Instrumented Sensor Technology

 IST offers a full range of acceleration, angular rate and atmospheric pressure monitoring products ranging from simple shock detectors to sophisticated multi-channel acceleration waveform (time history) recorders. Many instruments are available for short term rental as well as purchase. The following table summarizes IST products, features and capabilities.

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Shock Timer, our new solid state electronic shock detector, logger and recorder, is a low cost, patented self contained battery operated monitoring device that includes a time stamp. Once installed and activated by the user, the Shock Timer, shock detector, logger and recorder, measures bi-axial shocks and impacts on the surface plane (product or shipping container) to which it is mounted.

The EDR-3C is a portable impact, shock and vibration full waveform recorder and has a built-in triaxial accelerometer that’s designed to measure shock, vibration, temperature and (as an option) humidity, pressure, or resistance-bridge devices. The programmable unit tags all acceleration events with a time and date to provide a time history of the dynamic environment experienced during a recording session.

Advanced triggering schemes allows the user to select from threshold (event amplitude based), time-interval, time-delayed, time-at-level, external input, manual, and networked (multi-unit-connected) triggering. This flexibility enables the instrument to be configured for a wide variety of dynamic recording applications.

The Model EDR -4 series recorders are self-contained, user-programmable acceleration sensor/recorders. The compact, 5lb. Package is designed for remote, stand-alone shock and vibration measurement and recording over extended time periods ranging from several hours to several weeks. The recorder is a precision field measurement instrument offering major improvements in recording speed, onboard data storage, dynamic range, data management, and programmability features. The PANTHER is programmed for test using a standard USB port, along with IST's DynaMax DMW-base software module. After Field recording data is transferred back to the host computer for processing and analysis. Each instrument is powered by a specially designed, user serviceable D-cell battery pack. The PANTHER's recording function is controlled by a custom designed recording and data management engine. The design is highly optimized for minimal power consumption while running at high, multi-channel digitization rates, and large data memory storage capacities.

 The Model EDR-5 series data recorders are selfcontained, completely user programmable acceleration sensor/recorders. The instruments are designed for stand-alone measurement and recording of shock and vibration over extended time periods ranging from hours to months. The “5” series offers numerous improvements over earlier models including higher digitization speeds, substantially larger memory, 12 bit/16-bit ADC, USB and Bluetooth data communications, re-chargeable lithium ION batteries, support for external PE ICP accelerometers, real time output capability, and more. The instruments still offer users the time-tested reputation for proven performance and reliability with hundreds of successful installations of predecessor models worldwide since the late 1990s. 

The MotionMaster ™ (EDR-6DOF) is a portable accelerometer, digital angular rate sensor recorder designed to measure shock & vibration, angular rates, temperature and (as an option) humidity, The programmable unit tags all angular velocity and linear acceleration events with a time and date to provide a time history of the dynamic environment experienced during a recording session.

The EDR-6DOF recorder offers a time-tested reputation for proven performance and reliability. The EDR-6DOF is built upon the EDR-3C portable accelerometer series platform. Each recorder is powered by a specially designed 9 Volt battery pack.

The MSR-3C is a self-contained low cost portable accelerometer data logger unit with a multi-channel, digital acceleration waveform recording system. Our portable acceleration data logger system is battery powered, designed for field applications requiring multi-channel, extended time, unattended acceleration monitoring and recording. The portable accelerometer MSR-3C is programmed for test via a standard serial interface (New: also via USB (serial port emulation)  to a PC using either of two optional software packages. After field recording is complete data is transferred back to the host computer for processing and analysis.

The HIRTS-1 is a compact, self-contained recording device which measures and records shock and impact to helmets or other space constrained fixtures. The device is planted or installed to an inside surface of the helmet. The device contains three accelerometer sensors which accurately measure the accelerations (forces) during helmet impacts, in 3-directions. Therefore the device can measure and record impacts from any direction, and at any time. During an impact event the device measures and records the peak, or maximum, acceleration (force) of the event, in each of three axes (x, y, and z) along with the exact date and time of occurrence. In addition, the device measures and records the “change in velocity” (proportional to energy) associated with the impact acceleration event in each of three axes (x, y, and z). 

The SSP-4000-P1R1 is a programmable atmospheric pressure recorder. The device is designed for measuring atmospheric pressure during air drop & parachute testing.  Data from the SSP-4000-P1R1 can be used to determine rate of descent during the air drop test for parachute and air foil characterization and performance 

 Highlights:

• Records High Speed Atmospheric Pressure, 0-1 atm.
• Rate of Descent for parachute testing
• Compact, self-contained, battery powered
• Wireless data interface
• 40 minute record time at 10 samples/sec
• Multiple triggering schemes
• Pre-trigger capability
• Date & time stamped readings
• Non-volatile memory
• 1.6" x 3.2" x 1.5", 7 oz.

 The new VibTimer-Plus™ 3Dv2 provides 3-axis acceleration level documentation of both shock & vibration environments for periods up to six months. The instrument computes and logs g-rms over user selectable, contiguous time windows, along with the actual (Max) peak-shock reading registered over the same time window, for each x, y, and z measurement axis. This provides the user with a complete characterization of the acceleration level environment over extended periods of time. In addition the unit logs max and min temperature and humidity for each time window. 

• 3-axis g-rms vibration logging over user selectable time windows
• Peak-g shock recording (Max) over user selectable time windows
• Max/Min temperature and humitity logging over time windows
• Time Window selections from 1 min to 24 hours
• Active LED indicator lamp
• 3+ month battery life user-replacable
• Wireless Blue-Tooth PC data communications
• Very simple to setup & install
• Data imports to excel
• Small Size and Weight
• Low Cost

DynaMax Suite makes a giant leap forward in field-data collection! This software is by far the most advanced, feature packed package of its kind in the industry. Not only are there more analysis tools then ever before, but the use of these tools couldn't be simpler!

DynaMax Suite comes with many standard features and includes all communications software.

• Pentium 200 MHz computer (minimum, Pentium II recommended)
• 64 MB RAM (minimum, 128 MB recommended)
• Windows 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP/Win7/Win8/Win10/ operating systems supported
• SVGA Monitor with 1024 x 768 resolution (minimum)