Feasibility Demonstration of a Dual Pressure Sensing Safing and Arming Mechanism for Air Delivered Submunitions.

Abstract

The design objective of this study was to demonstrate feasibility of the dual pressure sensing safing and arming (S and A) mechanism which was designed to arm on receipt of a low pressure signal supplied in the dispenser and the high pressure pulse associated with the propellant dispersion event. Following extensive tests of an original dual pressure S and A mechanism design, work was directed toward analysis of a miniature design. The miniature S and A mechanism was evaluated in a series of tests, and, with final modifications, the desired performance was demonstrated to establish mechanism feasibility.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0912020

Entities

People

  • Thomas A. Axelson

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Demonstrations
  • Dispensers
  • Dispersions
  • Energetic Materials
  • High Pressure
  • Propellants
  • Submunitions

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Robotics and Automation.