A LINEAR PATH MECHANICAL ACCELERATOR.

Abstract

Through the combination of a torsional vibration system, a level surface, and a tightly-stretched metal band for track alignment, an apparatus has been devised which provides low-frequency, high-amplitude, essentially sinusoidal controllable acceleration along a straight line, with minimum cross-coupling. A reduced-scale model has been built and tested and has demonstrated that a full-scale machine based on the principles outlined in this report would be practical. In testing of precision inertial components, in particular, it is desirable to have a specific force input carefully controlled to eliminate cross-acceleration; this device is suited to such a purpose. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0605687

Entities

People

  • Kenyon L. Zapf

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Couplings
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Models
  • Motion
  • Precision
  • Scale Models
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.