SCOPE
The scope of this project is
fourfold:
- Confirm the provided inclinometers are magnetically
influenced
- Study the principles of different commercial
inclinometers
- Create a modification or a new design for an
inclinometer that is not magnetically influenced
- Build and test a prototype inclinometer based on
concept design
CERN requires an instrument to
measure the deviation from a vertical reference. To this end, CERN has provided three inclinometers for use
during this project. These
inclinometers include an electrolytic type, a mechanical pendulum, and an
accelerometer. These inclinometers
are to be tested at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) in
magnetic fields up to 10T to study their performance in high magnetic fields. In addition, these inclinometers are to be tested to confirm
that they are affected by high magnetic fields, and thus do not accurately
measure the vertical deviance.
In addition to testing these
inclinometers, study of their principles is also required in order to either
modify an existing design or to create a new instrument entirely.
This modification or new design must be insensitive to the magnetic field
and meet other CERN specifications. The
ultimate goal of this project is to have an instrument that accurately measures
the deviation from the vertical reference, whether through modification of an
existing design or the creation of a new prototype.
A proof of principle test will be completed on the prototype to ensure
that it accurately measures the deviation from vertical.
If there is no possibility of a new design having no
magnetic influence, there is the possibility of finding a calibration constant
for the instrument (new design or old) that can be used to “correct” any
data collected.