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Small components are becoming increasingly prevalent in today’s society. Springs are a commonly found piece-part in many mechanisms, and as these components become smaller, so do the springs inside of them. Because of their size, small manufacturing defects or other damage to the spring may become significant: a tiny gouge might end up being a significant portion of the cross-sectional area of the wire. However, their small size also makes it difficult to detect such flaws and defects in an efficient manner. This work aims to investigate the effectiveness of using dynamic measurements to detect damage to a miniature spring. Due to their small size, traditional instrumentation cannot be used to take measurements on the spring. Instead, the non-contact Laser Doppler Vibrometry technique is investigated. Natural frequencies and operating shapes are measured for a number of springs. These results are compared against springs that have been intentionally flawed to determine if the change in dynamic properties is a reasonable metric for damage detection.
Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc. for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525.
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Rohe, D.P. (2019). Dynamic Measurements on Miniature Springs for Flaw and Damage Detection. In: Di Maio, D. (eds) Rotating Machinery, Vibro-Acoustics & Laser Vibrometry, Volume 7. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74693-7_12
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