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M E 540

EXPERIMENTAL VIBRATION AND DYNAMIC SYSTEM ANALYSIS

3 credits.

Application of digital data acquisition to the investigation of mechanical components, structures and systems using time histories, transforms and response functions to characterize free, forced and transient inputs. Introduction to sensors, instrumentation and methods appropriate for dynamic system response.

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Requisites: ( M E/E M A 440 , E M A 545, or concurrent enrollment) or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply common laboratory techniques to measure dynamic system responses Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate knowledge of instrumentation, data acquisition, signal processing, and results display for dynamic systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Formulate analytical models with parameters identified from measured signals Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply common laboratory techniques to measure dynamic system responses Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Demonstrate knowledge of instrumentation, data acquisition, signal processing, and results display for dynamic systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Formulate analytical models with parameters identified from measured signals Audience: Graduate

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