NAME

MTS MPT Elastomer Static Deflection


VERSION

Release date = 2004-03-30. Resolved the endless-loop condition occuring in the subroutine index_window() when applied to very short, strongly aliased *.dat files.


SYNOPSIS

perl gus_mpt_elast_static_def.pl


DESCRIPTION

An ex-post-facto recalculator for static deflection stiffness data.


README

Reads in one or more MTS-default specimen.dat files. From amongst any other formats therein, the script will seek out only static deflection records. It then re-calculates every test intelligently seeking the shallowest slope via lightly hanned, average chords of 6, 7, 8 and 9 points. It lastly reports loss-of-stiffness in percent as compared against a user-selected N-th test from the series.


PREREQUISITES

This script requires the Tk a graphical user interface toolkit module for Perl.


SEE ALSO

Stand-alone *.exe version
If you absolutely, positively can't get Perl on your PC, then drop me a email. I'll run it through PAR on Win2K and reply with the *.exe attached. The script is free but burning stand-alone *.exe's for Win32 is a service. My own time I value quite the same as you. Thus will I expect a half-hour's pay (at your own rate, whatever it be) to appear in my mailbox a week or so later.

gus_mpt_dynamic_char.pl
For extracting data embeded in specimen.dat files by the Dynamic Characterization process in the Elastomer module of MultiPurpose TestWare by MTS. No matter that said file may also contain other data of unlike format there embeded by other MPT processes (such as Static Deflection, etc.).

gus_crpc_fmc_klt.pl
A Perl/Tk GUI for extrating MTS cRPC iteration data according to Ford Motor Company's own Key Life Test formating requirements.

Others will follow...
This is fun! I intend to write further Perl/Tk GUI scripts for various sorts of data embeded by MPT within its default specimen.dat ASCII file format. If you have a specific need which I've yet to addres, feel free to write. Include an example of the specimen.dat file and how you'd like to see it munged.


AUTHOR

Gan Uesli Starling <gan@starling.us>


COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2004, Gan Uesli Starling. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


SCRIPT CATEGORIES

MTS/MultiPurpose Test