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Holger Boller

Holger studied at the Technical University in Wismar with an emphasis on the dynamic mechanical reliability of electronic assemblies. His career has included working in an R&D department developing electronic controls used in electrodynamic vibration test systems and shock test machines, and 15 years as an application engineer for Ling Dynamic Systems.

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Using Kurtosion to accelerate structural life testing

Life testing using controlled random excitation is a long-accepted means of finding design and/or assembly flaws. Class general broadband spectra, such as the NAVMAT profile, permit testing without initially knowing the specific resonances of a new package. Now kurtosis control allows such tests to be conducted in a fraction of the time required for a Gaussian drive signal to precipitate failures. However, kurtosis control must be properly implemented to circumvent interference from the Central Limit Theorem. A unique feature within the Vibration Research Corporation (VRC) Kurtosion process allows resonant fatigue and simple static failure tests to be accelerated.