Abstract | Contained within this report is a detailed description of work completed for Dr. Piotr Waclawek during the period of April 24, 2000 to August 25, 2000. Work during this period focused on the design and development of an online analysis software program to be used in planar motion mechanism (PMM) maneuvering testing. Currently, analysis of data collected during maneuvering tests must be analysed offline after all data has been gathered. This often involves tedious plotting and manual computer programming, which can be prone to erros. The goal of this report was to develop an analysis tool that would provide fast, accurate results online and could be used as a means of quality control during testing. Outlined in this report is a brief description of PMM testing in general, a discussion of the software design as well as a detailed description of the main features of the final software. |
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