Amulti-functionsamplingsystemhasbeensetupinShanghaiShip&ShippingResearchInstitute(SSSRI)whereatestonthefluctuatingpressureoftwopropellermodelswerecarriedout.Thispaperdealswithastudyonthetechnicalproblemsconcerningthemeasurementandanalysistechniquesinvolvedinthetest.Thesamplingandprocessingprocedureofsignalisoneofthemajorfactorsaffectingtheac-curacyandstabilityofthepredictionoffluctuatingpressureinducedbypropeller.Integral-peri-odsampling,highenoughsamplingfrequencyandsuitableresolutionmustbekeptinsamplingandprocessing.Theprocedureofsamplingandprocessingshouldbevalidatedbystandardsignalcorrespondingtothebladefrequencyofdifferentordersincomparativetests.