Correcting luminescent paint measurements for self-illumination

Author

Ruyten, W.M.

Author_Institution

AEDC Group, Sverdrup Technol. Inc., Arnold AFB, TN, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

29 Sep-2 Oct 1997

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

10

Abstract

One of the potential problems in pressure-sensitive or other luminescent paint measurements is self-illumination of the test article. If uncorrected, such self-illumination can lead to measurement errors. Here, a numerical correction procedure is discussed for both diffuse paints and paints with arbitrary reflection characteristics. Pros and cons of the two models are discussed. For the diffuse case, a calibration procedure is described, as well as the implementation of the correction algorithm in the overall data processing software. A numerical case study is presented for a specific example, the Dornier Alpha jet

Keywords

aerospace test facilities; aircraft testing; calibration; light reflection; luminescence; measurement errors; optical variables measurement; Dornier Alpha jet; arbitrary reflection characteristics; calibration procedure; diffuse paints; luminescent paint measurements; measurement errors; numerical case study; numerical correction procedure; self-illumination; Automatic testing; Calibration; Data processing; Lamps; Life testing; Lighting; Optical reflection; Paints; Temperature; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation in Aerospace Simulation Facilities, 1997. ICIASF '97 Record., International Congress on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4167-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIASF.1997.644640

Filename

644640