INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE CORIOLIS ACCELERATION PLATFORM.

Abstract

The report describes a general-purpose instrumentation system developed for use in conjunction with the Coriolis Acceleration Platform, a combined linear and angular motion device recently installed at the vestibular research facilities of this activity. The system, based on the use of standard commercially available equipment, provides the basic transducers, signal-conditioning circuitry, and recording instruments required for the acquisition, display, and storage of a wide variety of commonly collected biological and bioenvironmental measurement data. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0666379

Entities

People

  • W. Carroll Hixson

Organizations

  • Naval Aerospace Medical Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Actuators
  • Angular Motion
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials Handling Equipment
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Platforms
  • Research Facilities
  • Standards
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering.