Infra Red Transmissible Materials as Strain Gage Impact Sensors.

Abstract

The purpose of the work described in this report was to determine whether an effective impact sensor could be obtained without substantial deterioration of the I. R. transmission of the window from a very thin layer of metal or semi-conductor material applied to an I.R. transparent window (substrate). Such an impact sensor would be useful in providing a nose impact fuzing system for an infra-red guided missile where the infra-red window was located at the nose of the missile.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA014997

Entities

People

  • L. Zernow
  • N. A. Louie

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Gages
  • Guided Missiles
  • Guided Weapons
  • Materials
  • Strain Gages
  • Substrates

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.