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  • Seth Beaman, a Naval Air Systems Command aeropropulsion test analyst, aims a light mounted alongside a high-speed camera at an aircraft engine, Sept. 1, 2020, in the sea-level test cell SL-1 at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. The camera, combined with software, allows for the observation and measurement of vibrations. Beaman is studying the potential for its use as an analysis tool for engine testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    AEDC exploring high-speed video for engine vibration testing analysis

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex test cells and test articles can be outfitted with hundreds to thousands of instrumentation sensors that can capture data at a rate of one to more-than-150,000 samples per second.Even with all of those measurement points, an AEDC team member is seeking to expand the analysis capabilities for engine
  • Landon Culver, an Arnold Engineering Development Complex Condition-Based Maintenance craftsman, sets up a Motion Amplification Camera, March 4, 2020, to help identify the source of excessive vibrations in machinery in the C Plant of the Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    AEDC Team members use special motion camera to troubleshoot excessive vibrations

    The Condition-Based Maintenance team at Arnold Air Force Base has added a new tool to their bag of vibration analysis methods – a Motion Amplification Camera.As part of the CBM vibration program, readings are taken regularly from vibration sensors monitoring equipment in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex facilities.“The vibration program
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