Design of Virtual Instrument for Automobile Based on PC/104

The design of virtual instrument for automobile based on PC/104 has been presented by comparing with the traditional auto meter. The paper focuses on the development environment, system construction and operation principle. The data of the virtual instrument is transported by CAN bus, and this system can monitor in real-time, display in digit and fire the alarm to the super-speed, save the record.     

ECG Information Management System of Virtual ECG Instrument

ECG is an important method in clinical heart disease diagnosis. The storing of lots of ECG and other corresponding materials in information management system has great value to medical researcher for their reference and research. Embedding the ECG information management system to virtual ECG instrument is not only enhanced the operating value but also increased the functions to virtual ECG instrument. The model of relation database and ActiveX Data Object (ADO) of VC++6.0 is used in the system. The key functions of Storing,Query,Deleting and core modules are introduced.     

PDA Based Virtual Instrument

Test and Measurement task can be done without limit of time and space by PDA with virtual instrument technology. The structure of PDA based virtual instrument is described firstly. Then PMDS(PDA Measurement Develop System) which can construct virtual instruments efficiently using component technology is introduced, it can enhance quality and efficiency of instruments. Finally, portable spectrum analyzer and mobile temperature monitor is built with PMDS to illuminate the usage of PMDS.     

Flowmeter Based Virtual Instrument

The flowmeter based virtual instrument is a new test instrument, which has more advantages than the traditional flowmeter. This flowmeter is based on Qin's model. Apply to the flowrate measurement realm the virtual instrument technique. The design method has been introduced from hardware, software and panel, modelize the different flowrate measure way, with the virtual instrument's figural calculation and show to replace the traditional flowrate measurement, realize multi-threading long-distance flowrate measure easily.     

Error Analysis and Modification of Virtual Instrument System

The errors of each parts of virtual instrument system, which are produced in the signals transfer process, are introduced. These errors include sensor error, signal conditioning error, data acquisition error and data dealing error, etc. The main error can be found by analyzing the influence of these errors on different virtual instrument system. The methods of errors modification are also discussed. It's an effective method that modifying system errors, especially nonlinear errors, by software. At last, as a good example, the error analysis and modification of Virtual Noise Analysis Instrument is given.     

Great Capacity of Data Logger Based on Virtual Instrument Technology

The Data Logger is an important secondary-instrument,which can be applied to automatic monitor and control system,and high speed local data acquisition for later analysis.The Virtual Great Capacity of Data Logger based on virtual instrument technology is a new instrument which has more advantages than the traditional Data Logger.The design method has been introduced from three ways,which includes system principle, hardware configuration and programming design, and an application example is given.This Data Logger is low cost,easy to take,also easy to operate.It can be widely used in many of actual applications.     

ECG Signal Acquisition Instrument Based on USB 2.0

An electrocardiogram (ECG) is an essential way for diagnosing the heart disease, and the test theories and systems work well with the practice application, whereas, as new technologies and devices come forth one after another, it allow us to acquire the ECG data more conveniently, more accurately, more comprehensively. The authors discuss the design of ECG data acquisition system based on the USB 2.0 protocol, and expatiates the system principle in detail. The system employs two AD73360 to sample the standard 12-lead signal simultaneously, which has a resolution of 16-bit. They utilize EZ-USB FX-2 as the USB interface device, which can transfer the data conveniently and quickly, and also permit the configuration of multi-system controlled by just one host. Considering the DSP as a powerful tool in the field of digital signal processing, ADSP-2181 has been chosen.     

Design and Implement of Site for Virtual Instrument Stream

With the abundance and development ,the transmission of virtual instrument on Internet become the exigent need in the field of instrument .The paper summarizes the building method of running flat to the stream of virtual instrument .The authors can complete remote test,exchange the testing data,so much as establish a dynamic league for test mission through the flat . For this flat ,they bring forward own opinion of systemic framework and running environment as well as local area network building . Furthermore, the anthors set forth the realization of function of accessing to database of virtual instrument.,the layout of site homepage. Finally,they introduce how to configure the site server ,what operating system to be selected for the site server and how to deploy the whole site .     

Research and Development of the Network Virtual Instrument

This paper introduces a basic concept of network virtual instrument and presents a solving scheme based on the .net framework for web network virtual instrument in which the component technology are used to construct UI component, data-service component, signal-processing component, DB-component, controlling component and data-acquiring component, in accordance to demand these component above can be flexibly put on the right place to realize remote test and control. In the light of the scheme, a set of network oscilloscope based on web is designed to remotely sampling data, and the technology of data base is successfully used to administer the saving and taking of signals in network virtual instrument .     

Design of Data Acquisition System for Vehicle Based on CAN Bus

To the question that a meter is correspond with a set of lead and a sensor,this paper presents a design of data acquisition system for vehicle based on CAN bus.In this way,the combinatorial instrument is only connected by a bus unit.Author introduces the data acquisition structure chart and the CAN interface,analyzes the software by program flow chart,and shows it's application for vehicle virtual instrument.A method of calculating vehicle speed,engine rotate speed and the course of development mileage are also given.     

Error Description and Modification of Virtual Measuring Instrument

When measuring, virtual instruments are inevitable to cause error damaging the precision of measuring resuits. It presents error constitution, methods of error transfer and synthesis of virtual measuring instrument. Based on the analysis of error transfer and synthesis of virtual measuring tual measuring instrument and gets the method of dealing instrument, it generalizes the error constitution formula of virwith errors. Then, errors can be modifyed.     

Twist and Rotate Speed Measurement Oriented Virtual Instrument Based on Qin''s Model

The paper introduces concepts and the general idea of Intelligent Virtual Controls based on Qin's Model,and advances a new instrumental mode ,that is Virtual Intelligent Twist and Rotate Speed Measurer ,which can be used in measuring the frequently used physical parameters in the rotate mechanical systems ,including twist ,rotate speed ,power and the axes-oriented force. The three-layered hiberarchy ,including the interface layer ,the testing and service layer and the hardware driving layer, is brought forward to design the Virtual Intelligent Twist and Rotate Speed Measurer ,which is a new creative method .In the hiberarchy, the lower layers provide the service and support to the upper ones, and the upper layers realize the functions of instruments with call-back of the lower ones .In the framework the three ones divide the work and cooperate well. An Virtual Instrument based on IVC-based-VI is successfully developed which is used in the twist and rotate speed measurement of the mechanical area.     

Virtual Signal Analyzer Based on Hilbert-Huang Transform

Hilbert-Huang transform(HHT) is a new method for signal analysis developed by Norden.E.Huang et al in 1998.The concepts for main contents,Empirical mode decomposition,Hilbert spectrum and marginal spectrum of Hilbert-Huang transform(HHT) are introduced.Based on the characteristics of VI's development and application,combining software and hardware,the designed method,which includes hardware,software and panel for the Virtual Signal Analyzer Based on Hilbert-Huang Transform are introduced.Based on the HHT,combined with virtual instrument technology,a Virtual Signal Analyzer is developed successfully.It has provided a new method for signal test and analysis.     

Development of Data Acquisition and Processing System Based on DSP and USB 2.0

The data acquisition and processing system are proceeding towards faster, more powerful, easier to use and more cost effectiveness. This paper discuss the design of the high speed and convenient data acquisition and processing system based on DSP and USB 2.0, and expatiates the principle and method of the virtual instruments system in detail. The system employs an ADS8346 to sample the six channel signals simultaneously with a resolution of 16-bit.It utilizes EZ-USB FX2 as the USB2.0 interface, which can achieve the high speed communication between the host and the system. It uses TMS320VC33 (dsp) as the core chip, which can accomplish the function of the main control and real-time digital signal processing. The system enhances the virtual instruments' advantage more by the combination between software and hardware.     

Design of Testing System for ABS Test-bed

This paper discusses the structure, design and key techniques of testing system, and expounds the design and development of hardware and software based on virtual instrument technology. The design of hardware includes signal conditioning module and data acquisition module. The design of software includes interface program and upper layer program. Combining the hardware and software effectively, a testing system for ABS test-bed is set up, which has multifunctions of developing, debugging, inspecting and performance valuing to ABS. Having crucial meaning in engineering, the development of this testing system will make ABS tested in the lab mainly, thus improve the security and make the test more economical.     

Detecting System of the Dielectric Loss in Capacitive Equipment Based on Virtual Instruments

A digital detecting system of the dielectric loss in the capacitive equipment is introduced based on virtual instruments.This system can real-time collect,analyze,process and storage electrical signals with National Instruments' program LabVIEW and ADLINK,s DAQ board.Through the simulation test in lab and the real test in electric substation,it is shown that this system has high accuracy on testing the dielectric loss in the capacitive equipment,the real test data is stable and the relative error of real dielectric loss is less than 5%.It is to say that this system can meet the requirement of the real on-line monitoring.     

The Location Algorithm of QRS Waves Based on Fractal Box Dimensions Detection Methods

We research fractal characteristics of ECG signal, and find that it is logarithmic linear relationship between the boxes number covering signal and box scale. It is shown that ECG signal have some characteristics. Further more, we discover that fractal dimensions at QRS site are higher than others when using a time windows to detect signal. Based on this foundation, we raise a location algorithm of QRS waves which is based on fractal boxes dimension detection methods. The application results of this algorithm show that it can get rid of noise in ECG effectively with high speed, so this algorithm can be used in real time detection of ECG signal.     

Design of the Virtual Instrument of Frequency/Amplitude Sweep

In this paper the inevitable trend of constructing open ecosystem in modern settlement environment was discussed through the history of the settlement environment and the characters of modern settlement environment.The ecological crisis,change of the modern life and the citizens' needs and the ecological system character show,that it is important for sustainable development of the settlement environment to construct open ecosystem.The construction of modern habitation and the city room embodies the concept of open ecosystem.Then,in construction and research of modern settlement,the ecological viewpoint and method should be applied.