LOW INERTIA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM STUDY. (PHASE II).

Abstract

The feasibility of the use of the Low Inertia Transmission System (LITS) as an aircraft arresting gear was determined by performance analysis and testing of a small scale model of the system. The configuration of a capstan to be driven by steel cable, with reversing capability, was determined and a capsian model tested to prove the feasibility of the design. The design of a full scale capstan was made and the performance of a full scale system was determined using energy absorbers with torque as a function of angular velocity squared and with a constant torque function. Initial cable dynamic characteristics determined analytically are shown graphically for each torque characteristic. A scale model, using 3/8 inch diameter steel cable, of the complete low inertia transmission system, was tested as an arresting system. The results of this test give the time history from engagement to end of runout. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1970
Accession Number
AD0708760

Entities

People

  • Linwood C. Robinson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Arresting Gear
  • Diameters
  • Energy Absorbers
  • Models
  • Physical Properties
  • Scale Models

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).