Self-Contained Mobile Instrumentation Systems

Mobile Instrumentation Unit (MIU)

• Mobile, over pressure protected data collection system for large scale testing
• Support experiments with large channel counts (dense instrumentation)
• Uses extensive diagnostic tests to validate the system and verify equipment parameters prior to testing.  Records results for quality assurance purposes
• Calibrated diagnostic equipment
• Post test diagnostics
• Written operating procedures and checklists
• Acquire & Analyze structural and thermal data
• Acquire 90 channels of piezoresistive instrumentation and or 27 channels of piezoelectric and 63 channels of piezoresistive data
• Plus 120 channels of Type K thermocouple data

• RF connectivity to Command & Control Unit (MIU#2) or SNL building 6584
• Two Ethernet data links, two video links with PTZ camera control, three video links using Ethernet
• Single mode fiber connectivity to MIU#2 or SNL building 6584

• Amplifiers: RC Electronics (Dynamics 8000), configurable bridge completion cards, anti-aliasing filters 5k, 20k, 50k, 150, 330k, 500kHz wide bandwidth, 15Vdc max. excitation, software controlled.
• Digitizers: Primary & Secondary (backup) digitization, 30 channels 20MSa/S, 12bit, 2.5MSa/Ch, 60 channels 1.25MSa/S, 16bit, 16MSa/Ch
• Amplifier/Digitizers/Matrix Switches: Matrix/Mux. Allows connection to input panel, diagnostic equipment, amplifiers, digitizers, and grounds
• NTSC Video:  Five PTZ mobile cameras, Five SVHS VCRs, Video matrix switch, Eight video monitor plus InFocus projector

Mobile Instrumentation Data Acquisition System (MIDAS)

• 72 channels of instrumentation data
• Sample rates of 5KSa/sec to 1.25MSa/sec
• 16MSa/Ch battery backed memory

• Anti-Aliasing filters
• System Flat frequency response to 100kHz
• 100 channels of Type K thermocouple data
• Fully Self Contained
• Hazardous Materials Package Testing
• Hardwire Instrumentation Connections
• NQA-1 Documentation
• Acquire and Analyze Structural and Thermal Data