Collecting pitch, roll and yaw data on test articles with tight size or weight restrictions just got easier, according to DTS. The ultra-small ARS3 PRO delivers precision angular velocity measurements, even in excessive shock and vibration environments and will be on show at Sensor + Test 2019

Measuring angular velocity in high shock and vibration test environments can be challenging. The miniature ARS PRO angular rate sensor by DTS is designed to capture precision angular rate data in high energy environments like crash and blast testing. The silicon-based MEMS resonating gyro is packaged in a rugged aluminium enclosure, weighs only 2.2g and can be positioned near the point of interest without altering test dynamics.

As part of several historic 'firsts' coming to fruition, Diversified Technical Systems (DTS) delivered four WIAMan Gen1 blast test manikins to the US Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM). This milestone delivery marks the beginning of the validation phase, which will include live fire testing to confirm WIAMan's readiness prior to its transition out of the development phase in 2018.

  Designed to capture physical signals in challenging environments, the new SLICE IP68 data acquisition system has been announced by DTS. Targeted at applications with size or mass constraints, SLICE IP68's 60x60mm footprint makes it easy to embed in most test articles.

Researchers are using crash test dummies, with Diversified Technical Systems (DTS) data recorders, to test American football helmets in the lab to improve player safety on the field.

It can be a challenging job collecting UAV flight data, especially with typical data recorders and sensors that add sizeable mass and volume. DTS ultra-small SLICE MICRO and NANO data recorders are rugged and designed to embed directly in the test article - even small drones.

The TSR 6DXC Shock Recorder that incorporates built-in sensors in a small, rugged system that makes high shock and vibration data collection easier than ever, has been introduced by DTS. The self-powered system is ideal for unattended monitoring in blast and multi-event impacts. The TSR 6DXC can capture up to 2,000 transient shock events or run as a continuous data recorder for seconds to days. 

SLICE PRO Field, a completely self-contained rugged Data Acquisition System (DAS) in a portable kit has been introduced by Diversified Technical Systems (DTS). SLICE PRO Field delivers reliable data in low temperatures, high altitudes and low pressure environments, making it suited for aerospace and aircraft applications. 

All mechanical systems in the real world experience some level of shock and vibration and these forces can take their toll on products (and people). Therefore, design engineers have always had a driving interest in finding ways to better understand our world in motion. California-based Diversified Technical Systems (DTS) look into the technology that is available in order to do this.

  In the next phase of testing, Engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will conduct nine water-impact drop tests to evaluate the Orion spacecraft and crew safety when they return from deep-space missions and touch down on Earth's surface.

For the third time in less than two months, researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, intentionally sent a small Cessna aircraft plummeting to the ground in a drop test meant to simulate a severe, but ultimately survivable crash. A Cessna 172 plunged 100 feet at 55 miles per hour, its nose pitched up, tail angled down, then struck a pile of dirt and flipped over with a brutal, tail-snapping crunch.

  The ARS3 PRO triaxial angular rate sensor, which allows users to measure the durability of a lever or capture drive shaft speed in a manufacturing machine without the need for a slip-ring, has been introduced by DTS.