Henri Gavin - Associate Professor - Henri.Gavin@Duke.edu - tel: 919-660-5201 - fax: 919-660-5219
On-Line Linear Systems Lab from Johns Hopkins University
Picture and Audio Description of a Circuit Bread-Board
Analog Devices Data Sheet: AD711 Op-Amp
Analog Devices Data Sheet: AD524 Instrumentation Amp
On-Line Statistics Lab from Rice University
Error Analysis Tutorials from the University of Michigan
The Matlab Optimization Toolbox
Methods for Non-linear Least Squares Problems
2nd ed, by: K. Madsen, H.B. Nielsen, O. Tingleff,
Technical University of Denmark
Iterative Methods for Optimization
fminc.m - Minimize a function of several
parameters subject to a vector of inequality constraints,
minimize f(x) such that g(x) < 0.
f is a scalar objective function, x is a vector of paramters, and g is a
vector
of constraints.
Downhill
Simplex Method in Multidimensions
The 'amoeba' algorithm
Animation of the
'amoeba' algorithm
Convergence Properties of the
Nelder-Mead Simplex Method in Low Dimensions by J.C. Lagarias et
al., SIAM J. Optim., vol. 9, no 1, pp 112-147.
numhess.m - Numerically compute the Hessian of
a function of several parameters.
Interactive Guide to Strain-Gage Technology
Interactive Guide to Strain-Gage Installation
Load Cell Theory
Linear Variable Differential Transformer Principle of Operation ... #1
Linear Variable Differential Transformer Principle of Operation ... #2
Moog Servovalve Technical Information
Photoelasticity lab
Introduction to the Photo-Stress Method
Disk Calibration
Thick Ring, low load
Thick Ring, high load
Thin Ring, close-up
Thin Ring, full view
Linear Viscoelasticity
Digital Data Acquisition and Control in Matlab
iodaq.m
Digital Data Acquisition and Control in C
Spectral Signal Processing Julios O. Smith III, Stanford University
Online Articles on Dynamic Testing from Ling.com
Online Articles on Dynamic Testing from vibetech.com
Pete Avitabile on Modal Analysis
Structural Dynamic Vibrations Prof. B.J. Stone, University of Western Australia
Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School