PCB Piezotronics to Host "Successful Measurement of Dynamic Force, Pressure & Acceleration"
January 12, 2006 - Depew, NY, USA - PCB Piezotronics (PCB®), a global leader in the design and manufacture of piezoelectric, piezoresistive, dynamic, capacitive and strain gage sensor instrumentation, has announced that it will again host its popular 2½-day seminar, "Successful Measurement of Dynamic Force, Pressure and Acceleration", May 16 thru 18, 2006, in Buffalo, New York.
The seminar, presented by Dr. Pat Walter, PCB® Measurement Specialist and professor of Measurement Engineering at Texas Christian University, will allow participants to:
- Understand the physics and operating characteristics of dynamic force, pressure, and acceleration transducers and associated usage constraints;
- Interface transducers effectively within intended test environments;
- Condition transducer signals to maintain their fidelity via selection of appropriate cabling, amplifiers, analog filters, sampling rates, DAQs, etc.;
- Document extraneous measurands (strain, temperature, ionization products of a detonation, magnetic fields, etc.) that superpose as noise on desired transducer response, and application of corrective action to eliminate these noise levels;
- Validate that final, recorded signals contain only desired (force, pressure, or acceleration) data;
-Perform "back of the envelope" checks to ensure that recording system bandwidth did not impose constraints on recorded data;
-Perform sensor and system calibration, as well as data analysis and utilization.
The seminar will also include in-house demonstrations by PCB® staff of sensor component manufacturing, as well as sensor assembly, testing, and calibration.
About the Speaker
Dr. Patrick L. Walter, Measurement Specialist, PCB Piezotronics, Inc. and Professor, Texas Christian University, will serve as seminar facilitator. Dr. Walter was employed for 30 years at Sandia National Laboratories, with the majority of his tenure spent managing flight, field, and laboratory test activities. The commonality of his work activities involved testing in hostile environments. In 1995, Dr. Walter joined the Engineering Department of Texas Christian University (TCU), where he teaches and served as Chair. Dr. Walter also holds the position of Measurement Specialist at PCB®, where he consults on dynamic force, pressure and acceleration measurement, primarily for aerospace and defense applications. Dr. Walter's technical articles and papers have been published in numerous publications. He has served on and chaired various United States Department of Defense and Department of Energy committees, is active in many professional societies, and teaches Measurement System Engineering through TCU's Extended Education Department. He is a licensed professional engineer.
About the Event
This 2½-day program is geared toward senior technicians, test engineers, engineering analysts, and test facility managers whose work depends on acquiring valid data. The seminar will begin Tuesday, May 16th at 8:00 a.m., and will conclude on Thursday, May 18th at 2:00 p.m. The cost is $595 USD per person, via MC, Visa, Company P.O., or personal check, includes all meals, entertainment and a sightseeing tour of Niagara Falls, Canada. Class size is limited to the first 30 paid registrants. To make a reservation, please contact Andrea Mohn, Marketing Coordinator, at 800-828-8840 ext. 2216, or via email at mktg@pcb.com
For additional information, please visit http://www.pcb.com/events.
