Report #1 Due.

11

10/9/13

Wed

Lect

Measuring the Response of a Structure Structural Dynamics Measurements - Hammers - Shakers Transducers - displacement, velocity, acceleration, force Frequency Response Function of a Structure (Lab 5A) Part A; Hammer test CANTILEVER BEAM Structural dynamics calculations. Blevins' formulas

12

10/14/13

Mon

Lect

Collect data for Lab 5A Take-Home Exam #1 (due Class 14)

13

10/16/13

Wed

10/21/13 10/23/13 14 10/28/13

Mon Wed Mon Lab

No class - mid-semester break. No class - mid-semester break.

Frequency Response Function of a Structure (Lab 5B) Part B; Shaker test; CANTILEVER BEAM Review of Take-Home exam.

Collect data for Lab 5B Lab report #2 due.(Lab 4)

15

10/30/13

Wed

Lect

16

11/4/13

Mon

Lect

Modifying Frequency Response Functions Tuned Absorbers Modifying Frequency Response Functions (Lab 6) Tuning a structure Dynamic Forces, Accelerations and Vibrations in Machinery (Part I)

17

11/6/13

Wed

Lab

Collect data for Lab 6

18

11/11/13

Mon

Lect

Lab Report #3 due (Labs 5A and 5B) Collect data for Lab 7

19

11/13/13

Wed

Lab

Modal Analysis of an Aluminum Plate. (Lab 7)

20

11/18/13

Mon

Lect

Dynamic Forces, Accelerations and Vibrations in Machinery (Part II)

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11/20/13

Wed

Lect

Deconvolution: Reverse filtering, Pole-Zero representation of a velocity Lab Report #4 due. transducer (Lab 6) Deconvolution (Lab 8) Filtered Accelerometer or Velocity Transducer (Pole-Aero) Thanksgiving Holiday Break

22

11/25/13

Mon

Lab

Collect data for Lab 8

11/27/13 23 12/2/13

Wed Mon Lect

Cam analysis.

Lab Report #5 due. (Lab 7) Modal Test Collect data for Lab 9 Lab Report #6 due. (Lab 8) Deconvolution

12/4/13 24 25 12/9/13

Wed

Lab

Cam Vibrations (Lab 9)

Mon

Lect

Course Review.

26 27 28

12/11/13 12/16/13 12/18/13

Wed Mon Wed

Final Exam handout. (Take home) Extra Class for makeup. Exam 2 and all Lab Reports Due

Exam 2 and Lab Report #7 due. (Lab 9) Cams

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