Aerodynamics Experimental Facility Spark Shadowgraph Range Upgrade: 2021

Abstract

The Aerodynamics Experimental Facility Spark Shadowgraph Range, opened in 1943, is currently still using antiquated 1980s GPIB communication, spark cans charged via remote high-voltage power supplies, and wet film photography to obtain the shadowgraphs images. Given recent technological leaps in low-cost digital cameras and low electrical noise fiber-optic communication, along with the manufacturing of wet film being quickly phased out, it was determined that now it was monetarily and technically feasible to upgrade the range to digital photography and state-of the-art communication. The details of the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory's Spark Shadowgraph Range Modernization Program developed and currently being implemented are fully documented for future reference.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1135318

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Paxton

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Cameras
  • Digital Cameras
  • Digital Photography
  • Military Research
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Research Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.