QUESTIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSAL BALANCING EQUIPMENT,

Abstract

Balancing machines MDB-1A, MDU-2, MDU-3 and MDU-210 for aeronautical rotors and balancing machines MDBG-1 and UUG-3 for gyroscope rotors are described. MDB-1A: two movable supports for balancing rotors of 15-100 kg. Electronic frequency pickup (to 10-15cps) consists of a line filter in a special circuit. MDU-2: built in 1952, was the first machine using stationary supports to pick up unbalanced forces (with piezoelectric pickups). Rotors 5-100 kg. A light beam reflected from the rotor onto a photocell and an electronic measuring system serve as the unbalance pickup. MDU-3: same MDU-2 for rotors of 5-500 kg but difficulties encountered with rotors above 100 kg led to development of MDU-210 which has stationary support, rotors 10-1000 kg. Electronic measuring devices permit balancing of above rotors within 1-10 gm-cm. Maximum rotor diameter 1400 mm, speed 800 and 450 RPM. MDBG-1: for gyroscope rotor balancing. Has mechanical frequency isolation with optical pickup and secondary vibration system for better sensitivity. No indication of exact place of unbalance. UUG-3: built in 1952 for gyroscope rotor balancing. Has mechano-optical system ofr picking up amount and place of unbalance. Uses mirrors on secondary vibration systems that rotate mirrors which project light beam reflected from rotor on a screen. Diameter of light circle indicates size, location of blank rotor marking indicates place of unbalance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 25, 1967
Accession Number
AD0662576

Entities

People

  • L. N. Ozerov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diameters
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Gyroscopes
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Modules (Electronics)
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Photoelectric Cells (Semiconductor)
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Sensitivity
  • Stationary
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems