Copeland

Mechanical test development from fixture and instrumentation design through data acquisition, analysis, and formal reporting.

LabVIEWPythonMATLABInstrumentationMTSMechanical Testing

Scope

Independently owned 9 mechanical test programs end-to-end across applied mechanics and reliability work.

Clamp-load measurement

Developed a capacitor-based clamp-load measurement approach for rust-preventative evaluation, calibrated it against a 10-kip vertical MTS, and used LabVIEW to acquire relevant data.

Torque-to-yield testing

Tested new and existing DIN rail end clamps to failure, processed torque-versus-angle data in Python, extracted yield torque, and used statistical comparison to evaluate performance.

Solenoid force testing

Developed a test procedure for a two-stage solenoid valve using a load cell and laser displacement measurement, with LabVIEW acquisition and force-displacement analysis.

Result

Delivered new test procedures, analysis code, and validated measurement approaches that supported design and reliability decisions.

MTS clamp-load calibration setup — Clamp-load calibration setup using a 10-kip vertical MTS, De Sauty bridge circuit, oscilloscope, and DAQ hardware.

End clamp used in torque-to-yield testing — End-clamp hardware evaluated during torque-to-yield testing.

End-clamp torque testing fixture — Physical test fixture used to evaluate end-clamp torque and yield behavior.

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