Recoil Motion Measurement

Abstract

The report provides a method for selecting instrumentation for weapon recoil motion measurements. It describes selection criteria; and characteristics, operation, and applicability of recoil potentiometer, time-displacement (drum) camera, photoelectric transducer, and high-speed camera systems as well as the seldom used revolving drum and slide wire resistance systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 1975
Accession Number
ADA029073

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Alternating Current
  • Cameras
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Guns
  • High Speed Cameras
  • Instrumentation
  • Light Sources
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Resistance
  • Streak Cameras
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Timing Devices
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • ballistics.