The Impulse Accelerator. an Impact Sled Facility for Human Research and Safety Systems Testing

Abstract

The AMRL Impulse Accelerator impact test facility serves the needs of the USAF for research and development in crash safety and ejection seat testing. The facility located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is used primarily for establishing tolerable human acceleration limits and developing protective restraint concepts. This report is basically an operations manual for the Impulse Accelerator System. It describes the operation and performance of the HYGE actuator, the instrumentation systems, the photo systems, the safety and control systems and the data reduction systems. Also included are descriptions of test set-up procedures and maintenance requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA030534

Entities

People

  • John T. Shaffer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Air Compressors
  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Compressors
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Solenoid Valves
  • Test Facilities
  • Transducers
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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