ASA S2.4 – American National Standard Method for Specifying the Characteristics of Auxiliary Analog Equipment for Shock and Vibration Measurements

Scope This standard applies to the auxiliary equipment used between a shock or vibration transducer and the final indicator,recorder, or signal processor. This document presents a standard format for indicating pertinent characteristics but does not inany respect become a standard on the performance of the equipment. Since this standard was prepared to cover a wide varietyof equipment in considerable detail, not all items will be pertinent to a specific piece of equipment. Also, it is not the intent ofthis standard to establish an ironclad rule as to which of the characteristics should be included, although in many cases importantcharacteristics are emphasized.

Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to provide a uniform terminology and format for the presentation of the performanceand other characteristics of auxiliary analog equipment for shock and vibration measurements. This standard will provide themanufacturer with a format that he can use in presenting the performance of his equipment and will provide the equipment userwith a standard terminology for requesting information from the manufacturer. As a result of this standard it is expected that theuser will obtain a uniform, accurate, and more concise description of the characteristics of the auxiliary equipment.