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**I considered posting this in the Mechanical>Acoustics & Vibration forum but I think I'll get more input here. I'm looking for any opinions/experiences but specifically from structural engineers if there are any.**
I've recently started looking into motion amplification camera technology to troubleshoot vibrations in and around mining structures. One system I've looked into is the RDI Technologies Iris camera. There are plenty of videos on Youtube but I've linked just one below.
Does anyone have experience with this type of system? Occasionally I will run into vibrations of a catwalk, handrail, or bracing member of a structure supporting large vibrating equipment. Sometimes a fix is obvious, but sometimes it isn't so clear. Maybe the walkway is too flexible, or maybe it's the connections to a support, etc. It looks like the motion amplification camera could give you an idea of root cause much quicker than trial and error or even the traditional vibration analysis tools. And from what I've been told the software provides displacements, velocity, and accelerations within 5% of traditional methods.
It almost seems too easy but it's expensive so I am trying to determine if it's as useful as it first seems. Is this the way the vibration analysis field is moving, as far as plant diagnostics and troubleshooting are concerned?
I've recently started looking into motion amplification camera technology to troubleshoot vibrations in and around mining structures. One system I've looked into is the RDI Technologies Iris camera. There are plenty of videos on Youtube but I've linked just one below.
Does anyone have experience with this type of system? Occasionally I will run into vibrations of a catwalk, handrail, or bracing member of a structure supporting large vibrating equipment. Sometimes a fix is obvious, but sometimes it isn't so clear. Maybe the walkway is too flexible, or maybe it's the connections to a support, etc. It looks like the motion amplification camera could give you an idea of root cause much quicker than trial and error or even the traditional vibration analysis tools. And from what I've been told the software provides displacements, velocity, and accelerations within 5% of traditional methods.
It almost seems too easy but it's expensive so I am trying to determine if it's as useful as it first seems. Is this the way the vibration analysis field is moving, as far as plant diagnostics and troubleshooting are concerned?
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