Test Operations Procedure (TOP) 7-3-531, Vibration Testing of Helicopter Equipment

Abstract

This TOP provides guidelines and procedures for helicopter vibration calibration and measurements. Guides are provided for vibration frequencies and magnitudes to be expected. Procedures are developed for transducer selection and placement, instrumentation system design, and data collection. Emphasis is placed on use of piezoelectric accelerometers for vibration measurement, and tape recorders for data storage. Step-by-step procedures are provided for accelerometer sensitivity measurement and calibration, instrumentation system adjustments and calibrations, and data collection and handling. Accelerometer, Modulation, Spectrum, Sinusoid, Frequency, Piezoelectric, Subcarrier, Helicopter, Piezoresistive, Vibration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284433

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Aircrafts
  • Calibration
  • Data Processing
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Signal Generators
  • Tape Recorders
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Methods
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Seismology
  • Systems Analysis and Design