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Asphalt Crack Detection Using Thermography
, white cracks, and a variety of other problems have presented serious challenges to automated crack identification and detection in this frequency region. The goal here is to test the hypothesis that asphalt cracks cause changes to surface conditions and emissivity leading to perceived temperature
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Choosing The Right Force Sensor for Aerospace Testing
of the repetitive, reverse loading. It is generally acknowledged that a structural fatigue failure develops in three stages: 1. Repeated cycling builds up local plastic deformation, and a microscopic crack is initiated. 2. The crack propagates and a larger section becomes weakened. 3. Stress
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Sensors help gauge if jets are fit to fly
As aircraft reach or exceed their planned life spans, the U.S. Air Force is turning to advanced nondestructive evaluation methods to decide whether the planes are fit for continued service. A low-profile magnetostrictive sensor detected a crack and monitored its growth on an A-10 aircraft test
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Application: Automobile Brake Fluid Level Sensor (.pdf)
. a c. n e. 3.3 5.7. mm. slight crack of the reed switch seal occurs during assembly, as it could take up. to a year or more for enough gas and/or moisture to leak into the capsule to. Mus. u t. t op. o e. p n. e. n dis. i tan. a c. n e. 4.3 12.2 mm. oxidize the contacts. Then if the brake fluid drops
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Tiny sensors keep big aircraft healthy
it. The patch has laseretched rows of tiny, interconnected channels or galleries, to which a vacuum is applied. Any propagating crack under the sensor breaches the galleries with a corresponding change in pressure. The CVM sensors provide equal or better sensitivity than conventional inspection methods
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Sensor Film Shows Assembly Clamp Needs a Redesign
of Pressurex in the bonding tool, bagged it up, and pressurized it in the autoclave. When we removed the film, we were able to identify the exact amount of pressure causing the crack.". Futek. Sensor Products Inc. Want to use this article? Click here for options!. (C) 2011 Penton Media Inc. Email
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Application: Multi-Point Hot Fluid Liquid Level Sensor (.pdf)
that can occur during. Hy. H st. s er. e e. r s. e is. i. assembly. If the reed contacts have any internal contaminations; or the reed. capsule has been stressed or a slight crack has occurred, the DCR test will. Load Characteristics Min Max Units. detect these conditions and reject the sensor
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Handling and Load Precautions when using Reed Switches in various Sensor and Relay Applications (.pdf)
. the thermal gradient to the reed switch seal. where G forces greater than 1000 Gs are not uncom-. mon. Not only can the glass seal crack under these. circumstances, but the reed blades may be dramatically. Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Mounting. altered. Here the gaps may have been drastically in-. creased