In the arena of Mechanical, Electromechanical and Mechatronic Test for aerospace vehicles, imc has built on it's strong in-vehicle experience to provide solutions for both in-flight testing, as well as test stand / test cell based test and measurement.

imc DataWorks specializes in multi-parameter, mixed-signal mechanical data acquisition, measurement, and control. Within the Aviation and Aerospace Industries, the imc instrumentation and software is found in two general areas

• Structural Testing (Strain, Stress)
  • Material Strength
  • Fatigue / Lifetime testing (Classification / Rainflow)
• Systems Testing
  • Flight Test correlation (Synchronous ARINC-429 with discrete analog and digital signals)
  • Stimulating & Monitoring Failure Mode Response

The use of both Distributed and Centralized architectures gives imc users the flexibility and adaptibility to deal with tests of 100's or 1000's of channels, maintaining both data integrity and synchronicity throughout the measurement process.

And when combined with the Online and real time data reduction, computation, and control possibilities, the imc DataWorks solutions clearly soar for complete test stations, or integration into complex test cells.

Customer Profile

Strain Measurements in Aerospace Applications

For assistance in verifying models of the next generation heavy freight cargo airships, CargoLifter turned to imc for a customized system. The goals: DC/AC structural strain measurements, combined with ARINC vehicle bus data and other signals, in an easily reconfigured package. Based on µ-MUSYCS and a special light weight enclosure, even GPS position and timing signals are needed in this multi-faceted measurement problem.

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