Portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| author | Post, Ethan A. (Ethan Adam) |
| author2 | Ian W. Hunter. |
| author_facet | Ian W. Hunter. Post, Ethan A. (Ethan Adam) |
| author_sort | Post, Ethan A. (Ethan Adam) |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/367142019-04-12T10:00:28Z Portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material Post, Ethan A. (Ethan Adam) Ian W. Hunter. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-36). A device that can measure the dynamic compliance of a material has applications for research, health sciences and for use as a pedagogical tool. A device was created which stochastically perturbs a material while measuring the resulting forces and displacements. A software program then creates a non-parameterized impulse response function in addition to a fit second order model for the material. The device was tested on a compliant sponge sample which exhibited highly nonlinear dynamic behavior. The low frequency compliance of the sponge was measured with the device with 16% to 31% error. Improvements for further dynamic testing on the sponge are presented as well as future improvements to the design of the device. by Ethan A. Post. S.B. 2007-03-12T17:46:58Z 2007-03-12T17:46:58Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36714 77561330 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 49 leaves application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Post, Ethan A. (Ethan Adam) Portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material |
| title | Portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material |
| title_full | Portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material |
| title_fullStr | Portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material |
| title_full_unstemmed | Portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material |
| title_short | Portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material |
| title_sort | portable sensor to measure the mechanical compliance transfer function of a material |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36714 |
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