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 in any respect become a standard on the performance of the equipment.

Since this standard was prepared to cover a wide variety of equipment in considerable detail, not all items will be pertinent to a specific piece of equipment. Also, it is not the intent of this standard to establish an ironclad rule as to which of the characteristics should be included, although in many cases important characteristics are emphasized.

Purpose

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