Date and Time
February 4-6, 2009
8am - 4pm
Location
Sypris Test & Measurement
6120 Hanging Moss Rd
Orlando, Florida 32807
Teacher
Herb Lekuch
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Course Objectives
The course provides proven details of:
- how to select isolators,
- design isolation systems and
- properly use commercial enclosures for COTS equipment,
- Shock and vibration analysis methods,
- equipment fragility, and
- applications to MIL-S-901D and MIL-STD-167 tests,
- description of the tests,
- review of shock and vibration conditions and
- test data from decks having natural frequencies 8 Hz, 14 Hz, 25 Hz, etc.
Can one avoid these high costs and at the same time improve the design? Successfully meeting the tests and qualifying equipment the first time through is a principal objective of this course.
The Navy’s MIL-STD-901D barge test is especially severe. COTS equipment often cannot meet the shock conditions unless protected in properly designed enclosures. Isolation of equipment and how the isolation mounts and enclosure are selected and designed are extremely important. Selecting the wrong isolator can be worse than hard mounting. Shock and vibration tests are very expensive. Failure may require extensive modifications to equipment and then retest in order to validate design and equipment. Delays to the program are inevitable, costs increase rapidly and schedules can be badly affected.For whom intended
Professionals responsible for the shock and vibration integrity of equipment in Navy and other military systems - mechanical engineers and designers, analysts, COTS users, project managers, environmental test engineers and equipment packaging designers.
Technical personnel who are involved with reliability of COTS electronic equipment in Navy systems and with passing the Navy’s shock qualification processes and tests.
This course is for engineers and designers who want to
- improve their mechanical designs,
- correctly select
- isolation mounts and
- enclosures,
- learn how to analyze
- the mechanical design of their equipment and
- predict its shock and vibration response,
- understand the test requirements,
- apply workshop examples of proven designs,
- qualify their equipment (including COTS electronics),
- learn how to incorporate
- tech refresh and
- equipment upgrades
- through extension by analysis.
The focus is on commercially available isolators and enclosures and on avoiding the complexity and cost of special designs.
Course Outline
Vibration and shock, introduction and fundamentals
- Equipment in military, naval, airborne and commercial/industrial environments
- Military standards: 810, 167, S-901D and commercial requirements
- Land vehicles
- Airborne vehicles including helicopters
- Ship vibration and Navy Floating Shock Platform (FSP)
- Vibration and shock data – inputs and responses
- Sine and random vibration
- Shock response spectra (SRS)
Fragility and protection of equipment
- Failure criteria and functional performance - stress levels
- Understanding vibration and shock requirements - allowable acceleration levels
- Fundamentals of isolation – protection methods - dynamic load factors
- Stiffness, damping and motion
Guidelines for selecting isolation
- Protecting vehicle and equipment on board
- Standard and custom isolator designs
- Understanding isolator properties
- Interpreting manufacturer’s data
Proven design features
- Case histories and typical installations - military and industrial requirements
- Equipment layout – engineering details and accessories
- How to design the complete isolation and enclosure system
- Reducing equipment costs and improving schedules
Methods of predicting shock and vibration input and response
- Examples using SIMPLE, DDAM, UERD tools and other analysis methods
- Comparison with measured results
- Design parameters and allowance for changes
- Modeling of the equipment and its installation
- Determining significant modes
- Effects of non-linearities on isolation
- Minimizing the response
Qualification testing and evaluation of equipment
- How to avoid re-test - extension by analysis
- Validation using shock response spectra
- Shock and vibration qualified principal units
- Sub-system and component tests
- Military and industrial practice
Discussion of individual projects
Text Materials
Each participant will receive a copy of Wayne's text 'A minimal-mathematics Introduction to the Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing, HALT, ESS & HASS, also Measurements, Analysis & Calibration' plus a binder of instructor LeKuch's notes on isolating shipboard electronic equipment.
Location
Sypris Test & Measurement
6120 Hanging Moss Rd
Orlando, FL 32807
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Suggestion for Accommodation
Hampton Inn & Suites Orlando
3450 Quadrangle Blvd
Orlando, FL 32817
Tel: 1-407-282-0029
Fee/Registration
Fee is US$2,595 per student. Payment in advance via check, VISA or Mastercard preferred credit cards or bank transfer (ask for transfer details).
For registration and payment received one month prior to course, deduct $100. For three or more participants from an organization and payment received one month prior to course, deduct $200 each.