Method of animating structural vibration under operational conditions
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1. A method of analyzing structural vibration, comprising:
- receiving data from a plurality of sensors on a structure, said receiving comprising;
mounting a first sensor to the structure to measure data along a first axis;
mounting a second sensor to the structure adjacent to the first sensor to measure data along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
mounting a third sensor to the structure adjacent to the first and second sensors to measure data along a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis;
filtering the data to exclude data outside of a selected frequency band;
associating each sensor location with a location on a computer model of the structure; and
generating an animation of the filtered data.
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Abstract
A method of analyzing structural vibration according to one aspect of the present invention includes reception of data from a plurality of sensors on a structure, filtration of the data to exclude data outside of a selected frequency band, association of sensor locations with locations on computer model, and generation of an animation which displays the structural vibration.
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1. A method of analyzing structural vibration, comprising:
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receiving data from a plurality of sensors on a structure, said receiving comprising; mounting a first sensor to the structure to measure data along a first axis; mounting a second sensor to the structure adjacent to the first sensor to measure data along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis; mounting a third sensor to the structure adjacent to the first and second sensors to measure data along a third axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis; filtering the data to exclude data outside of a selected frequency band; associating each sensor location with a location on a computer model of the structure; and generating an animation of the filtered data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of analyzing structural vibration, comprising:
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receiving data from a plurality of sensors on a structure; filtering the data to exclude data outside of a selected frequency band; associating each sensor location with a location on a computer model of the structure; and generating an animation of the filtered data, said generating comprising; receiving a computer model orientation selection; determining a magnitude of deflection of each of the plurality of sensor locations at a selected time from the filtered data; recording an image displaying the plurality of sensor locations at the selected orientation reflecting the deflections from said step of determining a magnitude of deflection selectively repeating said steps of determining a magnitude of deflection and recording an image displaying the plurality of sensor locations at a plurality of time intervals to obtain a desired quantity of images; and displaying the recorded images in succession to provide an animation of the filtered data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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