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Ground Vibration Testing and Modal Survey

Applications


Airbus A340-500 GVT

 

Airbus A380-800 GVT
 

Helicopter scale model testing

 > Aeronautical, Wind Turbine, Automotive, Railways, Competition Sailing

  • Structural Dynamics & Modal Analysis:
    • FE software updating assistance
    • Flutter computation, Divergence
  • Coupled multiphysics vibrations structural design.

Keywords

  • Ground Vibration Testing (GVT), Modal survey & analysis, Flutter and divergence computation.

Advantages

  • Large range of state of the art Ground Vibration Testing (0,5 Hz - 4000 Hz) and ability to perform highly accurate modal surveys.
  • Combination of advanced hardware technology, signal processing and vibration test strategies.

Testing

  • Performance of various types of vibration tests.
  • Combination of traditional Phase Resonance Method (Modal Tuning) and updated Phase Separation Methods to adapt the test productivity to the level of quality confidence.
  • Specific methods including SPA method (Strain Pattern Analysis), vibro-acoustics, OMS (Operational Mode Shapes), rotating structures...
  • Facilities include:
    • Actuators : large variety of modal and seismic exciters (>30)
    • Sensors : > 1000 accelerometers, 10 force transducers, 2 laser velocimetry devices, > 500 conditioners, ~200 strain gauges conditioners.
    • Acquisition system : from 16 to 512 VXI channels, expandable to 1024 channels.
    • Software : ONERA and standard software for Modal Analysis, Finite Element Model updating assistance and test preparation, Flutter computation.
    • Ability to operate on customer facilities and on domestic test facilities (Paris, France).

Expertise

  • Ground Vibration Testing & Modal surveys (0,5 Hz – 4000 Hz).
  • Development of methodology, methods, equipments.

Customers

  • Airbus, Eurocopter, Snecma, Dassault Aviation, Sagem, Casa, DGA CEV, Air France Industries, Socata.

Expert:

Pascal Lubrina


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