FEASIBILITY STUDY OF SOLID STATE SAFETY ARMING DEVICE FOR SQUIBS

Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the feasibility of using the field-effect transistor as a safety device to short out electrically activated squibs before they receive a firing pulse. The results of this study indicate that the present state of the art of field-effect transistor technology is not sufficiently advanced for the necessary device to be feasible or practical.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0435872

Entities

People

  • Paul J. Kisatsky
  • Ronald M. Grogan

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arming Devices
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Charge Carriers
  • Electric Fields
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • P-N Junctions
  • Safety
  • Safety Equipment
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Transistors

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