{"title":"Time-base nonlinearity determination using iterated sine-fit analysis","authors":"G. Stenbakken, J. P. Deyst","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.676969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.676969","url":null,"abstract":"A new method is presented to determine the time-base errors of sampling instruments. The method does not require a time-base error model and thus provides accurate estimates where model-based methods fail. Measurements of sinewaves at multiple phases and frequencies are used as test signals. A harmonic distortion model is used to account for amplitude nonlinearity of the sampling channel. Use of an independent method for estimating the channel noise and jitter allows an accurate estimate of the harmonic order. Methods are presented for separating the harmonics generated by the sampling channel from those generated by the time-base distortion. The use of an iterative sine-fit procedure gives accurate results in a short time. A new weighting procedure is described, which minimizes the error in the estimates. Guidelines are given for selecting good sets of test frequencies. Results are shown for both simulated and real data.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123817263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Instrument fault detection and isolation: state of the art and new research trends","authors":"G. Betta, A. Pietrosanto","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.679833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.679833","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents the state of the art of residual generation techniques adopted in instrument fault detection and isolation. Both traditional and innovative methods are described evidencing their advantages and their limits. The improvement of analytical redundancy technique performances for better dealing with high-dynamic systems and/or with on-line applications are pointed out as the most interesting needs on which to focus the research efforts.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121689486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of a two input two output distillation column using noninteracting multifrequency ternary and quaternary signals","authors":"M. El-Fandi, I. A. Henderson, J. McGhee","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.676876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.676876","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new approach to the system identification of a two input multivariable system. In a similar manner to that used for the single-input/single-output system, the multi-input multi-output system response may be obtained directly from measured input output frequency responses. An investigation of compact multifrequency data measurement signals, which have been extensively catalogued by the authors, has provided compact multifrequency ternary and quaternary input signals that have uncorrelated spectra. They are powerful multisymbol, multilevel computer generated measurement signals whose signal power is concentrated in either two or three dominant harmonics. As the signals, which are given in this paper, have six, seven or eight symbols in their measurement codes, it is ensured that both the computation time for the frequency estimates and the experimental time are minimized. Two multifrequency quaternary signals with uncorrelated spectra are used to identify a simulated distillation column. It is shown that the cross coupling terms between the measurement channels may be removed by these digital measurement signals with the same number of symbols but different measurement codes.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126330924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Angular acceleration measurement: a review","authors":"S. Ovaska, Sami Väliviita","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.676850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.676850","url":null,"abstract":"This paper gives a review of sensors, methods, and algorithms available for the measurement of angular acceleration. The emphasis is in delay-sensitive, real-time applications. Although the angular acceleration can be measured indirectly using either a rotating angle sensor or a velocity sensor, the noise-amplification problem related to the differentiation process has motivated the efforts to develop transducers for direct sensing of angular acceleration. Direct measuring of linear acceleration is widely in everyday use, but the angular acceleration sensors, particularly those with unlimited rotation angle, can still be considered as emerging devices. Consequently, there exist two principal challenges for the research and development community: to develop economical and accurate angular accelerometers with unlimited rotation range, and to create wideband indirect techniques with small lag and high signal-to-error ratio.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126407628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acceptable traceability of a distributed national metrological system","authors":"J. Bojkovski, J. Drnovsek, I. Pušnik","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.676927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.676927","url":null,"abstract":"Traceability of national standards to the international level, as well as the quality of the dissemination of these values to lower level working measurement standards has to meet primarily the requirements of a particular country, but equally importantly has to comply with strict and explicit rules of international accreditation bodies. In this respect vertical, hierarchically organised traceability links are usually properly evaluated in terms of added uncertainties, but horizontal connections, forming closed loops could be overlooked. It is essential to assure minimal influence from one physical quantity to another by proper uncertainty ratios. In many countries, especially in small and developing countries in transition period from one economic system to another, national metrology systems, as a key technology for development, production and technology transfer are often organised as distributed systems of laboratories; holders of national standards, as opposed to centralised systems, which are traceable to the international level, i.e. laboratories, where primary standards are realised. It is usually also not foreseen to realise SI units according to the definitions but on the highest level of transfer technology and disseminated with minimal additional uncertainties.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126437012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detector and data acquisition system for an imaging ellipsometer","authors":"B. Karlsson","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.679879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.679879","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a CCD detector to be used for imaging ellipsometry. For imaging ellipsometry a fast detector with a high resolution is wanted. It is also important to have control over the gain. The systems on the market today fulfill the speed and resolution criteria, but they lack the possibility to control the gain. The detector and data acquisition system described in this paper has a maximum sampling speed of approximately 20 pictures/second, a resolution of 11-12 bits and a manually adjustable gain.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132360710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validation of thermodynamic gas turbine models using frequency-domain techniques","authors":"C. Evans, Á. Borrell, D. Rees","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.676872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.676872","url":null,"abstract":"Frequency-domain identification techniques are applied to directly estimate linear s-domain models of an aircraft gas turbine, at a range of operating points. These models are used to validate the linearised thermodynamic models derived from the engine physics. The possible sources of error are discussed in turn, these being noise, nonlinearities, the combustion delay and thermal effects. The results indicate that the linearised thermodynamic models do not adequately represent the engine dynamics.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130047351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simultaneous measurement of time-resolved 2D temperature distribution of evaporation surface heated by an electron beam with sweeping mode","authors":"Yen-Wei Chen","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.679883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.679883","url":null,"abstract":"The temporal variation and spatial distribution of surface temperature of metallic gadolinium during electron beam evaporation have been measured simultaneously by using a high-speed video camera coupled with a band-pass filter. The temperature was determined from the recorded radiation intensity. The temporal variation of the surface temperature will cause a significant fluctuation of atomic beam.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134014872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computer controlled colonoscopy","authors":"S. Dogramadzi, C. Allen, G. D. Bell","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.679759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.679759","url":null,"abstract":"Endoscopy of lower gastrointestinal tract which includes colonoscopy provides a visualization of the large intestine in a minimally invasive fashion. Even in the hands of an experienced operator colonoscopy, with present instrumentation, is in many cases long and painful procedure. This project's aim is the development of a new computer controlled endoscope which uses air actuation of a multi-link mechanism with sensory feedback provided by a 3D magnetic sensor placed in the biopsy channel of a gastroenterological endoscope. This novel medical device should successfully integrate two technologies-3D imaging system, accurate and non-radiological method of imaging the colonoscope and 3D actuating along the colon. With these two technologies, protocol for the examination of patients becomes more automatic and faster.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"144 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134434110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intelligent distributed sensor network","authors":"A. Sachenko, V. Kochan, V. Turchenko","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1998.679663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1998.679663","url":null,"abstract":"The intelligent functions of sensor measurement instrumentation are formed on basis of the original calibration and prediction methods. Measuring module structure as basic distributed sensor network (DSN) component is considered and an intelligent DSN (IDSN) structure is proposed. Procedures and functions of various levels of information processing in IDSN are formed. Developed IDSN is tested on design and exploitation stages.","PeriodicalId":160058,"journal":{"name":"IMTC/98 Conference Proceedings. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Where Instrumentation is Going (Cat. No.98CH36222)","volume":"343 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134323824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}