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Trends in fligh-test strain-gage instrumentation

Airborne instrumentation computers command and control data acquisition and processing for optimum recording and real-time displays-today; the autopilot and the airvehicle for optimum flight profiles to meet demonstration requirements-tomorrow

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Airborne strain-gage systems are examined from the standpoint of optimum application to meet modernday measurement requirements. Alternatives open to the instrumentation engineer and comparative advantages found from actual experience are presented. These are discussed for the primary areas in which strain-gage instrumentation can be improved: installation, calibration, data recording and data reduction.

The increased use of computers and computer technology is discussed, and the effect of this increased use of computers upon instrumentation is examined. Emerging techniques and present-day instrumentation trends are presented.

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  1. Laboratories and Instrumentation Support, Lockheed-California Company, 91503, Burbank, CA

    Robert W. Troke (Group Engineer)

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Troke, R.W. Trends in fligh-test strain-gage instrumentation. Experimental Mechanics 13, 445–448 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02324889

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