Biological Sciences in Space
Online ISSN : 1349-967X
Print ISSN : 0914-9201
A Portable Multi-Channel Recording System for Analysis of Acceleration and Angular Velocity in Six Dimension
Masamichi YamashitaAkiko YamashitaTadashi IshiiYoshihiro NaruoMakoto Nagatomo
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Volume 12 (1998) Issue 3 Pages 165-170

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A portable recording system was developed for analysis of more than three analog signals collected in field works. Stereo audio recorder, available as consumer products, was made use for a core component of the system. For the two tracks of recording, a multiplexed analog signal is stored on one track, and reference code on the other track. The reference code indicates the start of one cycle for multiplexing and swiching point of each channel. Multiplexed signal is playbacked and decoded with a reference of the code to reconstruct original profiles of the signal. Since commercial stereo recorders have cut DC component off, a fixed reference voltage is inserted in the sequence of multiplexing. Change of voltage at switching from the reference to the data channel is measured from playbacked signal to get the original data with its DC component. Movement of vehicles and human head were analyzed by the system. It was verified to be capable to record and analyze multi-channel signal at a sampling rate more than 10 Hz.

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