Interferometer Setup Ready

The interferometer setup is ready for testing the Baby EMdrive.

Hardware and Software are running. We are excited to make some measurements.

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willemstaal wrote 09/22/2015 at 06:30

Can't wait to see the results. maybe in a excel sheet?

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Paul Kocyla wrote 09/22/2015 at 06:47

I will provide the software (as seen in the Semifinals video) and the files for downloading, so you can zoom around in the graph. I´ll add an export function when I got some more time, so you can get the values in CSV format.

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simonjwhitaker wrote 09/21/2015 at 20:08

when can we see the results?

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Paul Kocyla wrote 09/22/2015 at 06:46

I´m working on it. It´s only possible to get a stable interference pattern after 11pm when no one is running around in the building. I figured out how to make a good pattern and was running a few quick frequency sweeps.
I had to calibrate the power amplifier and measure the SWR.
Without clean measurements there won´t be any values, so I first take care of setting up everything correctly.
If everything works well, they will be available this week.

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Chris wrote 09/21/2015 at 13:38

Very cool! Looks like you're gearing up for some serious science!

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Paul Kocyla wrote 09/21/2015 at 14:03

It could only become better :)

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willemstaal wrote 09/21/2015 at 13:22

how long will each measurement session take?

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Paul Kocyla wrote 09/21/2015 at 14:04

30mins to 2 hours. First we will only drive frequency sweeps and see if the two feedback values show resonance and if some thrust occurs. If so, we will focus on these frequencies and try on/off toggle cycles in both directions.

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