APPLICATION OF OPTICAL FABRICATION TECHNIQUES TO THE FABRICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FLUID AMPLIFIERS.
Abstract
Results from a program of design fabrication, and evaluation of pressure proportional fluid amplifiers, gain blocks, and circuits are presented. Included is a brief discussion of the development of a multi-stage, high amplification gain block, and from this device, the development of a rudimentary pneumatic analog scale changer incorporating feedback, plus the matching of linear pneumatic resistances. Data are also presented relative to staging studies which resulted in a five-stage, high gain amplifier with output stability and noise level adequate for preliminary experiments in the effect of feedback. The general conclusions to be drawn from the program are that the design and fabrication of functional, analog pure fluid computational circuits is feasible, that multistage gain blocks incorporating the basic HDL pressure gain design, or some relatively minor modification thereof, are capable of pressure gains well in excess of 10,000, and that Fotoceram glass ceramic fluid amplifiers and the process for producing them have been developed sufficiently to permit the fabrication and evaluation of complex circuitry.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0610586
Entities
People
- R. W. Tilburg
- W. L. Cochran
Organizations
- Corning Inc.