Application Reports on Test & Measurement
Ballistics & Missile Testing: Making Sure it is Recorded the First Time
With once in a lifetime tests, you want to make certain that you capture the event. Genesis HighSpeed by HBM has the tools and experience to do just that. For over 35 years, Genesis HighSpeed has been a market leader in high...
TÜV SÜD Rail: With QuantumX on the tracks of the Glacier Express
Like journeys on the Orient Express or the Trans-Siberian Railway, traveling on the Bernina and Glacier Express is one of the dreams of railway lovers around the world. This dream be-came a reality for the TÜV SÜD Rail inspectors...
With 5g in the precipice: HBM measurement technology in the Formula 1 of winter sports
Forces acting on a racing bobsleigh in the ice channel at Berchtesgaden Königssee, Germany were systematically measured using a complete HBM measurement chain by the material triboloy group at the Zentralinstitut für...
RUAG: ICE in the wind tunnel - Determination of aerodynamic loads in a wind tunnel
In general, force and torque balances with strain gages (SG) are used to determine aerodynamic loads that act on test objects in a wind tunnel test. The measurement engineer often wishes for an autonomous, flexible and mobile...
RUAG: Full Scale Fatigue Testing with HBM measuring system
The reinforced structure of the F/A-18 fighter plane in the Swiss version will be tested in a complex largescale investigation. Realistic stresses, such as those that occur in flight, will be simulated with 68 hydraulic...
