Proceedings Article | 5 May 2009
Proc. SPIE. 7333, Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications XI
KEYWORDS: Human-machine interfaces, Electronics, Sensors, Data storage, Manufacturing, Power supplies, Transducers, Aluminum, Analog electronics, Prototyping
McQ has developed a miniaturized, programmable, ruggedized data collector intended for use in weapon testing or data
collection exercises that impose severe stresses on devices under test. The recorder is designed to survive these stresses
which include acceleration and shock levels up to 100,000 G. The collector acquires and stores up to four channels of
signal data to nonvolatile memory for later retrieval by a user. It is small (< 7 in3), light weight (< 1 lb), and can operate
from various battery chemistries. A built-in menuing system, accessible via a USB interface, allows the user to configure
parameters of the recorder operation, such as channel gain, filtering, and signal offsets, and also to retrieve recorded data
for analysis. An overview of the collector, its features, performance, and potential uses, is presented.
