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Laboratory<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory is housed in Brown Hall, home of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Tennessee Tech University. \u00a0The laboratory is located in Room 117 and occupies 750 square feet of laboratory space.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Location:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Brown Hall Room 117
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\nTennessee Tech University
\nCookeville, TN 38505<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Equipment<\/strong><\/h1>\n

A variety of test and measurement equipment is available in the laboratory. \u00a0A representative list of major equipment is given here.<\/p>\n

Polytec OFV-505\/5000 Laser Doppler Vibrometer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Polytec vibrometer and controller with displacement decoder enable high accuracy\u00a0non-contact vibration measurements over a broad frequency range. \u00a0The system allows for velocity measurements with a resolution of 0.02 \u00b5m\/s and displacement measurements with a resolution of 0.15 pm and operates in a frequency range of 0 \u2013 2.5 MHz.<\/p>\n

Electrodynamic Shaker Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    Labworks LW140.141-110D6 Electrodynamic Shaker System<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Labworks system consists of an ET-140 electrodynamic shaker with 110 lbf capacity and 1.0\u201d pk-pk stroke, a PA-141 linear power amplifier, and a DB-140 \u201cDuoBase\u201d slip table with 6\u201d x 6\u201d work surface. \u00a0The shaker system allows for full dynamic characterization of structures\u00a0in the range of DC-6,500 Hz. \u00a0The shaker can be operated in a standalone configuration or installed in the DuoBase slip table for transverse excitation of test specimens.<\/p>\n

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      Labworks ET139.138-40 Electromagnetic Shaker System<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The Labworks system consists of an ET-139 permanent magnet\u00a0shaker with 40 lbf capacity and\u00a01.0\u201d pk-pk stroke, and a PA-138 linear power amplifier. \u00a0This shaker system also allows for dynamic characterization in the range of DC-6,500 Hz.<\/p>\n

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        MB Dynamics C10E Electrodynamic Shaker System<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        The MB Dynamics system consists of a C10E electrodynamic shaker with 1200\u00a0lbf capacity and 1.0\u201d pk-pk stroke, and an LDS DPA-K series switching power amplifier. \u00a0This shaker is capable of testing large, heavy payloads in the range of 5-3,000 Hz.<\/p>\n

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          LING Electronics\u00a0LMT-100 Modal Shaker System<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          The LING\u00a0Electronics system consists of a LMT-100\u00a0electrodynamic shaker with 100\u00a0lbf capacity and 1.0\u201d pk-pk stroke, and a STAR-1.0\u00a0switching power amplifier. \u00a0This shaker is designed for modal testing of large structures and has a unique variable orifice collet-type attachment of the stinger to the test structure. \u00a0It is capable of modal excitation in the range of DC-2,000 Hz. \u00a0A 3″ armature assembly is also available to allow for a standard shaker configuration.<\/p>\n

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            LDS V203 Electromagnetic\u00a0Shaker<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            The LDS V203 shaker is a miniature permanent magnet shaker\u00a0with 4 lbf capacity, 0.2\u201d pk-pk stroke, and a useful frequency range of\u00a05-13,000 Hz.<\/p>\n

            LDS LASER USB Shaker Controller<\/strong><\/h3>\n

            The LASER shaker controller provides full capability control for random, swept-sine, resonance dwell, classical shock, random- and sine-on-random, shock SRS, and field data replication. \u00a0It can be used with any of the above shakers to allow for precision vibration control for demanding applications.<\/p>\n

            National Instruments High Speed PXI Data Acquisition System<\/strong><\/h3>\n

            This system consists of a PXIe-1082 8-slot PXI express chassis with a PXIe-8840 quad-core LabVIEW Real-Time controller; a PXIe-7975R FlexRIO FPGA Module paired with a NI 5782 IF Transceiver Adapter Module that allows 2 channels of analog input at speeds up to 250 MHz, two channels of analog output at speeds up to 1 GB\/s, and data throughput rates up to 1.7 GB\/s; and a PXIe-5122 2-ch, 100MS\/s Digitizer card.<\/p>\n

            Dynamic Signal Analyzers and Data Acquisition Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n