{"title":"Calibration of an electronic multisensor system for measuring high pressures","authors":"A. Barwicz, R. Morawski, L. Lemire, W. Bock","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161664","url":null,"abstract":"The measurement of high pressures (1-100 MPa) using a fiber-optic sensing technique is addressed. This technique is based on the causal dependence of the polarization mode coupling on the external pressure occurring between two orthogonally polarized eigenmodes of a highly birefringent, polarization-preserving optical fiber. From a metrological point of view, a static input-output characteristic of such a fiber (which represents this dependence) has two important drawbacks: it is nonmonotonic, and it depends on the temperature. Two exemplary sets of the static characteristics of the fiber-optic sensors are shown.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"206 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131249371","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":"A new system for measurement of low frequency radio transmitting antenna parameters in near real time","authors":"S. Tietsworth","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161607","url":null,"abstract":"A system that can be used to measure several important antenna and tuning system parameters on fixed-site very-low-frequency and low-frequency transmit antennas while the antennas are in normal operation is introduced. The measurements are made by sampling and processing the antenna voltage and current signals to calculate the antenna system resistance, capacitance, inductance, voltage, current, and power, which can be displayed and stored on a personal computer. All of the measurements are made while the antenna is being driven by FSK (frequency shift keying) or MSK (minimum shift keying) signals. A model of a typical low-frequency transmit antenna as well as the associated equations are presented. The response of the antenna system to FSK signals is presented. The algorithms, hardware, and software used by the measurement system, called the VLF/LF antenna monitor system (AMOS), are discussed along with a summary of results obtained during initial testing of the AMOS system.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"123 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134542999","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":"The online measurement of the water content of coal on a conveyor belt","authors":"C. Vermeulen, G. Hancke","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161554","url":null,"abstract":"The use of microwave frequency absorption for the online measurement of the water content of coal on a conveyor belt is investigated. Several experiments were executed and a mathematical relationship between the water percentage in the coal and the output of the detector was derived. The measuring instrument was coupled to a personal computer by means of a suitable interface. The computer was then used to determine the water content of coal samples, using the empirical mathematical relationship derived.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123248740","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":"Measurement and analysis for stripline material parameters using network analyzers","authors":"W. Davis, C. Bunting, S. Bucca","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161659","url":null,"abstract":"The characterization of material parameters for dielectrics used in the construction of stripline and related structures is presented. The measured scattering parameters of transmission line samples are used to predict the material parameters of the line. The corresponding measurements have been performed using a Hewlett-Packard 8510B network analyzer using the 'thru-reflect-line' calibration technique. A review is presented of the calibration process, the fixture used to mount the samples, the structure of the transmission line sample, and the frequency-domain model for the stripline structure along with the optimization program used to implement the curve fit of the model to the measured data. The measurements are used to predict the value of dielectric constant and loss tangent of materials common in thick and thin film structures. Excellent results have been obtained for the dielectric constant and loss tangent of several materials.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122503068","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":"A new instrument and technique for diagnosing electromagnetic design problems in microwave module housings and component packages","authors":"D. Griffin","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161549","url":null,"abstract":"With the aim of diagnosing electromagnetic (EM) design problems in microwave module housings and component packages, a method of measuring the frequencies at which resonances occur and the distribution of the associated electric field intensity at the inside face of the housing or package lid has been developed and tested. The method does not require modification of the connections to the microwave assembly within the housing. The housing or package only need have a flat lid and that it be left off so that the item under test can be mounted on an equivalent flat plate on the test instrument. The microwave assembly in the housing or package may be operated normally while resonant field distributions are being measured. The prototype instrument yields results that demonstrate the practical application of this measurement assembly as a diagnostic and design development tool for microwave housings and packages of rectangular metal box shape. Resonances in the 8-12-GHz range have been accurately measured and indicate that by scaling dimensions an assembly for use at millimeter wavelengths is feasible.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"201 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130094743","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":"Process data chemometrics","authors":"M. Piovoso, K. Kosanovich, J. P. Yuk","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161667","url":null,"abstract":"Data are gathered in many chemical processes at a very high rate. Unfortunately, much of that data is not often used unless a major problem has occurred. A technique in which data can first be analyzed to determine what is normal variability in the process and a model or models developed which define in a compact way that variability are presented. The information in the models is then used to measure the state of the process as to whether it represents a likely sample from the model of normal variations. If it is not, information about why the data are not of the form expected is made available to the operators in a readily understandable manner. This technique was researched and implemented on a solution area of a Du Pont plant. The approach taken is to first separate out the major effect of rate variations which are normal and a major contributor to the total variability of the data. On the residuals of the model, a principal component analysis (PCA) model determines if that data fit the pattern of normal variations. If not, then what went wrong is analyzed, and why the data are different and what changes might be made to get the operation into the acceptable region, are determined.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126689348","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":"A new frequency control method in oscillator and its application to sensor","authors":"M. Kohata, T. Takagi","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161540","url":null,"abstract":"A structure of an oscillator and its frequency control method are proposed and applied to a sensory system. The structure of the oscillator has two feedback loops, one of which is modulated by a physical value to be measured. The oscillation frequency can be modulated by the amplitude or the phase of the feedback signal. Then this system is a frequency modulation (FM)-type measuring system. The proposed oscillator, whose frequency is controlled by the amplitude of the feedback signal, is applied to a fibre optic snowfall-weight remote sensing system.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129093321","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":"Parametric identification of two-port models in the frequency domain","authors":"P. Guillaume, R. Pintelon, J. Schoukens","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161590","url":null,"abstract":"The problem of parametric estimation of a two-port model from noisy input-output data is treated. The input and output voltages and currents are measured simultaneously in the frequency band of interest. To compensate for the hardware limitations, a calibration procedure is proposed. A Gaussian maximum likelihood estimator for multi-input, multi-output systems is described. It takes the input noise as well as the output noise into account. The covariance matrix of the estimated parameters is readily obtained. To verify the ability of the estimator to handle real measurement problems, an experiment was performed. It was possible to predict the behavior of a two port within an error of +or-0.01 dB on the magnitude and +or-0.1 degrees on the phase.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132826295","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":"Signal parameter algorithms for trend analysis of digital data acquisition systems","authors":"J.W. Lee","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161649","url":null,"abstract":"A description is given of three integrated Fortran routines that calculate a comprehensive set of characterization parameters for any uniformly sampled discrete-time signal. The parameters and algorithms are based on IEEE Standard 194-1977, Pulse Terms and Definitions and IEEE Standard 181-1977, Pulse Measurement and Analysis by Objective Techniques. These subroutines are used extensively for trend analysis of the performance of digital data acquisition systems in the Nevada Test Site field instrumentation system. The algorithms are designed to be independent of pulse shape and polarity.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134106778","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":"Expert system performing automatic testing in digital oscilloscopes","authors":"G. D'Antona, A. Gandelli","doi":"10.1109/IMTC.1991.161537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.1991.161537","url":null,"abstract":"The design and realization of an expert system devoted to digital oscilloscope testing are presented. High-level features can be added to classical automatic testing equipment to obtain versatile and efficient systems providing significant accuracy in the evaluation of hardware and software performances of these digital instruments. Simple operative procedures and limited costs allow the introduction of this equipment for industrial testing purposes.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":439545,"journal":{"name":"[1991] Conference Record. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134153629","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}