Date of Award

Spring 2008

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Program/Concentration

Mechanical Engineering

Committee Director

Sebastian Bawab

Committee Director

Stacie Ringleb

Committee Member

Rick McKenzie

Call Number for Print

Special Collections; LD4331.E56 K35 2008

Abstract

A portable device to measure load-displacement will have applications in biomechanics and reverse engineering in the automotive and aerospace industries. Hardware was developed by attaching a load cell (LC 201, Omegadyne, Inc., Sunbury, Ohio) to a Faro Arm (Faro Technologies, Lake Mary, Florida), a portable coordinate measuring machine that accommodates standard and custom end effectors. A LabVIEW (National Instrument, Austin, Texas) program was developed to process the load cell and deflection data obtained from the Faro Arm. To validate this system, a four-inch square block, chair cushion, and head restraint of a car were tested using a material testing machine (Alliance RF/300, MTS, Eden Prairie, Minnesota) and the developed hardware. The specimens were tested at different positions and orientations using the developed hardware. Results from all performed tests suggest that the developed hardware is valid. The developed hardware can test materials in any configuration, is portable due to its small size and weight, and has the ability to accommodate any end effector.

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DOI

10.25777/qwrg-5g42

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