Bridge Health Monitoring System － Department of Civil and Structural Engineering of Hong Kong Polytechnic University Tsing Ma Bridge Ting Kau Bridge Kap Shui Mun Bridge http://www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/~dynamics/hm_bri.htm http://www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/~dynamics/Help%20HTML/index.html

Tsing Ma Bridge

Ting Kau Bridge

Kap Shui Mun Bridge

Bridge Health Monitoring System Application: Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) and vibration measurement NI Products Used: PXI 1011, PXI 6052, SCXI 1520; PXI 1045, PXI 4472, M Series DAQ

Application:

Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) and vibration measurement

Using NI PXI for Improved Spectral Monitoring in China Application : Developing a solution for spectral monitoring of RF signals inside and outside government-regulated frequency bands. NI Products Used: LabVIEW, PXI/CompactPCI Reasons for Choosing NI Products: Consolidate instruments by using a “software-defined radio platform” Update system easily for new wireless standards “ Improved the functionality and performance…by using NI RF modules and the PXI platform.” Using NI PXI for Improved Spectral Monitoring in China

Reasons for Choosing NI Products:

Consolidate instruments by using a “software-defined radio platform”

Update system easily for new wireless standards

“ Improved the functionality and performance…by using NI RF modules and the PXI platform.”

Philips DVD Test Test Items: DVD Color Bar Test Color Tracking Test Resolution Test Pattern Zoom Full White Test Chroma Test NI Products Used: NI 5122, NI 4472, NI 1411, NI 6508, NI 6052 Video Attached

Test Items:

DVD Color Bar Test

Color Tracking Test

Resolution Test

Pattern Zoom

Full White Test

Chroma Test

NI Products Used:

NI 5122, NI 4472, NI 1411, NI 6508,

NI 6052

Vehicle Data Acquisition System for Road Simulation Experiment Application: In order to test the performance of vehicle under certain road circumstance, a vibration stage is essential to simulate the real state of the road and the data needs to be real time acquired, such as vibration signal of axle, rotation speed, torque etc. NI Products Used: PXI-4472, PXI-6052, PXI-6624, LabVIEW, Sound and Vibration Toolkit

Application:

In order to test the performance of vehicle under certain road circumstance, a vibration stage is essential to simulate the real state of the road and the data needs to be real time acquired, such as vibration signal of axle, rotation speed, torque etc.

NI Products Used:

PXI-4472, PXI-6052, PXI-6624, LabVIEW, Sound and Vibration Toolkit

Tianjin Li Shen Battery Test System Application: PXI based battery test system Two UUTs parallel test Reasons for Choosing NI Products: The PXI backplane handshaking of DMM and Switch greatly improve the test speed by two times as compared with traditional instrument Totally customer defined system Good integration with ERP system NI Products Used: PXI-1042,PXI-8184,PXI-4070,PXI-2503,PXI-6515,PXI-2586

Application:

PXI based battery test system

Two UUTs parallel test

Reasons for Choosing NI Products:

The PXI backplane handshaking of DMM and Switch greatly improve the test speed by two times as compared with traditional instrument

Totally customer defined system

Good integration with ERP system

LabVIEW and PXI Based Welder Automated Test System － Panasonic Welding Systems (Tangshan) Application: By modifying the input and output state of the welder, we can test the parameters of the welder and automatically judge and proceed based on the parameters. This test include waveform acquisition, analysis and connectivity with internal datavase. Reasons for Choosing NI Products: Powerful software: LabVIEW Fast and easy development process NI professional technical support system NI Products Used: PXI-5112, PXI-4070, PXI-6528, PXI-6602, NI Developer Suite

Application:

By modifying the input and output state of the welder, we can test the parameters of the welder and automatically judge and proceed based on the parameters. This test include waveform acquisition, analysis and connectivity with internal datavase.

Reasons for Choosing NI Products:

Powerful software: LabVIEW

Fast and easy development process

NI professional technical support system

Switching Power Supply Parameter Test － Delta Electronics Application: Switching Power Supply Parameter Test, including power on time, dynamic characteristic, current overshot protection, DC ripple etc. Reasons for Choosing NI Products: Best integration of PXI platform: DMM, digitizer etc. in one PXI test system Good LabVIEW and TestStand environment for manufacturing test development NI Products Used: PXI-1042, PXI-8187, PXI-5122, PXI-4071, PXI-6514, LabVIEW, TestStand

Application:

Switching Power Supply Parameter Test, including power on time, dynamic characteristic, current overshot protection, DC ripple etc.

Reasons for Choosing NI Products:

Best integration of PXI platform: DMM, digitizer etc. in one PXI test system

Good LabVIEW and TestStand environment for manufacturing test development

Short Wave Radio Station Test System Application: Functional and performance test of the transmitter and receiver of short wave radio station NI Products Used: PXI-5620, PXI-5421, PXI-4461, PXI-5112, PXI-6259 SCXI-1193, SCXI-1166 GPIB-USB-B LabVIEW 7.1 Spectral Measurements Toolkit Modulation Toolkit

Application:

Functional and performance test of the transmitter and receiver of short wave radio station

NI Products Used:

PXI-5620, PXI-5421, PXI-4461, PXI-5112, PXI-6259

SCXI-1193, SCXI-1166

GPIB-USB-B

LabVIEW 7.1

Spectral Measurements Toolkit

Modulation Toolkit

Short Wave Radio Station Test System Reasons for Choosing NI Products:

Reasons for Choosing NI Products:

Philips New Remote Controller Power Consumption Test Application: The super slim remote controller uses button cell. In order to ensure the longest life time, the power consumption of the controller’s circuit is the most important thing engineers need to take into consideration. Reasons for Choosing NI Products: High performance of PXI S-Series card: 24 channels 1M/ch synchronized acquisition and data logging Flexible LabVIEW platform NI’s proof of concept of test system NI Product Used: PXI-1042, PXI-8350, PXI-6133, LabVIEW

Application:

The super slim remote controller uses button cell. In order to ensure the longest life time, the power consumption of the controller’s circuit is the most important thing engineers need to take into consideration.

Reasons for Choosing NI Products:

High performance of PXI S-Series card: 24 channels 1M/ch synchronized acquisition and data logging

Flexible LabVIEW platform

NI’s proof of concept of test system

Remote Monitoring System for Point Machines Application ： Point machines are used to change tracks for trains. To help prevent the failure of the point machines along the East Rail at KCRC. The monitoring system (totally 13 along East Rail) needs to give alarms before the point machines fail. NI Product Used: 13 sets of PXI-RT Systems Each equips with PXI-1042, 8184RT, 6143, 6220, 6514 Developer Suite Professional Control LabVIEW 5 Days Training Class

Train Signal Monitoring System at KCRC MOS Rail Application ： To monitor the FSK Loop carrier signals (56k, 36k, 9kHz) from Train Signal Information System built by Alcatel Canada. The loop can provide every Information from the train to help track down the system failure in order to minimize the downtime NI Product Used: PXI 1045 RT Systems

PXI-based Digital I/O and Analog Control system - For MTRC Driver Training Simulator Application ： Control system for driver training simulator -DI, DO, AO NI Product Used: PXI 1042Q, MXI-4, PXI 6528, PXI 6704, Developer Suite