MECH 182: Experimental Methods
MECH 182: Experimental Methods
Experimental
Methods
Dr. S-W. Ricky Lee
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Lecture #5
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Data Acquisition and
Processing
1. Introduction
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Introductio
n
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What is Data
Acquisition?
Data Acquisition is a procedure to collect the data,
prepare them in the desired fashion, and record the
results in a form suitable for storage, presentation,
and subsequent processing.
Data Recording
& Processing Data Acquisition
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Tips for Digital Data Acquisition
V V
t t
• Range of Signal Value • Resolution
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Basic Data Acquisition
Systems
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Data Logger
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Computerized System
Analog FD/HD
Signal MO, CD
BNC Data
Wires Bus
GPIB
ADC DSP
RS232
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Data Acquisition
Card
Controller
DAC
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Interface Bus
Parallel Data Bus -----
• IEEE-488, 24 pins
• 8 bus lines for data transfer
• For short distance data transfer
Serial Data Bus -----
• RS-232, 9 or 25 pins
• 1 bus line for data transfer
• For remote data transfer
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Analog to Digital Conversion
01101001 ........
10011101 ........
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Analog vs. Digital
9V
0V
0 5V
1 0V
1 0 0 1
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Binary Format
0 5V
Bit: 0/1
1 0V
Byte:
0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1
128 64 32 16 8 4 2 1
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Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
V S
Fourier
Transform
t f
Computation Arrays
Data Array
FFT Algorithms
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Sampling & Filtering
t
V S V
t f t
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Data Storage &
Display
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Storage Media & Capacity
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Spread Sheet
Software
0.000167 4.84E-04
0.000333 9.69E-04 8
0.0005 1.45E-03
3
0.000833 2.42E-03
0.0015 4.36E-03 2
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Lab
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