DEVELOPMENT OF MEASURING TECHNIQUES FOR ROCKET SLEDS

Abstract

Work is described which was undertaken to develop and improve techniques for measuring forces acting on rocket sleds. The Chaparral sled was instrumented and appropriate calibration made for measurement of vertical forces acting on the sled by the slipper. Resistance thermometers were also applied for measurement of temperature in the vicinity of the gage. A study of the accuracy of the Tech-2 sled transducer was made, and revised instrumentation applied in order to improve the accuracy. A force measuring system utilizing strain gages was developed for the modular monorail force transducer. Analytical studies of the response of a simple strain-gaged force link were made in order to better understand the behavior of the sled transducers under dynamic loading. The last area of work described is that of a highly accurate technique of differentiating analog data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0706865

Entities

People

  • John C. Gustafson
  • William E. Baker

Organizations

  • University of New Mexico

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Construction
  • Data Reduction
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Elastic Properties
  • Electrical Properties
  • Equations
  • False Signals
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Plastics
  • Resistance Thermometers
  • Strain Gages
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.