New Instrument for Rapid Evaluation of Time-Displacement Curves
Karl W. Maier · Review of Scientific Instruments · 1954
An instrument is described which makes possible universal evaluation of time-displacement records with regard to velocity and kinetic energy, acceleration and accelerating force, time, and displacement. It consists of a measuring device for reading distances, angles, and second derivatives, and a slide rule for direct conversion of the measured values into the desired values. The instrument can be attached to a standard drafting machine of a drawing board. It has many advantages over the present methods of evaluation; no lines need to be drawn on the record, and the instrument permits much more rapid evaluation with fewer errors and can be used by less highly trained personnel.