Magnetic Field Response Measurement Acquisition System

Magnetic Field Response Measurement Acquisition System
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2018-06-03
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ISBN: 9781720618270

A measurement acquisition method that alleviates many shortcomings of traditional measurement systems is presented in this paper. The shortcomings are a finite number of measurement channels, weight penalty associated with measurements, electrical arcing, wire degradations due to wear or chemical decay and the logistics needed to add new sensors. The key to this method is the use of sensors designed as passive inductor-capacitor circuits that produce magnetic field responses. The response attributes correspond to states of physical properties for which the sensors measure. A radio frequency antenna produces a time-varying magnetic field used to power the sensor and receive the magnetic field response of the sensor. An interrogation system for discerning changes in the sensor response is presented herein. Multiple sensors can be interrogated using this method. The method eliminates the need for a data acquisition channel dedicated to each sensor. Methods of developing magnetic field response sensors and the influence of key parameters on measurement acquisition are discussed.Woodard, Stanley E. and Taylor, Bryant D. and Shams, Qamar A. and Fox, Robert L.Langley Research CenterMAGNETIC MEASUREMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; SYSTEMS HEALTH MONITORING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MULTISENSOR FUSION; RADIO FREQUENCIES

A Highly Portable Data Acquisition System for Total Magnetics Field Measurements

A Highly Portable Data Acquisition System for Total Magnetics Field Measurements
Author: Daniel Steiger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 27
Release: 1980
Genre:
ISBN:

At the Naval Research Laboratory highly portable intelligent terminals are being utilized aboard oceanographic platforms for the acquisition and storage of total magnetic field measurements. Described in the paper is the design and implementation of the data acquisition system which includes a detailed description of the hardware and software utilized. (Author).

A Configurable Component-based Software System for Magnetic Field Measurements

A Configurable Component-based Software System for Magnetic Field Measurements
Author: M. Tartaglia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 4
Release: 2005
Genre:
ISBN:

A new software system to test accelerator magnets has been developed at Fermilab. The magnetic measurement technique involved employs a single stretched wire to measure alignment parameters and magnetic field strength. The software for the system is built on top of a flexible component-based framework, which allows for easy reconfiguration and runtime modification. Various user interface, data acquisition, analysis, and data persistence components can be configured to form different measurement systems that are tailored to specific requirements (e.g., involving magnet type or test stand). The system can also be configured with various measurement sequences or tests, each of them controlled by a dedicated script. It is capable of working interactively as well as executing a preselected sequence of tests. Each test can be parameterized to fit the specific magnet type or test stand requirements. The system has been designed with portability in mind and is capable of working on various platforms, such as Linux, Solaris, and Windows. It can be configured to use a local data acquisition subsystem or a remote data acquisition computer, such as a VME processor running VxWorks. All hardware-oriented components have been developed with a simulation option that allows for running and testing measurements in the absence of data acquisition hardware.

A Wireless Fluid-Level Measurement Technique

A Wireless Fluid-Level Measurement Technique
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-08-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781726167697

This paper presents the application of a recently developed wireless measurement acquisition system to fluid-level measurement. This type of fluid-level measurement system alleviates many shortcomings of fluid-level measurement methods currently being used, including limited applicability of any one fluid-level sensor design. Measurement acquisition shortcomings include the necessity for power to be supplied to each sensor and for the measurement to be extracted from each sensor via a physical connection to the sensor. Another shortcoming is existing measurement systems require that a data channel and signal conditioning electronics be dedicated to each sensor. Use of wires results in other shortcomings such as logistics needed to add or replace sensors, weight, potential for electrical arcing and wire degradations. The fluid level sensor design is a simple passive inductor-capacitor circuit that is not subject to mechanical failure that is possible when float and lever-arm systems are used. Methods are presented for using the sensor in caustic, acidic or cryogenic fluids. Oscillating magnetic fields are used to power the sensor. Once electrically excited, the sensor produces a magnetic field response. The response frequency corresponds to the amount to fluid within the capacitor s electric field. The sensor design can be modified for measuring the level of any fluid or fluent substance that can be stored in a non-conductive reservoir. The interrogation method for discerning changes in the sensor response frequency is also presented.Woodard, Stanley E. and Taylor, Bryant D.Langley Research CenterSENSORS; LEVEL (QUANTITY); CRYOGENIC FLUIDS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; CAPACITORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; INTERROGATION; ALKALIES; ACIDITY; CIRCUITS...

A System for Measuring Vector Magnetic Fields from Sounding Rockets

A System for Measuring Vector Magnetic Fields from Sounding Rockets
Author: P. G. Forsyth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 1966
Genre: Geomagnetism
ISBN:

Tests of a newly designed operational system show that the earth's vector magnetic field can be measured from a sounding-rocket nose cone by (a) determining the attitude of a rocket nose cone by means of an electromagnetic attitude-sensor using antenna-array signal-strength patterns; (b) making vector magnetic measurements within the rocket nose cone by means of switched bias coils and a cesium vapor magnetometer; (c) encoding and telemetering the resulting information in a format compatible with the existing facilities; and (d) developing computational techniques for reducing the data obtained from the system. (Author).