Abstract
The use of a tapping machine in four specific configurations is required in the determination of the field impact insulation class rating of a floor-ceiling assembly as prescribed in the American Society for Testing and Materials Test Method E1007. When performed with presently available equipment, the procedure requires either two acousticians be present—one taking measurements in the room below while the other moves the machine into the four required positions in the room above or one acoustician who must repeatedly return to the machine to change its position after taking each measurement. Either case results in a waste of man-hours, which could be more effectively utilized. The objective of this work is to design a proportional-integral-derivative-controlled automated testing system using National Instruments MyRIO robotics components to be retrofitted to an existing tapping machine. This allows for the wireless remote control of the position of the tapping machine from the floor below, allowing a single acoustician to perform the test more quickly and accurately.
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