Fluidic Armament Turret System M-28 Turret 2-Axis Damper

Abstract

The Fluidic Armament Turret System (FATS) is a two-axis hydrofluidic- electronic hybrid inertial damping system for the XM28 turret. The program includes analysis, hardware design, fabrication, and testing. Turret performance is finally compared with and without the turret damper during firing tests from an AH-1G Helicopter, at the Honeywell Proving Grounds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA000917

Entities

People

  • J. Robert Sjolund
  • Richard Evans

Organizations

  • Honeywell International, Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Amplifiers
  • Control Systems
  • Couplings
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Helicopters
  • Instrumentation
  • Regulators
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Standards
  • Structural Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Stands
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.
  • ballistics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems