Flexural vibration spectra of carbon nanotubes measured using laser Doppler vibrometry.

The Dynamic Performance of Flexural Ultrasonic Transducers

Flexural ultrasonic transducers are principally used as proximity sensors and for industrial metrology. Their operation relies on a piezoelectric ceramic to generate a flexing of a metallic membrane, which delivers the ultrasound signal. The performance of flexural ultrasonic transducers has been largely limited to excitation through a short voltage burst signal at a designated mechanical reson...

A new method for filtering speckle noise in vibration signals measured by Laser Doppler Vibrometry for on-line quality control

Mechanical fault diagnostics for quality control of manufacturing appliances is often based on the analysis of machine vibrations. In the presence of mechanical faults, vibration signals comprise periodic impulses with a characteristic frequency corresponding to a particular defect. Vibrometers based on LDV (Laser Doppler Vibrometry) are an alternative to the traditional use of piezo-electric a...

Bayesian Spectrum Analysis for Laser Vibrometry Processing

Laser vibration sensing provides a sensitive non-contact means of measuring vibrations of objects. These measurements are used in industrial quality control and wear monitoring as well as the analysis of the vibrational characteristics of objects. In laser vibrometry, the surface motion is monitored by heterodyne laser Doppler velocimetry, and the received heterodyne signal is sampled to produc...

Continuous Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometry for Synchronized Array Measurements: Applications to Non-contact Sensing of Human Body Vibrations

Increasing flexural strength and toughness of cement mortar using multi-walled Carbon nanotubes

In this study the effect of using multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) on flexural and compressive strengths, ultimate displacement and energy absorption capability of standard cement mortar considering different weight percentages of nanotubes as well as different dispersion methods has been investigated. Influential point in adding nanotubes to the composites is their proper dispersion, which...