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The WRSGC held a winter and summer Test and Measurement conferences in 2011 and winter Test and Measurements conference in 2012.
The 2011 winter conference was held on February 21-23 in Austin, Texas at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown. The program included the welcome host from Brian Betts from National Instruments, sponsor’s seminar, eight papers, and a workshop covering hostile environments and general questions from the committee. The attendees were provided a tour of the University of Texas, JJ Pickle Research Campus.
Winter 2011 Test and Measurement Conference Program
Host Welcome
Brian Betts, National Instruments
Structural Test Systems for Space Vehicles
Dave Baker, G Systems
Integration of Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring and Real Time Evaluation
Jody Cronenberger, Southwest Research Institute
Piezoelectric Strain Sensing in Process Control
Scott Shaffer, PCB Piezotronics
Philosophy and Practice of Design of SHM Systems
David Forsyth, Texas Research Institute Austin
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing: Millimeter Resolution, No Gratings Required
Alex Sang, Luna Technologies
Technologies for Synchronizing Distributed Measurements
Jeremy Licup, National Instruments
Development of Wireless System for Fracture-Critical Bridges
Jeremiah Fasl, University of Texas at Austin
Advantage of Optical Strain Sensing for Long Distance Hang Slide Monitoring
Bernd Günther, HBM
Hostile Environments Workshop
Moderator: Vince Wnuk, HPI
The 2011 summer conference was held on September 12-15 in Seattle, Washington at the Embassy Suites Hotel Seattle –Tacoma Airport. The program included the welcome host from Steve Onustack from Boeing, sponsor’s seminar, five papers, a standards update, and a workshop covering hostile environments and general questions from the committee. The attendees were provided two tours of the Boeing Facilities, the first tour was of the DC plant at Boeing field which included the test and strain gage labs and the 787 flight line, and then a second tour of the 787 Major Fatigue test facility.
Summer 2011 Test and Measurement Conference Program
Host Welcome
Steve Onustack, Boeing Technology Development Manager Wireless Instrumentation for Flight Test
Mark McNerney- Boeing Load Cell Characteristics
LaVar Clegg Interface Wireless Communication Systems
Steve Arms MicroStrain, Inc Wind Tunnel Balance Safety of Flight Monitoring System
Henry Bennett Boeing ANP Labs RJ45 Embedded Smart Chip
Greg Mosen Boeing I&DS ASTM E-74 Rewrite Update
Mike Tovey – ASTM E-28 Chairman Hostile Environments Workshop
Moderator: Vince Wnuk, HPI The 2012 winter conference was held on March 20-22 in San Diego, Ca at the Courtyard San Diego Downtown. The program included the welcome host from Chris Gibson –from VTI Instruments, sponsor’s seminar, three papers, a standards update, strain gage certification, and a workshop covering hostile environments and general questions from the committee. The attendees were provided a tour of the University of San Diego Structural Test Lab in Lajolla. Winter 2012 Test and Measurement Conference Program
Host Welcome
Chris Gibson – VTI Instruments
A study on the calibration of multi-piece transducers
Jason Christopherson - MTS
Rocket Engine Software Checkout
David Wilkes, ATK Thiokol
PMS - Pressure Gage For High Transient Measurements
Bernd Gunther, HBM
Update on IEEE 1451.4 TEDS Standard
David Potter, National Instruments
Discussion of Strain Gage Certification for USA (BSSM)
Chris Gibson VTI Instruments
Hostile Environments Workshop
Moderator: Vince Wnuk, HPI
Jeff Stubbs Chairman, WRSGC May 6, 2012
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