Versatile multipurpose modular instrument for conductivity measurements

Author

DeFuria, J. ; Probasco, B. ; Mandayam, S. ; Schmalzel, J.

Author_Institution

Rowan Univ., Glassboro, NJ, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1614

Abstract

In the field of instrumentation development, quick design of instruments is essential to success. Any design and development tools or concepts used to hasten the development process should be implemented. In this application, a modular approach is used in developing an eddy-current instrument for conductivity measurements. This approach involves starting with higher level, available components progressing toward development of the more specialized components for specific needs. The use of these modular components allows flexibility for different implementations of the conductivity sensor. As the design progressed, certain modular components of the instrument were replaced with more specific hardware

Keywords

analogue-digital conversion; computerised instrumentation; eddy current testing; electrical conductivity measurement; signal processing equipment; test equipment; ADC; Z-world core module; conductivity measurements; conductivity sensor; custom design; digital oscilloscope; eddy current inspection; eddy-current instrument; excitation source; function generator; microprocessor system; modular components; signal conditioning; versatile multipurpose modular instrument; Conductivity measurement; Frequency; Hardware; Instruments; Oscilloscopes; Phase detection; Probes; Signal design; Signal generators; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2000. IMTC 2000. Proceedings of the 17th IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5890-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2000.848743

Filename

848743