Development of a Low Cost Molded Plastic Missile/RPV Control Surface Actuator

Abstract

Hydraulic actuators used to control the fins of tactical missiles are typically fabricated from aluminum and steel alloys in a manner that requires external machining operations. These machining operations normally account for a large portion of the costs of such actuators. To reduce costs, Martin Marietta Aerospace investigated the feasibility of making such an actuator out of molded plastic material by designing, fabricating and testing three complete hydraulic actuators for the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA026700

Entities

People

  • James R. Hickey

Organizations

  • Martin Marietta

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Body Weight
  • Checkout Procedures
  • Injection Molding
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Plastics
  • Resins
  • Tensile Strength
  • Tensile Testing
  • Thermosetting Plastics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space