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Automated modal analysis | AMA

Automated modal analysis allows the user to automatically measure a very high number of points over a long period of time.

Description

Once set up, the system works independently, without further supervision.

Advantages & Innovations

  • Cost and time savings thanks to low personnel costs
  • High measurement quality
  • Reproducibility
  • Large number of degrees of freedom
  • Short measuring times

Application & Integration

  • Research and development
  • Machine diagnostics
  • Model updating
  • Structural dynamics
  • Determination of resonances
  • Determination of eigenvalues
  • Operating vibration modes
  • Structural modification
  • Sensitivity analysis
  • Prototype studies
  • Series testing

Components

Excitation unit

The broadband excitation is carried out with an automatic modal hammer

  • Frequency ranges up to 40kHz
  • Impact forces up to 2500N
  • High reproducibility

Vibration sensor

The AMA can be operated with the following vibration sensors

  • Laser Doppler vibrometer

Measurement data acquisition

4-channel measuring system with synchronous scanning

  • AC, DC and IEPE coupling
  • Anti-aliasing filter
  • 24-bit resolution
  • Frequency ranges 1 to 100kHz
  • Frequency resolution 100 to 26500 FFT lines

Windows PC

  • Standard or industrial PC, also according to customer requirements, with Windows 10/11

Software

The AMA software controls the entire measurement process to perform an automatic, experimental modal analysis.

Specification of the measuring equipment

  • Frequency range 1kHz to 2MHz available
  • Frequency resolution (number of FFT lines) selectable
  • Graphically image-supported definition of the measuring points
  • Automatic measuring process (scanning of the measuring points)
  • 3D animation of the natural and operational vibration shapes

Measurements for a test object

  • Measurements on a component with different numbers of measuring points
  • Measurements on a component with different measurement settings (frequency range, FFT lines, number of averaging, excitation signals, etc.)

Automatic measurement procedure

  • Triggering the automatic modal hammer
  • Measurement of the excitation force and the vibration response
  • Averaging and analysis
  • Natural frequencies, natural shapes/operating vibration shapes and damping

Report creation and output of results for each job as a table

  • Printer, PDF, Excel, CSV, AVI etc.

What we can do for you

In addition to the production and delivery of standard measurement systems for experimental modal analysis, we design, plan and develop customer-specific solutions according to your requirements. We would also be happy to carry out the measurements for you as a service.

Contact us, we will be happy to make you an offer.

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