The Arm Safe Device Dud Lock Tester (An Application of Fluidic Timing and Control to Test Equipment)

Abstract

PA-TM-2042GIDEP556.45.00.00-N5-01(*test equipment, *fluidics), (*guided missiles, *arming devices), fluid amplifiers, timing circuits, logic circuits, gates(circuits), reliability(electronics)bench tests, fluericsA tester controlled by a fluidic logic system has been constructed to test the safety functions of missile safe and arm devices. The tester mechanically sequences the acceleration sensing elements of a safe and arm device with forces applied through air cylinders. The air cylinders are controlled by a fluidic logic and timing circuit with continuously variable time sequences programmable. The tester has been successfully demonstrated to meet extremely accurate time requirements (plus or minus 20 milliseconds over one second intervals) and plans are being made for its use in production acceptance testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751127

Entities

People

  • Jon G. Rayner

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bench Tests
  • Circuits
  • Control Systems
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fluid Control
  • Fluidic Amplifiers
  • Fluidics
  • High Acceleration
  • High Pressure
  • Logic
  • Logic Gates
  • New Jersey
  • Pressure Regulators
  • Push Buttons
  • Switches
  • Test Equipment
  • Timing Circuits

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems