MTS Landmark System - Manual (Page 49)

How MTS Files Work Together
The basic workflow is as follows:
• You use the Station Manager application to open a Station Configuration.
• You select a Parameter Set (which includes specific Sensor Calibration files) for your Station
Configuration.
• You use the Station Manager application to optimize your Station Configuration for the test you desire
to run.
• While keeping the Station Manager application running, you use the TW Express application to select
the Test Procedure appropriate for your test.
• You start the test with the TW Express application.
• You create a Test Report with the TW Express application.
Using MTS Applications and Files to Run Tests
Understanding the Control Loop
MTS Landmark Test Systems use closed-loop control, and understanding it lays a foundation for many of
the topics in this document. Closed-loop control is a basic servomechanism concept of controlling a test,
in which a controlling element controls a controlled element.
Closed Loop Control Concept
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Key Concepts