Structural Test

Real-time systems comprising Speedgoat real-time target machines and Simulink Real-Time, not only provide a convenient environment to rapidly acquire and monitor signal data, but are ideal for closed-loop controls. For example, for active anti-damping systems for bridges and buildings, to simulate environmental scenarios such as earthquakes, or for vibration platforms in the automotive and aerospace industries.

Common Applications

Vibration measurement and active controls. For example, of ground, buildings or walls, bridges, vehicle components, or sensitive production machinery
High precision temperature and strain measurement and simulation, such as for monitoring for safety or controls purposes

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Structural Test: Vibration and strain measurement and controls

Capabilities

Hardware

High resolution 24-bit IEPE, thermocouple, RTD, thermistor, and strain gauge measurements
Lowest latency 18-bit and 16-bit IEPE measurement solutions to achieve closed-loop rates up to 500 kHz
Low cost temperature, strain, and vibration measurements via EtherCAT and BECKHOFF solutions
Terminal boards or BNC/XLR/banana panels and coaxial connectors for easy connectivity
Your project specific sample rate, I/O, and environmental requirements guaranteed to be met
High performance real-time target machine assembled to your needs
Various form factors available for office/lab or field use, and for embedded deployment

Software

Design your signal processing and controls algorithms or plant simulations in MATLAB & Simulink
Drag and drop Speedgoat I/O driver blocks to your Simulink model, and configure signal parameters via easy to use dialog fields
Autogenerate C/HDL code from Simulink controls design and execute on multi-core CPUs and optional FPGAs
Download and run real-time applications on high performance multi-core CPUs and FPGAs within seconds
Tune signal parameters on the fly during real-time execution, and immediately monitor the effects
Create graphical user interfaces simply using Simulink Real-Time, MATLAB App Designer, .NET or C/C++ interfaces

Benefits

Save costs and reduce risks

Rapidly design and test vibration, temperature, and strain measurements and controls on a real-time system, without having to build expensive hardware that's difficult to debug
Build vibration, temperature, and strain simulators
Perform tests beyond the range of normal parameters without risking damage to equipment

Shorten time-to-market

Shift the traditional sequential V-diagram to a circular workflow to enable continuous verification and validation of your designs at the earliest possible stages
Seamless Model-Based Design workflow support along the entire development cycle including modeling, prototyping, testing, documentation, and embedded integration