April 2003
The April issue of S&V focuses on Dynamic Testing and is also
the Show Issue for ESTECH 2003. The cover features one the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER)
being tested at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. The MER is sitting on the LDS V994, the largest shaker system in
the world. Articles discuss diagnosing vibration problems and evaluating vibration environments.
Departments
- Editorial -- Quality of Conformance in Vibration Testing,
Roman Vinokur, Guest Editor, Wieland Associates, Inc., Laguna Hills, California,
2 pp, 0304vino.pdf, 23 KB
- Observer -- Viscoelastic Damping 101,
Paul Macioce, Roush Anatrol, Livonia, Michigan
- Observer -- Inappropriate SRS Specifications,
George Henderson, GHI Systems, Inc., San Pedro, California
Features
- Diagnosing Vibration Problems with Embedded Sensitivity Functions, Chulho Yang and
Douglas E. Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; Sung-Woo Yoo, ArvinMeritor, Columbus, Indiana;
5 pp, 0304yang.pdf, 168 KB
- Evaluating Vibration Environments Using the Shock Response Spectrum, George R. Henderson,
GHI Systems, Inc., San Pedro, California; Allan G. Piersol, Piersol Engineering Company, Woodland Hills,
California; 3 pp, 0304hend.pdf, 51 KB,