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REFLECTION MEASUREMENT [5 records]

Record 1 2009-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

Laser Position Measurement. A commercially available position measuring device, Lasernet, was donated by the Namco Controls Corporation. A single narrow-beam laser is continuously swept across the field at a fixed height. A reflector of known geometry on the vehicle reflects the beam back to the device, which reports the initial angle, in the local geographic frame, at which a reflection is detected and the angular width over which the reflection is continuously detected. Knowing the geometry of the reflector, which should be independent of the heading of the aircraft, is sufficient to determine the vehicle's two-dimensional position in the local geographic frame.

Key term(s)
  • position measuring apparatus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

La centrale à inertie est un appareil de mesure du positionnement très utilisé en raison de son autonomie et de sa faible sensibilité aux perturbations externes. On en trouve à bord des avions de ligne, des sous-marins, ou des missiles intercontinentaux. Elle est aujourd'hui souvent couplée à un GPS : ce système hybride permet de réduire les erreurs, et donc d'améliorer la qualité de la mesure.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Winemaking
CONT

The density of liquids can be measured with acoustic techniques. This is done by measuring sound velocity and acoustic impedance of the liquid. The presented work describes a novel ultrasonic density sensor that determines the sound reflection coefficient to measure the acoustic impedance of the liquid. It aims to be suitable for industrial applications by achieving a high measurement accuracy while meeting the mechanical and chemical conditions of the process. The high accuracy is obtained with the help of an additional reference measurement inside the sensor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Industrie vinicole
CONT

Le Densima X, «le premier capteur de densité à installation simple», selon la société Densiline, permet la mesure en permanence de la densité des liquides contenus dans des cuves ou dans des canalisations à faible débit et à faible pression.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
CONT

Seam Testing Methods... Electronic methods are the newest of the methods used to evaluate seam integrity. The ultrasonic pulse echo technique is basically a thickness measurement technique and is only for use with nonreinforced geomembranes. Here a high-frequency pulse is sent into the upper geomembrane and(in the case of a good seam) reflects off of the bottom of the lower one. If, however, an unbonded area is present, the reflection will occur at the unbonded interface. The use of two transducers, a pulse generator, and a CRT monitor are required.

Key term(s)
  • ultrasonic pulse-echo technique
  • ultrasonic pulse-echo seam testing method
  • ultrasonic pulse-echo seam testing technique

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
OBS

Contrôle d'étanchéité de soudure sur membrane bitumineuse au moyen d'une cloche à vide.

OBS

Contrôle écographique / pulse echo technique : Technique de contrôle dans laquelle on utilise les échos obtenus par réflexion de l'onde ultrasonore sur toute solution de continuité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
OBS

Seam testing methods... Electronic methods are the newest of the methods used to evaluate seam integrity. The ultrasonic pulse echo technique is basically a thickness measurement technique and is only for use with nonreinforced geomembranes. Here a high-frequency pulse is sent into the upper geomembrane and(in the case of a good seam) reflects off of the bottom of the lower one. If, however, an unbonded area is present, the reflection will occur at the unbonded interface. The use of two transducers, a pulse generator, and a CRT [cathode-ray tube] monitor are required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
OBS

Contrôle d'étanchéité de soudure sur membrane bitumineuse au moyen d'une cloche à vide.

OBS

Double soudure: Modalité d'assemblage comportant la réalisation simultanée de deux joints parallèles, effectués en soudure automatique et séparés par une zone non soudée. Ce canal central sert généralement à faire des tests d'étanchéité du joint, sous pression.

OBS

Joint: Zone de liaison entre lés, nappes (ou panneaux).

OBS

Contrôle écographique / Pulse echo technique: Technique de contrôle dans laquelle on utilise les échos obtenus par réflexion de l'onde ultrasonore sur toute solution de continuité.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sonar and Underwater Detection (Military)
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

Reflection measurements recorded by the sonar correspond directly to sound echoes reflected by underwater structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sonar et détection sous-marine (Militaire)
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

Les mesures de réflexion enregistrées par le sonar correspondent directement aux échos du son réfléchi par des structures sous-marines.

Spanish

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