Date of Graduation
5-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Advisor/Mentor
Hu, Han
Committee Member
Jensen, David
Abstract
Acoustic emission sensing is a growing field of analysis and testing that benefits from its non-destructive nature, enabling operators to detect faults, the severity of impacts, the propagation of cracks, and much more without damaging the system being tested. However, the use of proprietary software to collect, analyze, and display data hinders the field, as access to this crucial information makes consistent and in-depth data analysis impossible. To this end, this paper details an open-source code made in the programming language LabVIEW for the express purpose of allowing the user to have full access to all data and fully customize the methods of data processing. A simple tapping test is conducted to demonstrate the different outcomes of data between an industry-standard data acquisition unit running a common software AEwin and a national instruments unit running this LabVIEW code.
Keywords
NDT; Acoustic Emission
Citation
Greene, H. (2025). A LabVIEW-Based Open-Source Data Acquisition Program for Acoustic Emission Sensing. Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/meeguht/138
