Recommended Citation
August 1, 2013.
Abstract
The focus of the internship has been on two topics: a) Characterize the drilling performance of a novel percussive augmenter – this drill was developed by the JPL’s Advanced Technologies Group and its performance was characterized; and b) Examine the feasibility of striking a pipe as a means of assessing the water height inside the pipe. The purpose of this investigation is to examine the possibility of using a simple method of applying impacts to a pipe wall and determining the water height from the sonic characteristic differences including damping, resonance frequencies, etc. Due to multiple variables that are relevant to fluctuations in measurement, creating a program through the software MatLab has been the most effective approach to analyzing the recording of the impacts signatures. The software that is being developed is intended to enable clear distinction at various water levels and if it is determined to be a practical tool the technique will be implemented to operating at an industrial setting.
Disciplines
Acoustics, Dynamics, and Controls | Algebra | Computer-Aided Engineering and Design | Harmonic Analysis and Representation | Numerical Analysis and Computation | Other Applied Mathematics | Other Physics
Mentor
Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Lab site
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Funding Acknowledgement
This material is based upon work supported by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0952013. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation or the National Science Foundation. This project has also been made possible with support of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. The STAR program is administered by the Cal Poly Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (CESaME) on behalf of the California State University (CSU).
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Acoustics, Dynamics, and Controls Commons, Algebra Commons, Computer-Aided Engineering and Design Commons, Harmonic Analysis and Representation Commons, Numerical Analysis and Computation Commons, Other Applied Mathematics Commons, Other Physics Commons
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